Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) CEO Jim Farley says there's a shortage of mechanics and repair technicians in the U.S. as users on social media highlight a debt problem.400,000 Repair Technician Shortages, Average Repair Time Is Two Weeks Farley, in an interview with Yahoo Finance last week, said that the Michigan-based automaker was facing a critical shortage of repair technicians. "At Ford, we have… probably 400,000 repair technician shortages across the economy," Farley said, adding that factors like permits and ...