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Ordering a customer's vehicle as a stock order to get it quicker is fine but there was no advantage in doing that this year as Ford started scheduling 2019 Mustang retail orders the 2nd week of scheduling this year. The only restriction was that the retail orders wouldn't ship until the "Okay to Buy" is achieved.

Final 2018 Fusion scheduling will be done next Thursday, May 31st. Your Dealer already knows what remaining allocation they have available for 2018 Fusion Energi scheduling. Ford always tries to schedule retail orders so it's still possible it will get scheduled, even if your Dealer doesn't have 2018 Fusion Energi allocation remaining. Considering how close it is to "Balance Out" for 2018MY Fusion scheduling, your Dealer should have given your retail order number and body code to their Ford Zone Manager, if they haven't already done so, so that the Regional Scheduler could reprioritize your order at priority code "01" to try to force the ordering system to schedule your vehicle. It's to late to get this done for tomorrow's scheduling but it's still possible for next week unless there's an Energi commodity issue. I just checked this afternoon's "Scheduling Toolbox" for tomorrow's scheduling and it states that the plant is full for this week's scheduling and that allocation will roll over to next week. As such, next week's 2018 Fusion scheduling will cover this week's allocation and next week's. I'd suggest contacting your Dealer and asking if they've contacted Ford about reprioritizing your order to "01", etc.

2019 Fusion pricing has now been loaded into the WBDO (Web Based Dealer Order) Ordering System so that Dealers can start placing orders into the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank).

The 2019 Transit Order Guide has been uploaded to the Order Guide Section. The 2019 Transit order specifications have not yet been loaded into the WBDO (Web Based Dealer Order) Ordering System and prices have not yet been released.

2019 Transit Order Guide View File 2019 Transit Order Guide Submitter ice-capades Submitted 05/23/2018 Category Transit  

Sorry but the 2019 Lincoln MKZ Order Guide has not been released yet. I've been checking frequently and will upload it and post a note here as soon as it's available.

Priority Code 80 indicates that this order was placed for stock and not a retail order. With Priority 80 this order will be the last, if ever, to schedule for that dealership. Talk to your Dealer. See the "Ford Vehicle Ordering & Scheduling Process" pinned to the top of the Ford Motor Company Discussion board for additional information.

The 2019 Fusion & 2019 Fusion Energi Order Guides have been uploaded to the Order Guide Section!

File Name: 2019 Fusion Energi Order Guide File Submitter: ice-capades File Submitted: 21 May 2018 File Category: Fusion 2019 Fusion Energi Order Guide Click here to download this file

File Name: 2019 Fusion Order Guide File Submitter: ice-capades File Submitted: 21 May 2018 File Category: Fusion 2019 Fusion Order Guide Click here to download this file

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the updated production timetable for the 2018/2019MY Ford Transit. 05/04/2018 - 2018MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 05/24/2018 - 2018MY Last Day to Spec Change 08/31/2018 - 2018MY Balance Out Date 05/21/2018 - 2019MY Order Bank Open Date 06/14/2018 - 2019MY Scheduling Begins 09/04/2018 - 2019MY Job #1 Date The 2019 Transit Order Guide should be released to Dealers later today and will be uploaded to the Order Guide Section as soon as it becomes available.

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the updated production timetable for the 2018/2019 Super Duty. 03/02/2018 - 2018MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 04/05/2018 - 2018MY Last Day to Spec Change 07/09/2018 - 2018MY Job Last Date (KTP) 03/06/2018 - 2019MY Order Bank Open Date 05/24/2018 - 2019MY Scheduling Begins 07/09/2018 - 2019MY Job #1 Date The 2019 Super Duty Order Guides are available in the Order Guide section.

Here's the updated information available for the 2018/2019MY Lincoln MKZ production schedule from Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin). 05/04/2018 - 2018MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 06/07/2018 - 2018MY Last Day to Spec Change 08/03/2018 - 2018MY Job Last Date 05/21/2018 - 2019MY Order Bank Open Date 06/21/2018 - 2019MY Scheduling Begins 08/14/2018 - 2019MY Job #1 Date The 2019 Lincoln Order Guide should be released to Dealers later this morning and will be uploaded to the Order Guide Section as soon as it's available.

