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11 hours ago, ice-capades said:
New Ford Inventory Just Under 100 Days' Supply in March
https://fordauthority.com/2024/04/new-ford-inventory-just-under-100-days-supply-in-march/
Following a long period of time when new Ford inventory was near record-low levels, easing supply chain shortages have resulted in quite the opposite – a bit of a glut. Things have improved as of late, however, with new Ford inventory levels closing out February at a 91 days’ supply versus 104 in January, though the automaker continues to roll out new incentives in an effort to keep driving inventory levels down and make room for new 2024 models. Regardless, new Ford inventory levels actually increased in March versus February, according to new data from Cox Automotive.
Last month, new Ford inventory levels came in at a 97 days’ supply, increasing a bit compared to February and remaining far above the industry average of 72 days’. This ranks Ford near the high end of the spectrum, behind only Jaguar, Dodge, Ram, Alfa Romeo, and Fiat – which all had inventory levels that were at least double the national average – as well as Lincoln, Jeep, Chrysler, Volvo, Polestar, Mazda, Infiniti, Genesis, and Nissan.
The U.S. new vehicle average of 72 days’ supply is seven days better than February, however, as the total U.S. supply of available unsold new vehicles opened April at 2.77 million units – 870,000 units or 46 percent more than one year ago, and slightly higher than March’s 2.74 million, which helps put Ford’s increase into perspective.
In terms of list pricing, the market averaged $47,240 at the end of March, which is a mere one percent or $177 higher than March 2023. Regardless, it’s clear that new vehicle pricing remains a big issue with consumers, as vehicles with price tags of less than $40,000 have the lowest inventory levels, while those costing more are sitting well above the industry average.
Myself and others on this board have predicted the pricing on new trucks is not sustainable. Not only trucks-either. It turns out those predictions may have had some validity.
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I am not particularly a Toyota guy-but Toyota will print money with this redesign......
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4 hours ago, akirby said:
Very strange. I’ve had mine for 6 years and the only problem I’ve ever had in 35000 miles is 3 or 4 hard shifts. I have the 3.5eb.It is a VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM and appears to have been acknowledged by Ford with at least two or three part updates.
I went to the Ford Dealer and their transmission specialist told me they had 50-yes 50 transmissions in line for issues. He knew exactly the symptoms. He knew they either appear in 3,4,5 or the higher gears. He knew that before some had a downshift from 10th to 1st (yes-you read that right) when on the highway.
It is not strange at all.
You didn't say what year you had-but if you have 2017 through 2020-you have at least two design issues from the factory. The 2024s have the new parts.
I understand that this is a Ford board-but I'm not getting in to an debate that there are not issues-because there are. If you do not have the ten speed-you don't have issues.
ON EDIT-Posted at approximately 7 p.m. on a Ford Truck site-
Hi, I had my 2020 F150 into the dealer at 49,000 miles for rough shifting. The rough shifting happens between 3-5 and occasionally in the higher gear like 7-9. I also notice rough downshifts. They reset the adaptive tables but I’m still noticing the rough shifting. I really notice it driving in manual mode and shifting it from like 6-5 and 5-4. How long does the adaptive tables take to learn before I should take it back. They did find the tsb 23-2250. Thank you
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Those who have had the adaptive shifting relearn states in almost all cases the symptoms return.
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On 1/4/2024 at 7:40 PM, ford4v429 said:
we have had a 19 3.5 lariat since 2018, and in 21 added a 22 lariat...a couple years between the two, thought maybe some real world feedback might be usesful- if anyone from ford actually reads in here anymore...
biggest beef between the two trucks: they deleted the fake engine noise and muted the ANC in the 22. had I known they took the V8 sound out, DEFINITELY would not have ordered the 3.5 - coulda got a 5.0 (or a dodge) for less... why in the world woul that NOT be a owners chioce type of thing? adding insult to injury, son bought a 22 bronco 2.7- and bronco has the fake engine noise... yeah, some on the forums complained about the fake engine noise, but again-why not make it selectable? some of us boomers hate the sound of a V6, and petty as it may be, I drive the 19 and love driving it... the 22 reminds me of our windstar
next biggest beef between the two: the 19 shifter layout is perfect. +/- buttons easy to use, pull back for manual, tap thumb button 5x for sport mode (that should be remembered like seat settings!!!!!) 2/4wheel stays put till you decide to change it.
drive the 22-
1) rest arm flat on console, try to fully grasp the shifter- cant be done without lifting elbow as shifter is too short.
