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The timestamp stays, it's from the reservation, not the order.

That is correct.

Hard to give someone a glass of water when the glass supplier cant produce the glass. This vehicle is not a basic right, it's a luxury; if you're unhappy with the way Ford handled the situation, you're free to purchase any vehicle you want. Ford didn't have to do anything from a customer...

We're all frustrated, but getting worked up about it isn't doing anything. Auto manufacturing isn't an overnight thing, months and months of preparation go into producing them. Dies for the sheet metal, dozens of suppliers for each component, from the plastic clips to the ignition coils and...

I posted this elsewhere in reference to why Ford isn't calling them all 2022, but many points still are valid for your question: I think you have to understand that there are extenuating circumstances. The Bronco has likely been in development for 4-5 years. The plan for customer deliveries...

@Drex this is the most likely scenario I see playing out. Ford will prioritize customer orders over stock for as long as they can. This has been the case for a long time at Ford, customer orders take priority. @ZackDanger This is a good take.

This discussion is getting off-track, and I'm happy to debate the merits of the franchise dealership model in a specific thread.

You have a pessimistic view of this process. I'm not aware of any additional allocations being awarded. We were #1 in our region in conversion, and we have not received any supplemental allocation. Priority orders are a small cut of the pie, and affects production/timestamp timing far less...

That's one way to look at it. As a dealer, this process is far from a benefit to the dealer. I'm not sure what changes you're referring to that benefit us as dealers. If the dealers had their way, the reservation system would be the first thing to go. The reservation system stunted most markup...

Actually I'd think it would be 10/7 (Thursday). Though, they could still be scheduling beyond 10/14 for 2021, since it will run through at least late November. It's based on timestamp still. You'll have people before and after you that delayed to 2022 intentionally that will play a factor in...

OK to Buy. It's the final sign off from Ford to start shipping the vehicles and selling them.

Depends on a lot of things, but build day can be assigned anywhere from a month to a week out from the build week. Right now I have Build dates for orders in weeks 6/28,7/5,7/12, and 7/19. Nothing beyond that. FWIW start of production is actually about a week before final assembly when it gets...

Fantastic information.

The timestamp will still be part of the equation. In a vacuum, if a 2021 order with a 7/27 timestamp, and a 2021 order with 7/15 timestamp gets pushed to 2022, and a 7/17 timestamp deferred, the 7/15 would get built first, then the 7/17, then the 7/27. He's just saying that Ford has enough...

@Boston182 Don't feel too bad, our GM's FE is #10, no pull to get it bumped either.

Hopefully next week. We do have Two FEs scheduling for the next scheduling period, but unfortunately not yours. FWIW, it looks like our FEs are scheduling sequentially by timestamp. That means after the two scheduling this period, there are two more in front of yours. You are #8 in our list of FEs

I thought scheduling was this week, but it's not. The email from the Scheduler said there was no Bronco Scheduling this week. I also saw Mike Levine had replied to someone that Ford was scheduling, but I don't know where that came from. Edit: Also, didn't see a notification for this message...

Ladies and Gentlemen, 6G was gracious enough to hear what I had to say (and other dealers), and remove the restriction. I will still have a presence here, but this community is already well informed, so my presence is less needed here. I will still respond to your inquiries here, but it may...

On a plane to Austin right now, I'll be doing the event tomorrow.

That's an update I hadn't seen. Edit: Just got the scheduling email, you are correct. Double edit: I must have mixed my dates up, scheduling is next week for July production.