Broncos scheduling this week 5/20

[Lord Bronco]

Yeah, I guess I'd rather not know if I'm previewed and get all excited and run my mouth. I learned that lesson when I made the mistake of telling people, starting on July 13, "I'm getting a Bronco!" Now people ask me when I'm getting it and don't understand why I can't get it.

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[drobertson]

If my order DID preview, the chances of my dealer telling me such are 0%, and I’m not calling to ask, because the answer will be “I don’t know, let me check with the manager” and then I don’t get a follow-up. I’ll wait until Thursday.

My dealer has responded with you will know when we know . Glad I'm not the only one with poor communication .

 

[JPMonahasn]

If my order DID preview, the chances of my dealer telling me such are 0%, and I’m not calling to ask, because the answer will be “I don’t know, let me check with the manager” and then I don’t get a follow-up. I’ll wait until Thursday.

Same here

 

[Compta38]

lol, sure...she has no clue what she's talking about.

 

[Gamecock]

Funny how there is a tow pkg shortage and most previews we know about have it.

It wasn't a huge shortage...47% of the trucks scheduled to be built in June had tow; the problem was that 65% of the orders had it, so it bumped some...but if that percentage holds about half will still be coming off the line in July with tow package.

 

[1936Ford3W]

This waiting to get picked and most likely getting picked last is just like grade school all over again...

 

[Gamecock]

lol, sure...she has no clue what she's talking about.

Ford stated that email would go to all in May with an estimated date...so even though Ford rarely keeps it's promises with communication; she is correct.

 

[jdvz411]

Havi

Can we talk about the MIC top situation for a second? Let's assume Fords #1 priority is hitting their promised 60k run for the 2021 Bronco roll out. Let’s assume they wave in every soft top they have access to (in the most extreme scenario) whats the outcome for MIC guys....

They seemed to have an existing stock pile of MIC tops at the start of production. We saw MIC tops freely handed out for June priority builds (then they ran into lack of MICs for July when it came time to rely on newly produced tops).

MIC stockpile applied to 5k demos and 3k priorities, assuming a 70% are MIC = 5.6k MIC tops assigned across those 8k. Plus they need to make good on 7k FEs with MIC tops = 12.6k total MIC tops. So of the 60k builds, including FE/Priority/Demo, thats 15k builds, of which 12.6k are MIC. They have 45k builds left for the 2021 run, and 110k orders remaining to choose from. Lets say Ford waves in EVERY soft top all the way through recent reservations - we have 110k orders left - if 30% are soft top, thats 33k soft tops they could cherry pick. Then Ford asks/urges to switch to a soft top. Let's say they convinced a couple thousand people to switch, thats now 35k soft tops for the taking. Now they are at 50k builds for the 2021 run. With no more soft tops to choose from, they need 10k MIC tops from webasto to hit their 60k volume for 2021. Ford would probably do everything in their power to assist webasto in producing those extra MICs to hit their volume number, as thats #1 for shareholders. Ok - 10k MIC tops for non-FE/non-priority guys. So top 17% percentile of dealer allocation get a MIC top (10k/60k = 17%). Now couple that with other restraints such as sasquatch etc. and you would think each dealer would get maybe a couple Day 1 reservation loaded sasquatches filled for 2021. There's a chance...

Having a soft top, non-Sasquatch and no tow package I like this theory. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Tangent27]

This thread is bad for my mental health.

 

[WyoBronc]

My dealer has responded with you will know when we know . Glad I'm not the only one with poor communication .

When I asked my sales rep about previews and Thursday build emails a while back, he said that I would know before he knows. I thought to myself.......of course this is true, and his acknowledgement of such came as no great revelation to me, since I have known everything about the Bronco and the ordering process (thanks to the people on this forum) well before him.

It is a crying shame that the lazy, lying bastard will receive commission on this sale. He knows relatively nothing about the vehicle, or previews, or commodity constraints, or Ford memos, and apparently the only one at the dealership that does is his GSM. As luck would have it, the GSM is always off the day I have a question, and I never get a response the next day, or the day after without me initiating the conversation, which always starts with “Sorry dude....it’s been a hectic day”. To top it off, he calls me Merry, knowing I’m a “Dude” and my last text to him after my request to have the towing package removed (that was ignored) was for him to just let me know when my Bronco arrives.....of course his response was “sorry Merry, it’s been a hectic day dude”

 

[Bronco wannabe]

Are the Broncos that are previewing today, previewing for scheduling this Thursday, or next week?

This week

 

[Brianstrange]

My dealer had 2 previews today, neither mine, both 4 door "Basic" as he put it. They are now at #6 of 17 allocations. I was the #1 reservation. Ford has failed in my book. People commenting that we shouldn't be mad are missing the point. Ford has consistently missed all of the points. It's easy to blame COVID, but their reaction and planning continue to fail. My deposit was placed during COVID, with expectation of driving it in the spring \ summer. Many reserved Broncos as a lifestyle change, a means to explore the great outdoors. With this being the second new product release that has multiple failures, I do question the product managers and the communications leaders in the company. They are clearly out of touch when it comes to customer communication.

 

[Smheard]

There were 11 orders and 7 allocations, if I remember correctly. I’m first on that list.

Kinda surprised being first you weren't in the original June build emails. Number 3 here for a 4dr FE +2:03 day 1 timestamp and I'm not holding my breath. My late day one (~+5:00) Wildtrak 2dr i truly don't expect until mid next year at this point.

 

[Epenney]

I want to see if Joe Biden can take a look at my Bronco and move it up on the line. He is over there today and probably easier to get in touch with.

 

[kje22kje]

But do we really know what's going on at Jeep? Do the have a backlog of 125,000 orders for Wranglers?

A quick search shows Jeep has all sorts of delays going on as well. On a vehicle that isn't a new launch. So maybe this stuff is hard in the current climate.

Or maybe it's Fords fault.

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