2) without looking, pull it into manual real quick- oops gotta look away and find a flush button on console...WTF?
2-b) try using the +/- buttons- oh, now they are above/below and to reach them awkwardly you gotta raise hand up off shifter a little...bad layout.
3) without looking, pop it into sport mode- oops, now its a freaking knob on the dash- look away/twist knob 5 clicks left...
3-b) after sport mode- delay to shift 4 wd, look away again and push the 2wd button...delay for shift
this shifter is THE WORST ERGONOMIC DISASTER OF A SHIFTER I HAVE EVER SEEN... the 19 was near perfect
4) was a fluke i guess as its auto-parked twice since(I avoid if possible after first time) but first time at the ATM, i cracked my door open, shifter auto-parked...thought 'thats cool'. grab card, close door, go to put in gear-shit. shifters got a inch of backlash, feels totally busted... dick around with it and finally catch drive- drive home pissed off, but glad it didnt need towed as had read about busted shifters causing no way to drive, some no way to park, and park brake not working becauseits not in gear, crap like that... anyways at home, have son jump out and block the tires in case it wont go into park, he does, i try to shift to park- klunky as heck, but goes into park. get phone out and take video- from park-reverse-neutral-drive...loose as hell, but it shifted... go to put back in park from drive-neutral-neutral-neutral-reverse-park...ok its broke... I remember these things have folding shifter- no 'work surface' so complelely 100% useless feature - try the 'fold' for first time, flops/klunks/clicks then kinda stiffens up and folds forward... hit unfold button, comes back up and sounds like breaking plastic, and 'jumps' like a inch backwards- son of a guy- its tight/shifts normal again...it fixed itself, so fold feature was not useless...its handy after shifter breaks itself
if I could put the 19s fake engine sound and the 19s shifter in the 22, it would be about perfect...the lane assist works great, the screen is nice...
only gripes about the 19:
1) didnt have button for heated wheel 'off'... as workaround, used forscan to add the touchscreen buttons, just tap radio button twice and ots on screen without looking for it...
1-b) used forscan to set wheel heat to medium- still plenty warm, but not so hot you HAVE to be distracted to find button on screen
2) the 2/4 wheel selector knob is not lit...2/4a/4h/4 are illuminated, but cant see position of knob at all... petty, but it does still bug me.
all that said, they are both great vehicles for comfort/convenience
flipside: phasers at 57k, valve body at 59k, whole transmission at 60k in the 19... knew it was likely to have phaser/tranny/sunroof/IWE issues from reading, and thus it became first vehicle I ever bought extended warranty for... as it needed a $8000.00 transmission at 60,400 miles just months after 4000.00 warranty claim for phasers, it was a good move- but NEVER shoulda been necessary... tell everyone- I love the 19, more than the 22 even- but gotta admit it has been in the shop more than every other car combined ive had the last 40 years... love that truck/hate that truck... plan on keeping it forever, but any faith in it? nope.
the 22 at 33k miles has been fine so far, coming up on decision time- buy extended warranty before 36k, or trade it in on something else? jurys still out on that one
we have had (4) 19 3.5s and the (1)22 3.5 in the immediate family... m 19 needed phasers and transmission, my sons got a brand new engine at 55k...out of 5 trucks- all properly dealer maintained, one grenaded motor(phaser came apart), another needed phasers and a transmission... all under 60k miles??? never ever had a engine issue before, take care of them, they run forever...only tranny issue ever had was a 85 camaro i bought new, 700r4 that year was junk...I replaced 3 busted springs, a governor gear on 4 different occasions in 20 years, finally forward sprag busted, had to pull it clear out for that one- two evenings and 85 bucks, it was good to go again, gave it to a friends daughter 2 yrs later, was still fine.
