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No Maverick reservations yet but about 25 reservations for the F-150 Lightning. Forget the initial press coverage. Few people know anything about the Maverick or pay attention except for the enthusiasts. The average buyer doesn't pay attention until they're ready to enter the market and start doing research. The awareness will increase after production starts, vehicles start arriving at the dealerships and Ford starts advertising the Maverick. On average it takes a year for an all-new model for there to be enough inventory in stock and enough vehicles to be on the road for the new model to start gaining traction sales wise.

Well... that's all that will be scheduled other than retail orders.

You won't get any e-mail notices from Ford unless your Dealer included your e-mail address with your order.

Ford inventory at the dealership level is going to get a lot worse over the next couple of months. My dealership's inventory is now down 85% from the usual stocking level. And to make matters worse... I just saw the new wholesale numbers for July production... 10 vehicles! 1 Mustang, 5 Bronco Sport's, 3 Ranger's, 1 Transit!

Here's the information everyone's been anxious to read... the 2022 Maverick Production Information with the timetable and Job #1 Date! Since there's no Maverick Product Forum set up yet I'll post it here for now. 06/08/2021 - 2022MY Order Bank Open Date 07/15/2021 - 2022MY Scheduling Begins 08/16/2021 - 2022MY Job #1 Date This is a pretty tight timeline for an all-new model that was only just officially announced. I was expecting a late September Job #1 Date.

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the production timetable for the 2022MY E-Transit. 06/21/2021 - 2022MY Order Bank Open Date 09/16/2021 - 2022MY Scheduling Begins 11/08/2021 - 2022MY Job #1 Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) the following timetable has been updated for the 2021/2022MY Escape. 07/30/2021 - 2021MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 08/12/2021 - 2021MY Last Day to Spec Change 10/25/2021 - 2021MY Balance Out Date 08/16/2021 - 2022MY Order Bank Open Date 09/23/2021 - 2022MY Scheduling Begins 11/01/2021 - 2022MY Job #1 Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) below is the updated production timetable for the 2021/2022MY Edge 07/30/2021 - 2021MY Fleet Final Order Date 08/05/2021 - 2021MY Last Day to Spec Change 10/15/2021 - 2021MY Balance Out Date 08/29/2021 - 2022MY Order Bank Open Date 09/16/2021 - 2022MY Scheduling Begins 10/18/2021 - 2022MY Job #1 Date

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_2021-06-14.pdf

Sounds like a line from Animal House!

Okay... understood

Ford's extensive marketing information has already given them the information they need to forecast the planned production mix for the Maverick. Any necessary adjustments will be addressed via commodity restraints until there's enough history to make longer term adjustments.

VIN numbers don't necessarily correspond to the production sequence.

Ford will update the ETA at the dealership as your order status progresses. Once the vehicle is produced and released for shipment, the average transit time to dealerships is 14 days.

I've had a subscription to Adobe's Creative Cloud for years and now use Adobe Audition which is comparable to any of the other competitor's software and is updated monthly. Even with the professional video editing programs, the top level programs are very similar in features, functions and processes.

Dealers aren't used to dealing with Ford enthusiasts like those that we try to assist here. And customers tend to rely on their sales representatives that are often not familiar with the retail order process, the information available, etc. and just rely and forward the information they're given. So true! The Ford Zone Managers are trained and conditioned to support the corporate position and get thrown when someone questions the validity of the information they're selling, etc. And let's not get started about how removed Ford executives are from knowing anything about the day-to-day operations at the dealership level. Had to give a lot of credit to Mulally when he became CEO because he actually spent time on the showroom floor talking to customers to learn firsthand what customers had to say.

I don't see room at the Escape/Corsair plant (LAP) and no one knows what Ford's plans are for Flat Rock although it's important to Ford.

Okay... understood! One of the studios I spent a lot of time with was Intermedia Sound on Newbury Street in Boston, Aerosmith's studio, although I worked on different projects there.

You can't rely on most sales representatives to be familiar with the retail order process, the information available, etc. and they're not used to dealing with customers that are Ford enthusiasts. In addition, you won't get any e-mails from Ford unless your e-mail address is included with your order.

Not all retail orders can be scheduled at the same time considering commodity issues and/or plant constraints.

You shouldn't have to go to your Dealer an hour away to get the information you want. Just have them e-mail you a copy of the information per my other reply.

The only part of the Vehicle Visibility report that will show the priority code is the Vehicle Details section. The Status History section of the report with the "Full History" will show all the order status changes since the order was placed.

Even if Ford were to consider your Fusion suggestion, where would they have the ability to produce it considering their plant commitments with new product? And maybe it's just me but why do so many think that a SUV/CUV customer is going to jump into a pickup? They're different classes of customers with different wants, needs, etc. I think the Maverick will do very well with a lot of conquest sales from other brands that can't compete.

I think the Maverick name fits better for the new compact pickup.

I have about 400 LP's from my Mom's estate and have 3 Teac Reel-to-Reel decks I have to work on plus hours of original Ice Capades recordings that I'm about to start re-mastering. About 400 former Capades gypsies are anxious as I'm the only one that has the live recordings done with a 24-piece orchestra from the '60's - '80's. One of the guys I worked with years ago was Cat Anderson who played Lead Trumpet for the Duke Ellington Orchestra.