The automaker reported an 11 percent jump in revenue for the first three months of the year compared with a year earlier.
The electric carmaker had to close an important factory in Shanghai because of China’s efforts to stamp out a coronavirus outbreak.
The company struggled to produce vehicles in the first three months of the year, a sign that shortages could last longer than executives had hoped.
The company said it expected to produce only 25,000 electric vehicles this year, adding a new cloud to its outlook only months after a hot I.P.O.
The electric car start-up cited shortages of semiconductors and other supply chain problems.
The automaker, which owns Jeep, Ram and Fiat, said its profit more than doubled, thanks to higher prices and cost-cutting measures that outweighed interruptions caused by the semiconductor shortage.
Ford ended the year with more revenue than General Motors for the second year in a row.
The company made $10 billion in profit for 2021, a 55 percent increase from 2020.
The carmaker had a profit of $5.5 billion as sales of its electric vehicles continued to surge, especially in China and Europe.