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Just wanted to post up some words of encouragement that the delivery dates are starting to come. My dealer called and said he had good news. My production date is July 19th and the delivery date is August 16th. This is to Eastern Washington State. (My order was placed in March) Truck: F350 Lariat 7.3 CC DRW 4x4 long bed

Ice thank you for your rapid updates and responses, you are really an invaluable resource

There is a lot of new info coming out on Jan.6th also. The "Violent Insurrection" that Wasn't Revolver News May Have Uncovered a Massive Conspiracy at the FBI

2022MY Lincoln Aviator start up scheduling will begin on Thursday, June 24th.

SCHEDULING TOOLBOX - SCHEDULING PLAN This is the tentative scheduling plan for the production period. This is just a guide for scheduling. This information is tentative and may change at any time. THIS INFORMATION APPLIES TO UNSCHEDULED ORDERS ONLY. Blue Oval Forums_Production Week Scheduling_2021-06-21.pdf

I've got a half finished photoshop of a modern Ranger flareside lying around on my hard drive somewhere.

Ford Dealers can submit vehicle orders via either the traditional CONCEPS ordering system or the newer WBDO (Web Based Dealer Ordering) system. Fleet orders and/or specification changes must be made via CONCEPS. The WBDO system only accepts stock (Dealer Stock, Demonstrator) orders and all variations of retail orders (Retail, A/X/D Plan, Etc.). Both ordering systems generate error notices and will not display pricing information until any errors are corrected. The CONCEPS ordering system requires the Dealer to manually enter all the order codes… Year, Body Code, Priority Code, Option Codes, etc. The newer WBDO system uses plain language descriptions, etc. and only displays options available for that vehicle’s Model Year, Body Code & Order Code. Retail orders using the WBDO system default to Priority Code “19”. Dealers assign priority codes to each order based on the Order Type. Stock orders are assigned priority codes 20-80, retail orders are assigned priority codes 10-19. Fleet orders are assigned special alpha numeric codes that represent a requested production week. The priority codes determine the order for which vehicle orders are to be selected and/or considered for scheduling. This overview doesn’t consider commodity issues (model, powertrain or option scheduling restrictions) that may be in place for a scheduling week. Commodity issues and/or restrictions can apply at either or both the regional and national levels. The highest priority that a Dealer can use for a retail order is 10. An order with a “10” priority code will schedule ahead of an order with an “11” priority code, etc. This allows Dealers to prioritize the order in which vehicles are scheduled, especially when a Dealer may have multiple retail orders in the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank). With the WBDO ordering system, retail orders default to priority code “19” so it’s important that a Dealer change the priority code to a lower number if they want the order to be considered for scheduling earlier compared to other orders. Ford provides Dealers with a schedule for vehicle allocation each week on Monday mornings which shows how many vehicles of each model line that the Dealer has allocation for scheduling that week. That same weekly allocation report also includes information on any regional commodity issues or restrictions. On Monday afternoons, the Scheduling Toolbox Report is released which provides more detailed information on commodity issues and scheduling availability on a national basis. On Tuesday mornings, the AM Scheduling Preview Report is available to show Dealers which vehicle orders have been selected or previewed, on an initial basis, to be selected for scheduling that week. The same report is updated and available on Wednesday morning to show any changes based on commodity issues that may have changed. On Wednesday afternoon, the Regional Scheduler issues a notice informing Dealers of the vehicle specifications available for scheduling for orders not already showing on the AM Preview Report. This provides Dealers with information on what vehicle specifications are available for scheduling should they have orders showing on the AM Preview Report that are not what the Dealer wants. Ford generates what are called “SIMS Orders” each week which are Ford’s suggested orders based on commodity information available at the time. If a Dealer has vehicle allocation for scheduling that week and has no Dealer orders in the USOB or orders that don’t meet the commodity restrictions in place for that week, the scheduling system will default to trying to schedule SIMS (Smart Inventory Management System) orders if they meet any commodity restrictions in place. The SIMS orders are available to Dealers online Monday mornings and in print form on Tuesday mornings. Dealers can enter their own vehicle orders or change the Ford generated SIMS orders. Ford Dealers earn vehicle scheduling allocation each month based on reported vehicle sales, current inventory, projected sales, etc. Each month, Dealers usually meet with their Ford Zone Manager to review the allocation offered for scheduling the following month. A Dealer can accept the suggested allocation per vehicle line or change their commitment. Should a