just saying, similar care/use/etc, my opinion on durability is its not good...always been a ford guy- currently have: 65 galaxie(since 2002), 69 mustang(since 1984) ,2002 mercury(since 2015),06 mustang-new, 07 mustang-new, 09 mustang-new- twin to the 06 (undriven-5.5 miles on it), 19 f150 lariat 3.5 new, 22 f150 lariat sport 3.5 new...thats a lot of fords, looks like a dealership
this year added a 23 challenger widebody, one sons got a 90 mark Vii, and theres a fiero, other son traded in his f150 for the 22 bronco, then due to valve worries in the 2.7, he traded it in on a 23 challenger 1320(before i got mine- he talked me into it), and he just got a 23 colorado trailboss too... sadly hes done with fords...other son still has his f150, with the new engine, but hes wanting to trade it off before engine warranty is up, even though he loves it as much as i do my 19... long term ford family, but man- the engineering failures on these newer trucks, and the ergonomic failings of the 22, and the corporate decision to pull favorite features from f150s(fake engine noise), while adding it to bronco 2.7s was a real letdown- petty as it is, i do not 'enjoy' driving the 22 just because it sounds the way it does...LOVE driving the 19- same truck basically(22 actually has a little more power), but the 19 is luxurious AND sounds great, the 22 is just luxury transportation, meh. kept hoping a over the air update might put sound back, but nope.
another thing on the 22- PDI they wrote up driversbeam-bending headlight because frame LEDs flickering- dealer ordered a headlight, took back a week later, no time, as they found it has to be aimed/calibrated...never got around to getting it back, and got a recall for same condition, but no fix/parts available, so cant change the light...also have a old recall for wiper motor failures- took 1.5 years to get parts??? ive had a bottle of rain-x and rags just in case in there forever... whats up with the slow recalls?
the new max tow bolts popping off have been going on a year and a half- and testerday finally a recall- but no 'fix', just check/replace till fix is found...another engineering failure? sorry guys, but what the hell is going on in engineering? someones approved the phasers/10r80 valve body spool dimensions-tolerances/axle designs... these are huge black eyes for fords financial flagship... this stuff is gonna sell a lot of other brands if ford dont crack down on durability engineering
yeah I bitch a lot, but not to bitch- just hoping to get a point across that mistakes being made are not leaving a mark, as far as brand loyalty... the competitions now about just as good... Ford needs to get back to one thing- ITS ALL ABOUT THE PRODUCT. when stuffs not reliable and going for record prices, its unacceptable, period. want to keep customers- up warranty on phasers/10r80s to at least 100k miles- if you guys arent confident your product will make it- fix THAT! if ford dont have the confidence in, OR the willingness to step up, the writings on the wall... i'm old, probably that challenger will be my last new car... but if given the option of any truck produced today, for the first time I can honestly say it wouldnt be a ford, and I hate that...been a ford fan since like junior high school...used to be just rust issues, but they were reliable if taken care of...now? look at that 19: if i dint have the extended warranty that was 12,000.00 of fixes by 60k miles... sorry, but that sucks. sons engine was 13.000 bucks at 55k miles... drive past any dealership and see how many f150s are waiting outside service for 10r80 fixes or phasers... this is minor engineering failures that cost a fortune to fix, and in my opinion is the fastest way to lose loyal customers.
please take these problems seriously from your customers standpoints, not from some bean counters actuary table cost projections of hiding behind tsbs till out od warranty vs upping coverage to at least 100k...if ford cant be confident in their products, well, the result should be obvious... bean counters would say 'look- we cant afford to cover these to 100k because were having x% of failures' its up to Ford execs as to if they want to save short term cash, or save the company. its ALL about the product...public peception of that product is priceless. I honestly think 1/4 of the 10r80s wont make it ten years, no matter how maintained or driven... the valves stick. low hot idle oil pressure is killing phasers... bump up the idle rpm on copcars, they'll last long as they used to... whoever blessed off the 22 shifter needs reassigned- did they ever drive the old design??? it was superior in every way plus it didnt have the added failure mode created by the useless gimmick...look how many 1500-3500.00 tail lamp/headlamp assemblies are failing from water intrusion- 'fordtechmakuloco' on youtube did a 4800.00 fix - heater controls quit- why? corrosion in taillamps caused connection issues in canbus, preventing heater controls from working...
$4800.00 due to piss poor sealing of two taillight capsules??? THIS stuff will END Ford it it dont stop. its either planned obsolescence or piss poor engineering- and cant be blamed on subcontractors, Ford has to have requirements/receiving inspections, or other insurances in place. Sorry to be so negative, but theres NO positive to these failures... they are way too frequent, way too expensive, and way too easy to avoid by proper engineering... planned obsolescence will sell as many new dodges as new f150s , maybe more
Seriously, wish ford and all American manufacturers nothing but the best- got 4 sons, they'll need jobs to raise their families, and if every factory was pushing expensive design failures on to customers, they'll all be gone... is gotta be all about the product. good luck- America's future depends on American companies trying harder
I have a 2020 f-150 W/THE 3.5. The ten speed transmission is the worst I have experienced in owning like 40plus vehicles. IT'S THAT BAD....
