If it helps, when the sales manager told me I wasn’t price protected, i asked to escalate. His response was i could call Ford and escalate. When i told him that Ford already told me to escalate at the dealership and it was up to him if he wanted to escalate for me or I could call the owner, he chose to escalate for me and said I’d be getting a call from the general manager within 2 days - i received a call the next day from the general manager and everything was straightened out.
@BigHoof is correct. Everything in this thread for 2023MY is still valid.Anyone know if retail price protection is still valid?
I just talked with my sales manager and he is trying to tell me that Ford ended price protection and wants me to wait until I get in there to figure it out. Sounds to me like he just doesn't want to be bothered to deal with it.
If I was eligible in June when my sticker was produced and eligible in July when I went into production, seems like I should still be eligible now since it wasn't my fault that Ford took 4 months to get it shipped.
@RagnarKon ?
Thanks, that's what I thought.
@mjcutri I had to escalate up to the GM of the dealership to get all my price protection when my order came in. The SM told me to escalate to Ford and when I told him I knew that's not how it works and he could put me in touch with his boss or I'd call the owner directly - I got a call from the GM a day later. He got things straightened out for me and I paid the price i was suppose to get. Hold strong is my best advice.
Depends on the type or price protection.
Retail price protection is for the price increase during model year 2023. Private transition offer is for 2021-2022 price increases. As Bryon states above, your dealer is responsible for the 2023 PP and it is not out of their pocket and the 21-22 PO is from Ford providing you qualify. My dealer took it all off up front. Because it is paid from Ford later, some opt to send you the check later. The PO is considered a rebate and my state taxed that portion and wasn’t considered a discount from the sales price.
My dealer also took it all off up front. They also considered the PO a rebate, I was taxed on that portion and it wasn’t considered a discount, Instead applied as credit toward the sales price.
Whether taxed or not varies by state. In PA, the vehicle is taxed after the rebates and incentives are applied. So it makes a big difference when the retail PP is applied. If the dealer sends a check later, you end up paying tax on it at delivery. If taken off at the sale, the RPP is not taxed (based on the state you are in).