Dealer want more allocation than offered for a vehicle line, they can submit a request for supplemental allocation which will be considered based on total allocation available and commitments from other Dealers in their Zone. There are times when Dealers accept less allocation than offered for a vehicle line which makes that allocation available to other Dealers that may be looking for additional inventory. At other times, a Dealer may want more allocation for a vehicle line than Ford has offered. A supplemental allocation request is how Dealers can get allocation for extra inventory. A Dealer needs allocation each week for scheduling for each vehicle line. Even without allocation for a vehicle line, Ford is pretty good at trying to schedule retail orders even when a Dealer doesn’t have allocation that week. When a Dealer knows that they don’t have scheduling allocation, it’s always a good idea for them to provide the retail order information (Body Code & Order Number) to their Ford Zone Manager and the Regional Scheduler. The Regional Scheduler can reprioritize the retail order to priority code “01” which basically forces the Ford scheduling system to schedule the unit ASAP unless extreme commodity restrictions prevent the scheduling. When a Dealer doesn’t have allocation, the Ford Zone Manager may try to get the allocation from another Dealer that is willing to give up their allocation. Ford scheduling is done on Thursday’s but at times scheduling may be carried over to Friday’s due to scheduling, commodity or other issues. Vehicle scheduling confirmations are available on Friday mornings for allocation scheduled on Thursday. With only a few exceptions (Focus RS, EcoSport, Transit Connect) VIN numbers are generated at the time that an order is “Submitted to Plant” for scheduling. The initial scheduling information will show an order scheduled for a production week. Afterwards, the information will be updated to show production for a particular date. Along the process, the vehicle order status information will be updated along with the ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) at the dealership. Years ago, the ordering process was much easier, with few or limited commodity issues to deal with. Ford’s vehicle scheduling was mostly driven by scheduling and building vehicles based on Dealer orders to meet Market demands. For a number of years now, the ordering process has become more complex and time consuming based on the constantly changing commodity issues and restrictions. It is now not uncommon for allocation to roll over to the following week because manufacturing can’t accurately forecast how many vehicles can be scheduled for production. In many cases, it seems that either because of vendor supply issues or other factors that Ford skews vehicle scheduling to higher content models in order to maximize corporate profits rather than scheduling vehicle production to meet Dealers orders or Market demand. The overall vehicle order process, scheduling and status updates is listed below for reference. · Dealer places order into the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) · When Dealer has vehicle allocation for scheduling, orders are scheduled based on Order Type, Priority Code and commodity restrictions. o Scheduled vehicle orders display as “Submitted to Plant” on the Dealer’s daily schedule status report. o Vehicle orders are assigned a VIN number when scheduled except for certain vehicle lines (EcoSport, Focus RS, Transit Connect) o The initial vehicle scheduling notice will include information for the scheduled week of production. The initial ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) is usually provided within a few days of the scheduling notice. o Dealers can change vehicle specifications for a scheduled vehicle up until the vehicle is “locked in” for production or about two weeks prior to the scheduled build date. Specifications for certain vehicle lines (EcoSport, Focus RS, etc.) cannot be changed once scheduled. § Dealers are limited to making 6 changes to scheduled orders. § Dealers cannot change Order Type, Body Code, Order Code (Package/Trim Level) · Vehicle order is next updated with a scheduled production date. · Vehicle goes into production and shows as “Sent to Plant” on the Dealer’s daily status report. o Vehicle invoices and window stickers are generated and available to Dealers at about this time. · Dealer’s daily status report shows updates on production status. · Vehicle status updated to “Produced” · Vehicle status updated to “Released” meaning that the vehicle has been released for shipment. · Vehicle is loaded on rail car. Dealer is provided with carrier information (Canadian National, Norfolk Sothern, etc.) along with the actual rail car number. · Vehicle status is updated to show arrival at the final rail destination (Ramp 41/Newark, NJ) · Vehicle is received by the car carrier (Fleet Car, Diversified Automotive, etc.) for delivery to the dealership. · Vehicle is delivered to the dealership. Dealers have access to the “Vehicle Visibility” application which provides status updates on a 24/7 basis for any vehicle order. This information is provided to answer the most often asked questions about the vehicle ordering process by the Ford enthusiasts that are members of the Blue Oval Forums. I’ll update this information as conditions warrant.