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18 hours ago, jpd80 said:
With regards to your post, the affordability crisis you speak of has been in play for the last decade
but we used to call it sticker shock. Absolutely, Ford and other carmakers are testing the market
with higher and higher prices either by cutting the base entry trim level or adding compulsory equipment.
In the past, buyers would just hold firm until automakers relented and started offering cash incentives
but these days inventory of F Series is about a 100k less than in the twenty teens so I think they have
discount buyer trapped with mirage discounts on already inflated MSRPs. Let alone dealer markups.
However, a quieter few months May chasten the chiefs into offering some incentives just to keep
things moving, Ford in particular needs F Series sales to stay strong and not start sputtering.
I would agree a $5,000 .00 discount from MSRP doesn't move the needle on a truck that has gone up $12,000.00 plus.
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On 2/2/2024 at 1:12 PM, jpd80 said:
Wow, F Series sales down to 48,000 last month is a concern but the upside is that
total F Series inventory seems under control with 168,000 In pre-COVID times that
number would often be well over 200,000 and big end of MY invectives were common.
Thanks to rmc532 for providing all the data, sales, production and inventory
Mach E sales crashed last month to 1,295 while total inventory stands at 21,500,
no wonder Ford wants to cut production, they can’t give them away at the moment….
Ask yourself how long until Ford starts waving the white flag and quick sales them.
While Ford doesn’t break out Lightning production from Dearborn plants totals for F150,
it’s a pretty safe assumption that if Kansas city is producing 10,000, then it an easy guess
that the Dearborn plant’s 16,000 figure represents about 10,000 F150s and about 6,000 Lightnings..
Its pretty easy to see if US sales stay about 2,200 then production must be cut in half (begins April).
Ford now has a new “Super Segment” of compact vehicles comprising of Maverick, Escape and Bronco Sport.
Looking across the combined sales figure of +33,000 it’s easy how the three vehicles work together but again
mounting inventory for Maverick (18,700), Escape (28,300) and Bronco Sport (29,600) should dispel an ideas
that Ford production supplies are still restricted…….
What shocked me even more was Explorer sales 18,885 and total inventory swelling to 46,600 units.
Additionally, Aviator inventory is around 7,900 so maybe some good deals are on the way….
And I’ll say this about Ford’s heavy trucks, when Ford only sells 737 and has over 5,100 in inventory,
then something has to change..fast.
I believe we have an affordability crisis coming in regards to trucks especially. Of course this not exclusive to Ford. I bought a slightly used F150 (2020) Lariat over a year ago with 26,000 miles on it at the new factory sticker was $47,000.00. That same truck is substantially more in 2024. I would like to upgrade-can even afford to do so-but outright refuse to do so at current prices.
This current pricing situation-IMHO is not substainable.
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On 1/4/2024 at 9:33 PM, mustang84isu said:
Jeep's sales have really fallen off a cliff the last several years. They sold almost a million in the US a few years back...now down to 642K. I think that was a couple years before Bronco and Bronco Sport were released, and that was back before the Gladiator and Wagoneer were added to the lineup. Either Ford is eating their lunch with the Bronco/BS, or they're becoming so ubiquitous on the road that people are intentionally choosing a different brand to avoid driving the same vehicle as their neighbor/co-worker.
FCA and now Stellantis would have been far better served investing in Dodge and Chrysler instead of dumping money into Fiat and Alfa for the US market. All these years later, they are not even close to approaching the sales of even a zombie brand with essentially one model like Chrysler.
Some feel the decline in Jeep sales is due to the escalation in prices. Who wants to buy a $50,000 vehicle to beat it up off road? Not as many as before-it seems.
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On 11/20/2023 at 8:15 AM, rperez817 said:
That's correct Chrisgb, not unless Ford makes substantial changes to FCEV Super Duty in its second year.
Or introduces a new Super Duty Variant, like Super Duty Lightning/BEV in that timeframe. NACTOY says that "The process of selecting the Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year begins with a “long list” of all eligible new or substantially changed vehicles for that year". About NACTOY - The North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year (northamericancaroftheyear.org)
As an example, Ford F-150 won the truck award for NACTOY multiple times (2023, 2021, 2015, 2009, 2004, 1996) but in each case it involved a redesign or a new variant.
It has to be sustainably changed in order to be considered. It's one of the criteria.
