Just look at one of the 400 vin pics on the forum.Hindsight being 20/20 I should have copied down the vin from the demo Bronco today and trolled
I ended up escalating to the GM to try and get ANY more information. They confirmed they have the places in allocation and how many they're getting, but are refusing to give out any information because "they don't want people pissed off when Ford delays everything and you don't get it when you hoped for". I mean, fine, but also, give me the damn number.
You have been told lies. Ford will need to roll out continent wide and honor orders with each dealer in the network. Reservation time stamp is dead last on the list of what gives a build precedence. Commodity availability is first and foremost; there’s no holding up the line with production in full swing.
not really, Ford will produce runs of the greatest order amounts of a particular model...if there is a run of 10,000 of the same vehicle and nearly the same specs, that’s what they make first and foremost. They won’t be making small runs of orders and changing setups every other few days. Granted if they somehow run out of 2.7 engines ..that’s obvious. I don’t think any of the first 15,000-20,000 reservations have to worry about shortages regardless of what they order.
You need to take the Ford Rouge tour or just a how it's made on automobiles.
I am Canadian, and the system works differently here in Canada. Ford Canada is a separate entity, and so just as we didn’t get any First Editions (those are US only) we also don’t have the same reservation system or order bank. We never had the opportunity to switch dealers like you folks did (Ford Canada didn’t allow it) and we closed our 2021 reservation system at a later date than you. Our roll out will look different than yours; although similar... but the point is, Ford isn’t going to slow the build process to build any Bronco according to time stamp. That is crazy, they would wind up building half of the plants capacity constantly switching models. They will build as many Broncos as they can, as fast as they can, so they can get paid for them as fast as they can. That is how business works.
Ya got it. Trust me my friend I’m thrilled our system is different than yours from what I’ve heard of late.
That is not how it works at Ford Rouge for the F150s. I’d bet all of the plants work the same way. The assembly line is flexible enough that a Badlands can come down right after an Outer Banks and before a Big Bend. The plants don’t receive a batch of inventory for a specific build and then not again for weeks until it’s that build’s “turn” again. Just-in-time inventory means using up supplies at the same rate they can be replenished.
Well I think that is bullshit. They could send out an email explaining everything regarding time stamp, allocations and where everyone stands in line. Explain it is a Ford thing. You have no idea if you are even going to get a 2021. Don't they think you are already pissed off not knowing? How much more pissed can you be?
Quoted for truth. I’ve been saying this since last summer. If everyone would understand these things were never going to be built by reservation order, there would be a little less crying around here.
This is not anywhere close to how it works. If your really interested, do some research on lean six sigma and just in time inventory, the foundations of how Ford assembly lines run. There is never 15,000-20,000 of ANY part laying around available.
Yeah, I won't be dealing with them again after this. I'm going to get my Bronco services at other dealerships, and all upgrades elsewhere.