I've done some house cleaning and consolidation and added in a few new items to take notice of. Please review the items below for changes / updates. 1.) I request that you subscribe to this thread if you haven't already. Click the little button at the top that says "Watch topic". That way I'll get no frantic responses from any of you that don't keep up with this and ask me a million requests when I am gone or on vacation that I have already said I won't be available. You will be automatically notified as long as you have your forum / board settings set up properly. 2.) There are a number of you that have come to this forum for only the purpose of tracking and have in a sense spammed the forums with silly banter in order to fluff up your post count to get in here and demand some tracking action. I would think that if tracking was that important, many of those of you would have read my rules and responded accordingly. I know how you feel ... it is just like Terms of Service agreements or software piracy acknowledgments - you know, those agreements in software programs that scroll on forever that those people ask you to read, but you don't and you just click "agree" anyway to get to quickly click on the next prompt. Humor me and read each and every rule. I ask for a reason and there are so many rule breakers I'm close to my wits end with a lot of you. The rules are here to assist me in helping you - that is it. 3.) If you break a rule, I am no longer going to give you a kind reminder. I am simply just going to ignore your request. If you find you are being ignored, then you did something wrong. Figure it out. Re-read the rules you were supposed to have read in the first place. Then, once you are ready to comply properly, you can re-bump your thread properly. I am not going to respond until you do. 4.) I am sorry, but some of you are taking extreme advantage of my generosity and this free service I offer on my own time. Those that do are ruining it for everyone else. From now on: Absolutely no more than ONE (1) update per tracking thread, per week. I don't care if you are in the process of shipping, or have started production. You plan it out when you want to hear from me, but no more than once per week. I don't care if your lease is expiring and you need to know tracking info so you aren't left without a vehicle. Get a clue - If you are to the point where you need to know where your vehicle is in production because you may/will be left without a vehicle to drive - you have definitely already screwed up and have extremely poor planning that even I can't help you with. 5.) All PMs asking about tracking, information or updates will be deleted no questions asked. I thought this was clear, but apparently it is not. I don't care if you can't figure out how to post in this forum. No PM's about tracking or updates, period! 6.) I am not ignoring you, but at the same time I am not baby sitting your vehicle tracking either. If you want an update, bump your thread. If I haven't gotten to it in a few days, please re-bump - it may have fallen off my list of new updated topics. 7.) If you start to become annoying by wanting timely minute-by-minute updates of any minor thing that happened during your production run or shipment - please stop posting and see your dealer. I am not a service, I do this in what little free time I have because I want to. Please don't make me not want to do this anymore. If you respect my free time, I'll respect your request - it is pretty simple. You don't own me and I don't have to respond. 8.) I have to be at work to do this and I'll typically handle most requests in the morning. Don't ask me for a weekend update because you won't get it. 9.) If I have previously given you an update and in that update there was a specific date listed of something to happen next in the production run, please don't ask me for any more updates until that date has passed. I waste a ton of time with folks wanting updates to production dates I have given you when that date hasn't even happened yet - there won't be any changes. Please be smart about it. 10.) I am not the plant, delivery system, production scheduler or your dealership. Don't ask me to estimate any type of dates or time frame for you, or why things are such