Bronco production update 8/9: Commodity issues far beyond MIC tops. Chip shortage reaches Bronco supply chain (NO COVID TALK)

[SpringTXOR]

Seeing how things have gone with this launch so far... "Last in, First out".

Got to agree there, I bet 22 models get here before mine.

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[DUSTYcazOREGON]

As far as I’ve been told Webasto was told to make 12000 more tops and that’s it. I wasn’t suggesting that the relationship ended immediately. But once those tops are done then that’s it, hence why they’re unlikely to produce anything other than FE’s for the rest of 2021..
As far as those being built 8/9 etc, the decision would take time to flow through the line I would imagine??

If this is true then FORD should tell us. Switching this late in the game to a new top vendor could delay many of us another 9-12 months (or longer). This is my own personal complaint.....lack of facts and communication from FORD. FORD....give us the hard truth no matter how painful. STOP stringing us along. Long term and loyal Ford customer)

 

[Scohin]

As far as I’ve been told Webasto was told to make 12000 more tops and that’s it. I wasn’t suggesting that the relationship ended immediately. But once those tops are done then that’s it, hence why they’re unlikely to produce anything other than FE’s for the rest of 2021..
As far as those being built 8/9 etc, the decision would take time to flow through the line I would imagine??

So 7000 FEs and 5000 2/4dr MIC or do you mean all tops? Because all tops would be catastrophic and them having produced 6k Broncos so far would mean that's it.

 

[TheWoo]

As far as I’ve been told Webasto was told to make 12000 more tops and that’s it. I wasn’t suggesting that the relationship ended immediately. But once those tops are done then that’s it, hence why they’re unlikely to produce anything other than FE’s for the rest of 2021..
As far as those being built 8/9 etc, the decision would take time to flow through the line I would imagine??

I could see 12,000 more good MIC tops being the target for MY21 production.

 

[Hemisfear]

Love the smart ass remark. Maybe, just maybe I am afraid of the trade in value of my tacoma going down?

I equally enjoy "dumbass comments"!

 

[Hemisfear]

Except he is mostly correct kiddo.

You mean ALMOST?

 

[Dads_bronze_bronco]

As far as I’ve been told Webasto was told to make 12000 more tops and that’s it. I wasn’t suggesting that the relationship ended immediately. But once those tops are done then that’s it, hence why they’re unlikely to produce anything other than FE’s for the rest of 2021..
As far as those being built 8/9 etc, the decision would take time to flow through the line I would imagine??

While exiting the Webasto shit show makes complete sense. How the hell do you deliver from there without radical compromise solutions? Not enough people bit on the "soft top with connections and unknown cost of future hard top", so I guess if you were figuring on the replacement cost for most of the Webasto roofs, then compromise solutions start to look like the less costly avenue.

 

[Wanted33]

Band camp ain't no joke.

What happens in Band Camp.....well you know the rest. Been there, done that, had a ball.

 

[SpringTXOR]

I say schedule no more hard tops and fix the ones they have first. It's only fair.

 

[flip]

Yeah, we are headed up to TC and Mackinaw and then stopping through Ann Arbor for a game. And we worry everyday, all the planning will be cancelled.

Mackinac Island for us. We were there abt 10 years ago and enjoyed so going back for a few days of peace.

 

[flip]

What happens in band Camp.....well you know the rest. Been there, done that, had a ball.

My first one was Middle Tennesee State University. Hot as F and miserable, following years were a blast.

 

[CO-Bronco]

I say schedule no more hard tops and fix the ones they have first. It's only fair.

This. .

 

[hozer]

What's going to suck for everyone in the bad batch is that no matter what the solution is, it's unlikely Ford is going to halt production to prioritize them. They'll find a way to grab any extras of whatever is holding them up as they keep producing others.

As an example, I'd expect if there were a significant number of them that have bad roofs, but Ford/Webasto has corrected that problem to the degree they can resume some production, Ford is unlikely to hold back production to use all the good roofs on the vehicles already produced. Instead, if there are a handful of good roofs beyond the production needs for the day/week, those will go to the bad batch as they are available. Same with any other commodity.

The hope would be that during an upcoming shutdown week the supplier can get a significant quantity of whatever it is to Ford for the backlog.

I don't know any of this to be fact, just what I understand about manufacturing in general and how I'd expect Ford to respond. Until the vehicles have been sitting long enough to cause real monetary pain to Ford, their priority won't rise above other vehicles.

As a bad batcher and a consultant in the manufacturing industry, unfortunately for me this is 100% correct should good roofs be arriving at MAP

 

[Bronc-O]

I like hearing new information out here and I’m not calling anyone liars but, it’s threads like these that are the problem. We are left with anonymous sources, speculation, and best guesses. If it’s going to be October or November before I see it fine. Just tell me.

I think what was said about Webasto getting new tooling in September is a pretty good indicator of what to expect. I don't know how many tops can be produced in a week, but it seems like it will take many months to complete all of those waiting. I also wouldn't be waiting for Ford to text me with regular updates because nobody has time for that and things change so rapidly, info gets stale pretty fast.

 

[Bronc-O]

I say schedule no more hard tops and fix the ones they have first. It's only fair.

Meanwhile, MAP workers can only produce so many Rangers. What then?

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