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Nothing ships until the OTB (Okay-to-Buy) status is reached which is 5 consecutive days of zero defects.

I'm not a fan of the push bars and think in this case it becomes a distraction.

The scheduled production week is assigned at the same time the order is scheduled and the VIN number assigned. Your Dealer can tell you what the scheduled production date is.

Scheduling Notes On Thursday, January 28, EcoSport, Edge OTD, and Escape OTD will not be selected for scheduling 21MY Mach-E OTD Scheduling - The extended dressing period for OTD Fitness orders is Monday, January 11 – Wednesday, January 27. Scheduling will resume on Thursday, January 28.

If there's no VIN number the vehicle order has not been scheduled. You can find information on the ordering and scheduling process in this Forum. https://blueovalforums.com/forums/index.php?/topic/63667-ford-vehicle-ordering-scheduling-process/

PRODUCTION WEEK SCHEDULING - WEEK OF 01/25/2021

Very much a Cadillac vibe.

Sorry but I can't give you any information as to the difference with the sites you referenced. For nearly 35 years now I've been able to get all the information I need directly from the source!

Congratulations! You Dealer will be able to provide you with more timely updates and with more information, via the Vehicle Visibility system, once your vehicle is in production and then shipped.

The Dearborn Truck Plant is 20 miles from Flat Rock.

Understood. Just keeping BEV sedans out of the equation for now since the future seems so dominated by SUV's and CUV's and we don't know what's going to happen with the sedan market yet. I was just thinking of a scenario to continue using FRAP for Mustang production including a way to produce both ICE and BEV versions as a possible transition scenario. Bargaining chip or not, I think Ford will continue to utilize FRAP long term.

Just a thought... Since half of FRAP is idle now that the Continental is no longer in production. Maybe they could set up the other side of the plant for the Mustang BEV when they're ready so that they could produce both the ICE and BEV versions at FRAP. Then when they're ready to produce the BEV version only they could retool the Mustang ICE line for a different BEV vehicle that would fit with FRAP's limitations.

Or just used black or dark grey on all the vehicle colors.

Fixed... thanks!

I'd love to meet the idiot at Ford that approved using the incredibly cheap looking white Bronco Sport ID on the tailgate!

I stopped at the dealership earlier this morning and shot photos of (2) 2021 Bronco Sport Big Bend units that arrived a couple days ago. The Shadow Black looks sharp.

I stopped at the dealership earlier this morning and shot photos of (2) 2021 Bronco Sport Big Bend units that arrived a couple days ago. The Area 51 paint looks more blue than what I'd expected.

The 2021 Mustang Mach-E scheduling for today has been cancelled. Scheduling for March production is expected to be done next Thursday, January 28th.

You have to consider that the OTD (Order-to-Delivery) time for the Transit Connect is 5-6 months.

There's no advantage to place a stock order and then change it to a retail order. Plus, changing the order type starts the order history to the date of the order as a retail type. FYI... The WBDO (Web Based Dealer Ordering) system generates "19" as the default priority code for retail orders. Many Dealers don't pay attention and end up letting all their unscheduled retail orders sit in the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) with Priority Code "19" which tells the WBDO system it doesn't matter which unit gets scheduled. The first retail order should have a "10" priority Code, the 2nd order "11" and so forth so that the orders are prioritized in the order of the dates that they were submitted. The system will look at the first retail order (10)and try to schedule that one first, making exceptions if possible to any commodity restrictions in place. If not, the system will then try to schedule the next order. If it's a small Dealer that doesn't know how to submit retail orders, they should contact their Ford Zone Manager for assistance.

You're correct. It should have been submitted as a Retail Order (Type 1) with a Priority Code at 10 if there are no other retail orders for that model vehicle for that dealership. Stock orders at "80" are the last to get scheduled. Great, another Dealer that doesn't know what they're doing!

akirby beat me to it. Why are you so concerned with the fleet incentives for the 2021 Bronco?

Ford Scheduling Notes – New York Region Due to the Monday holiday, clean up for non-OTD vehicle lines will be sent on Wednesday, January 20th. On Thursday, January 21, EcoSport, Edge OTD, Escape OTD and Transit Connect will not be selected for scheduling. 21MY Bronco Sport, Mach-E, and Mustang OTD Scheduling - The extended dressing period for OTD Fitness orders is Monday, January 11 – Wednesday, January 20. Scheduling will resume on Thursday, January 21. 2021MY Bronco Sport Dealers are now able to order/amend the following previously controlled commodities on RETAIL orders in WBDO (these features will continue to be restricted for STOCK orders until further notice): Big Bend Package Outer Banks Package Badlands Package Black-painted Big Bend Wheel Ford Co-pilot 360 Assist (Big Bend Entity) Ford Co-Pilot 360 Assist (Outer Banks Entity) 2021MY Bronco Sport Converted Reservations On Priority “99” - Please make sure you are reviewing/amending ALL Bronco Sport Reservations for customers. All NEW converted reservations will be set to a do not schedule priority of “99” until the order is updated to customer requirements. Once the order content is validated, the priority code can be updated to a "Retail" priority code to allow for scheduling. Update the Priority code to a retail priority and submit any other changes to have the order scheduled. 21MY Transit Until further notice, Transit orders with the 110V Power Converter (90D) will not be selected for scheduling There is a low availability of the Parcel Delivery Package (47G) and the Recreation Package (47D) for 21MY Transit. Please consider removing these packages for your orders to schedule more quickly. Balance out Information: 21MY Transit Connect Balance Out – Final 21MY Transit Connect orders are due on Thursday, January 28.

If the experience of the last generation Thunderbird based on the Lincoln LS chassis is the best Ford can do... let it DIE!

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) below is the production timetable for the 2021/2022MY F-Series Super Duty. 01/22/2021 - 2021MY Final Fleet Order Date 03/11/2021 - 2021MY Last Day to Spec Change (KTP) 03/25/2021 - 2021MY Last Day to Spec Change (OHAP) 05/30/2021 - 2021MY Balance Out Date (KTP) 06/24/2021 - 2021MY Balance Out Date (OHAP) 03/15/2021 - 2022MY Order Bank Open Date 04/22/2021 - 2022MY Scheduling Begins (KTP) TBD - 2022MY Scheduling Begins (OHAP) 06/01/2021 - 2022MY Job #1 Date (KTP) 07/12/2021 - 2022MY Job #1 Date (OHAP)