and such or taking so long. I can't and won't. There are a million and one variables in what happens with your order - things take as long as they take. 11.) I provide vehicle locator updates - status updates that can be found in your vehicle visibility report. That is it. Don't ask me to provide you with anything other than that, i.e.: no build sheets, no window stickers, no production schedules, no rail car information, no rail car numbers, etc. 12.) Do not make multiple threads for updates. Stick to one thread per VIN / Dealer Code-Order Number for updates. You want to follow a second car you have ordered, make a new thread for that vehicle. Repeat, do not make multiple threads for the same vehicle - even if you've provided incorrect information the first time. Just correct your mis-information in an update to your thread. I will get sick of figuring out which one I need to respond to and just not respond to any of your threads. 13.) I am a human, not an internet robot. I appreciate civility and I enjoy pleases and thank yous. However, please keep the extra chitchat outside of tracking info to a minimum because it helps me sort through threads I haven't upated yet and ones I have. 14.) I do not want anything in return for this. However, after all this work for you, my only payoffs are, 1 - knowing you are happy, and 2 - seeing that final picture of the vehicle I helped you follow for weeks on end. Please don't forget the photo. I love that. 15.) I need a valid VIN, or dealer code and order number to track your order. Please quadruple check the numbers you provide me. I know they are a long string of numbers and letters, but reporting those numbers right the first time will makes us both happier. 16.) When you bump your threads looking for more info, please repost your VIN (or Dealer Codes and Order Number) within your bump. 17.) Do not come here looking for information if you don't have either a VIN or proper, correct Dealer Code AND Order Number. Don't try to give me a Dealer Code with your vehicle description and expect me to find your vehicle. In most cases it is a needle in a haystack. Without both - forget it. If you have your DORA, the Dealer Code and Order Number are both on there, do me a favor and give me both or forget it. Also know this, most dealerships order multiple vehicles -even different types, under the same Order Number, so I will need a description of your vehicle along with your Dealer Code AND Order Number - such as: type, engine, trans, body style, that is it. Don't give me packages or trim levels, those things don't mean squat to me and are not listed in the Visibility Report as trim levels, just a laundry list of options. 18.) I am only a minor admin on this sub-forum, I have no control over how it works and how you get here. I can organize threads and close topics, but I am mostly just a user like the rest of you. Forget all the conspiracy theories of what I am doing to you in why you can't post here or your threads disappearing or whatever related to how the forum works, it is just all B.S.. 19.) If I give you a status and it is Unscheduled-Clean, that means you have a successful order in the system and it isn't currently scheduled for production. When you are in Unscheduled-Clean status I will provide updates no sooner than every two weeks, providing you bump your thread properly. There are a multitude of reasons why something doesn't progress quickly from that status to the line. It has to do with production schedules, plant availability, ordering priority numbers, where you live and that region / dealerships specific allowed allocation segments for that vehicle. I have seen Unscheduled-Clean status stay that way for weeks and weeks on end - even as long as 6 months depending on the availability of what you are ordering and speed of the plant, etc. etc. If you are upset about your vehicle being Unscheduled-Clean for an extended period, you need to work with your salesperson to try to adjust your order priority or find out what period your allocation unit is limited to. 20.) Enjoy yourself. If these updates start making you angry or hostile, or your attitude is making me angry or hostile, please go elsewhere and blow off some steam. Thanks as always. Any comments will be deleted.