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On 9/1/2023 at 5:39 PM, DeluxeStang said:
To be fair, all the brands you mentioned are killing off sedans and hatchbacks for the N. American market. Honda stopped setting the fit here, and rumors occasionally pop up about the Accord being discontinued. Nissan is pulling the Altima out of N. America, announced this week. Kia and Hyundai are pulling out, and Toyota stopped selling the yaris here, with additional rumors than the Camry might turn into a CUV if the sedan segment keeps declining.
As for the Ford outback rival, I heard good things about it, seems like the project has been either delayed or canceled. Maybe they plan to make it one of their EVs so delayed it for a few years to reengineer it, or something like that.
The Honda Fit was a terrible vehicle and never really competitive. The Yaris was a penalty box as well. My point-they stopped selling two vehicles that by any stretch were not great.
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On 8/7/2023 at 5:11 AM, akirby said:
Why not?A Land Cruiser buyer is a totally different demographic than a Bronco buyer. As far as the 4Runner-people buy the 4Runner for what it isn't. They want "old school".
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On 8/1/2023 at 8:58 PM, sullynd said:
Have you heard of the Ford Bronco? (I do wish they had a fixed top Bronco).
Does this replace 4Runner?
You really think a 4Runner and a Land Cruiser will be cross shopped with a Bronco?
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I don't think they are going to have any issues selling them.
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On 4/29/2023 at 11:11 AM, DeluxeStang said:
https://fordauthority.com/2023/04/exec-says-more-affordable-ford-vehicles-under-consideration/
Wonder what these new models could be. Maybe a new EcoSport or fusion. I don't see the focus or fiesta making a return, but I could see the case for a new midsized sedan.
They would do well not to call it "EcoSport"......
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Let's take two uses that trucks are used for and take them out of the equation. Those are for towing and for work.
The rest are lifestyle. That's why you see these new EV trucks being designed the way they are. If they solve the range and recharging issues- then that RAM as a lifestyle vehicle hits the mark.
Ford played it safe and made their EV truck look like a regular truck- the issue being is that it can't be used like a truck as towing leaves an abysmal range. And a work truck- that's a small niche with the EV limitations.
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There are basically no hatchbacks-because the market (for the most part) doesn't define them as such. Younger buyers will have no recognition of a "hatchback". Just like they call limited (release LPs) "vinyl" because that is what they are now called.
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Even though the 2.7 has good numbers-the "faithful" have a hard time getting past the "4 cylinder thing". Then you have the "You Tubers" bashing it as well because.....it's a 4 cylinder.
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36 minutes ago, tbone said:
The front end appears that it will be similar to the Maverick which seems to be well received based on the sales volume so far. It’s fairly conservative, but I don’t think it looks bad.The Maverick is selling in part due to it's price point. We will see if guys will lay down significantly more dollars for Maverick design language on the '23 Ranger.
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On 8/12/2022 at 4:25 PM, 92merc said:
Both those interiors are nice. I sure hope Ford ups the game with next Ranger interior wise.
But I think if Ford comes out of the gate with the 2.3EB in a hybrid, it'll end up selling more than the GM twins.
I just saw the 2024 Ranger over on TFL truck. I disagree. GM's faux offroad packages have proven to be very popular. Many of these are with the bashed 2.7 because that's what the dealers are getting. The design language of the Ranger on the front end is not great-IMHO.
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On 7/28/2022 at 12:43 PM, akirby said:
Definite improvement. Still not a fan of the Chevy design but it is nicely done.
I don’t understand the “entry level” 2.7L I4 turbo.
Doesn't it have about the same numbers as the small Ford 2.7 turbo?
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Only those who ride bicycles are entitled to cast stones-
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$16.67 an hour is terrible...especially on an assembly line.
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Make a sedan that people can actually get in and out of easily and not call it a sedan. Sounds like it should sell.
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On 6/30/2022 at 4:27 PM, rperez817 said:
Definitely. As the market for gasoline and diesel-powered full size pickup trucks declines and eventually withers away, having competitive BEV pickups will be the key to success for any company that wishes to compete. Neither Nissan nor Toyota have yet announced entries in that category.
When Toyota does it will be class competitive.
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The marketing for the Titan was terrible to non-existent. That probably had a little to do with it as well. And Let's not forget the fiasco of the Cummins diesel. But then again-Ford knows a little about diesel fiascos.
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There was no irony-it's Toyota. They are all in on hybrids-and look at the EV market stagnating. Toyota as a company is brilliant.