Here's the updated information available for the 2018/2019MY Fusion production schedule from Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin). 05/04/2018 - 2018MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 06/07/2018 - 2018MY Last Day to Spec Change 08/03/2018 - 2018MY Job Last Date 05/21/2018 - 2019MY Order Bank Open Date 06/21/2018 - 2019MY Scheduling Begins 08/14/2018 - 2019MY Job #1 Date The 2019 Fusion Order Guide should be released to Dealers later this morning and will be uploaded to the Order Guide Section as soon as it's available.

Ford has posted the 2019 Fusion announcing that the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) will open today. The 2019 Fusion Order Guide should be released later today and will be uploaded to the Order Bank Section as soon as it becomes available. KEY PRODUCT DETAILS: Launching Ford Co-Pilot360: Ford Co-Pilot360 Protect™ includes (standard on all 2019 Fusion): o Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) (Pedestrian Detection, Forward Collision Warning, Dynamic Brake Support) o BLIS® (Blind Spot Information System) with Cross-Traffic Alert o Lane-Keeping System includes Lane-Keeping Alert, Lane- o Keeping Aid and Driver Alert System o Rear View Camera o Auto-High Beam Headlamps Ford Co-Pilot360 Assist™ includes (standard on Titanium, Sport, and all EVs): o Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop-and-Go o Voice-Activated Touchscreen Navigation System with SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link® (8-inch touchscreen) KEY PRODUCT ACTIONS: o Reduced complexity from 1,954 orderable configurations to 36 orderable configurations • Added SEL Series (Gas/HEV) • Eliminated Platinum Series (Gas/HEV/PHEV) • Eliminated S Series (HEV) o Standardized Co-Pilot360 Protect™ on all 2019 Fusion o Standardized Co-Pilot360 Assist™ on Titanium, Sport, and all EVs – Optional on S, SE, and SEL o Standardized 1.5L EcoBoost on SE Gas 19MY FUSION DESIGN:  Fusion features new front and rear styling including new grilles featuring a five-bar design finished in chrome on S, SE and SEL models and new chrome mesh on Titanium. This sleeker Fusion also gets a new trunk lid panel, fog lamps and LED tail lamps. Two new wheel designs on the 16” Steel with Silver-painted wheel and 18” Premium-painted Aluminum wheel and fresh color palettes inside and out. New to the exterior is Agate Black, Rich Copper Metallic Tinted Clearcoat and Velocity Blue. New to interior is Light Putty replacing Medium Light Stone on SE Appearance Package, Russet replacing Medium Soft Ceramic on Titanium and Ebony replacing Dark Earth Gray on V6 Sport.

The 2019 Fusion Order Guide has still not been released to Dealers yet but they've started loading some of the information into the WBDO Ordering System. No pricing is available yet so only minimal information is available so far. Fusion SEL model added Sport AWD - #400A package only w/Navigation & Power Moonroof included Titanium - Navigation & Power Moonroof included New Russet interior trim on certain models and new "Active" trim on some models. New colors include Rich Copper Metallic, Velocity Blue & Agate Black. I'll provide additional information and the order guide as soon as it's available.

Sorry but I only have access to information for the New York Region. Dealers get the expected commodity mix each month as part of the monthly allocation process.

The 2019 Mustang Order Guide shows the MagneRide Damping System (96B) as a Registered Trademark.

P8C is the Body Code for a Mustang GT Fastback. The Performance Package - Level 2 (673) is limited availability but I can't find any specific information as to the scheduling availability and/or volume. July production for the MagneRide Damping System (96B) is limited to 6% for the New York Region. As such, I'd expect a longer Order-to-Delivery time. Current estimate is 12-14 weeks.

Scheduling is usually done Thursday mornings but sometimes the scheduling commitment gets pushed back until 4:00pm. The Regional Scheduler notifies dealers when the scheduling is pushed back to Thursday afternoon or Friday. Scheduling confirmations are available to Dealers through WBDO or Vehicle Visibility by Friday morning.

Interesting concept.

No problem as there's no bubble to burst. Back in the day you had to trade every three or four years for the simple reason that cars didn't last any longer! The early imports may have been better quality than the domestics at the time but I wouldn't say it was absolute, that's just my opinion. The engineering improvements have developed at different cycles for many manufacturers. The early Hyundai's were horrible and used to catch fire just sitting on the lots but they've come a long way since then. As for fit and finish, Ford's Mustangs are typically poor.