Fully loaded, dealer said no option for 4:10 gears, but hero card and when I built one at Ford.com, and both show 4:10 available, can anyone help here, thanks, flagman

It came time to tow the Airstream, after nearly a year of super low mileage. I had the Tekonsha P3 brake controller, but no harness under dash, etc, so I went with the Curt Echo. I have to say, the Curt Echo performed beautifully. The only time it ever lost connection was at the gas station while refueling with ignition off. It reconnected with one click. We used to drive a 1997 Town Car, putting over 52,000 miles towing on "Bessie". We had to use the Pro Pride weight distributing hitch. Reading the Aviator manual, it states that weight distributing hitch not required, so I removed the Pro Pride. That alone took nearly two hundred pounds off the tongue. Dropping the Airstream down onto "Frankie" was solid and firm. The Aviator handled the weight easily. Towing was a dream. Plenty of power, and no sway. At all. Very impressive. We got an average of 14mpg towing. Unbelievable! The Smart Tow features all worked flawlessly. This was just the maiden voyage, but encompassed many different towing environments; driving through the Florida Keys, driving highway, freeway, tollway, and city. Mother nature provided a moderate thunderstorm across Tamiami, and Frankie performed like a champ. We're very happy with the Aviator, and towing the 26' 5,800lb Airstream was effortless. I highly recommend the Curt Echo for your brake controller. I had an unused iPhone 6 for the Curt Echo, and freed up my iPhone 11. Couldn't be happier!

I apologise in advance if this sounds condescending, You don’t understand the origins of this project or the evolution of C1 to C2 because if you did, you would realise that the base engineering modules were developed first with C2 weight reductions and provision for hybrid batteries baked in to the van modules that were then adapted for use in Maverick and the cancelled SUV, the van is probably the easiest of the three to do. It’s similar to Gen 2 T6 in that Bronco went first but all the engineering for Ranger and and Everest is still in place, it’s s the same deal for Transit Connect going from C1 to C2, most of the work is either carry over or already done in the early stages. Hermosillo can turn out up to 350k in a year on three shifts and one body plant, there’s still provision to work weekends if needed…

I can`t agree with you more. If the bill is passed with the little discussed issues then yes the election commission will be lop sided and the commission will be able to federalize the voting process which would drastically reduce or cancel the states abilities to oversee and operate the states elections as decided by the states population. But, that may make for a supreme court ruling because I don`t think the constitution has language that would allow for the federalizing or whatever you`d want to call it, of state or national election process. I`m glad you made your point, because if we ever get to look closely at this election process they are trying to put in place, (before it`s voted on) it most likely has the changes in the authorities of the election processes that take the states authority away. I can`t help but see a comparison with the election processes in other countries. One party governance comes to mind. Lets not forget how Russia has a leader that has changed their election process. (tweaked the wording for his benefit) China has had it`s election process changed since it`s current leader took control, also. In China`s case opponents just seem to disappear after their nominated Then lets not forget how a lot of acidemia, economists and politian's were putting much thought into how the USSR could possibly become a form of a democracy after the fall of the Berlin wall and the break away countries became separate from the old USSR. Neither Russia or China have much if any changes toward the people having any say in the countries dealings or how their leaders retain control. Whatever has taken control of one party here in our country is sure as hell not a founders version of how the republic was spelled out in the constitution. The puppeteers controlling the current leaders of the faux, smoke and mirrors and/or fake democratic party have got one thing and only one thing as their targeted result... control of the masses and that will get the puppeteers control of the fruits of the land and the minds of the population. Certain history does and will repeat it`s self. Unfortunately... that is the result of the control freaks.

I think you're also assuming it'd be a 100% completely unique vehicle, so it's not like they're starting from scratch. They've shown in the past that they'd share components with other models in the lineup - obviously most notably is the platform. But if they can also use one of the existing dashes - be it Escape or Maverick, those are additional savings as well. ---- BS isn't quite there yet, but let's say it gets to 20k/month - that's 240k/year. Let's say Maverick winds up selling half that - that's 120k/year for 360k/year total If there's a 400k capacity, that leaves 40k for TC, which is about where it's been. But that doesn't leave much room for growth of any of the 3 without some sort of expansion.

They'll do anything for the power. The current proposed bill changes the election commission(or whatever it's called) from being 3 Dem's and 3 Repub's to 3 Dem's and 2 Repub's. I believe they would be in charge of redistricting for the whole country also.

I think Hermosillo can do 350K - 400k on 3 shifts.

If it fits or the plant gets a major renovation anyway, they can always use FRAP for overflow production again like they did from 2014-16.

I see this trim as being more suitable for the Maverick than anything else. That is the vehicle meant to appeal to younger active lifestyle buyers.

“Sen. Raphael Warnock Claims He Has Never Opposed Voter ID” Hmm (another thing that makes you go hmmm) Abrams and Warnock have went from “the New Jim Crow” to “voter ID is fine” ….. What next.

Yeah, I'd hate to be ahead of people who ordered sooner. I have an F-150 on order too, and I ordered in Dec 2020, and I still don't have my truck. But people who ordered in April already have their trucks. Ford scheduling makes no sense and is not fair.

The 2nd is easily achievable when they don't sell many compared to the Big 3 or change their vehicles design for over a decade.

It's like towing mirrors, every once in awhile you win the lottery :).. Friend of mine was at a park out west, people were coming complaining there was an LEO about a mile down the road, pulling over vehicles without towing mirrors. It happens, but extremely rare. Luckily, in my state with it's over priced registration, there's no advantage to down sizing weight classification.

This is a clever use of C2 van modules for American markets and I applaud regional developments like this because they address specific needs of American customers, things like higher but shorter vans that Euros dismiss. Like Maverick, the NG TC might actually surprise many.

I mean, it helps reliability when they've been building largely the same truck since 2007.

Toyota fan boys will love it, and The Truck Formerly Know as Dodge fan boys will be all riled up at someone challenging their 'bad-ass' perception . Ford and Chevy guys will just go about their business and not even notice this brutally hideous frankentruck.

Sport version of the Maverick.

BREAKING: Chinese Defector's Identity Confirmed, Was Top Counterintelligence Official – RedState The defector has provided DIA with the following information: *Early pathogenic studies of the virus we now know as SARS-CoV-2 *Models of predicted COVID-19 spread and damage to the US and the world *Financial records detailing which exact organizations and governments funded the research on SARS- CoV-2 and other biological warfare research *Names of US citizens who provide intel to China *Names of Chinese spies working in the US or attending US universities *Financial records showing US businessmen and public officials who’ve received money from the Chinese government *Details of meetings US government officials had (perhaps unwittingly) with Chinese spies and members of Russia’s SVR *How the Chinese government gained access to a CIA communications system, leading to the death of dozens of Chinese people who were working with the CIA Woooo Doggy if`in this comes out as bad a it reads our "Big Guy" and Sonny Boy got some splainin to do...... Where is the media coverage of China's defector? https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2021/06/18/curiously-incurious-where-is-the-media-coverage-of-chinas-defector-n397594

Depends on the job. The last 20 years (15 in the office) even when I was in the office I was on the phone and web conferences with people in other cities and countries. If I was I the office I’d be sitting in front of my laptop on the phone. Interactions are personal and not work related. The important thing is to give people options because each situation is different. But not allowing people to work from home when possible definitely makes the company non competitive in today’s world.

Exactly which is why I found it odd they are just messaging me now to fill out that form. My order was placed in MAY.

Or as one former manager once told me, "An assembly line works much better when we all show up at the same time." This was followed by expletives for the "process coaches" who did not hold everyone to that standard.

That's highly debatable. lol.

I was told specifically this from my sales person. They asked and added it to the order. Received the confirmation of the order a few minutes after it was entered into the ford system

Local University of Florida Shands Hospital System was hacked couple weeks ago and everything is now done by paper and pencil until further notice.

Anyone else see the irony of calling these "Focus vehicles"?

So they might start building 2022 and parking them at the speedway waiting for chips?

He points it out almost every day. It's not a secret.

Nope, it was August. I was there building the first ones.

Perfect for avoiding the toll cameras.

You've clearly never been to Detroit

Depends on where you are and what you consider struggling. Some places never really shut down, which kept the numbers up, but folks enjoyed the freedom to go to Disney world. They just took their lumps and went on. Now that a large percentage of the older and most vulnerable population has been vaccinated, things are opening up and the death and hospitalization rates are staying down. Easter will be the first test. If all goes well, I can see Mother’s Day and Memorial Day weekend being pretty close to normal.

Thanks for posting, I believe the Aviator belongs on the CAP list ?