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Ford's Vehicle Locator shows 26 2019 Flex's in stock at the closest 300 Dealers.

Had Ford not restricted the past few years of Taurus production to fleet sales only, the Fusion would have been the next generation Taurus and the Taurus legacy and sales would have continued.

Sorry but is it all that important? It's not like MKZ/Fusion were around all that long and there's all the speculation about Ford bringing back the Fusion nameplate in another form.

Anything related to 2022MY is only speculation at this point. For some Ford and Lincoln models, the 2021MY Job #1 Dates are so late that they could actually skip a Model Year and introduce them as 2022MY's.

Sorry but it's still apples vs. oranges. F-150 SuperCrew isn't the same as a 4-door full-sized SUV an then you have to consider comparable trim, options, etc. You can spend nearly as much for an F-150 SuperCrew as an Expedition.

Too early to tell about SEMA in Las Vegas this year. All the major conventions have been cancelled for this year including CES in January.

$16-17K more? Depends on how you're comparing a F-150 SuperCrew vs. Expedition. Apples vs. oranges.

Per the schedule above. Dealer can place orders as of 10/12/2020 when the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) opens. The 2021 Trait Order Guide should be available on or about the same time.

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the production timetable for the 2020/2021MY Transit. 10/02/2020 - 2020MY Final Fleet Order Due Date 10/15/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 12/23/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 10/12/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 11/12/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 01/11/2021 - 2021MY Job #1 Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the updated production timetable for the 2020/2021MY F-Series Super Duty. 07/10/2020 - 2020MY Final Fleet Order Date 08/13/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 10/25/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date (KTP) 11/06/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date (OHAP) 08/17/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 09/17/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 10/26/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date (KTP) 11/09/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date (OHAP)

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) below is updated 2020/2021MY Mustang timetable. 10/02/2020 - 2020MY Final Fleet Order Due Date 10/15/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 12/23/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 10/12/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 11/12/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 01/04/2021 - 2021MY Job #1 Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) the following timetable has been updated for the 2020MY Fusion. 02/28/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 03/12/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 07/31/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin), the updated scheduling and production timetable has been released for the 2020/2021MY Explorer. 04/03/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 07/23/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 09/23/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 07/13/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date  08/13/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 09/23/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the updated production timetable for the 2020/2021 Ford Expedition. 09/04/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 09/17/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 11/29/2020 - 2020MY Job Last Date 09/16/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 10/15/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 11/30/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the timetable for the 2020/2021MY Escape 10/02/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 10/15/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 12/23/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 10/12/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 11/19/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 01/04/2021 - 2021MY Job #1 Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the timetable for the 2020/2021MY Edge 10/02/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 10/08/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 12/23/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 10/23/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 12/17/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 01/25/2021 - 2021MY Job #1 Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the production timetable for the 2020/2021 Lincoln Nautilus. 10/02/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 10/08/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 12/23/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 10/23/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 12/17/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 01/25/2021 - 2021MY Job #1 Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) the following timetable has been updated for the 2020MY Lincoln MKZ. 02/28/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 03/12/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 07/31/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin), the updated scheduling and production timetable has been released for the 2021MY Lincoln Aviator. 04/03/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 07/23/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 09/23/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 07/13/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 08/13/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 09/23/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date

I haven't understood for years why Ford didn't start offering a Mustang Hybrid, plug-in or not. But then again, they've had little competition or incentive to do so.

Updated order guides have been uploaded to the Dealer Order Guides section for the following vehicles. 2020 Super Duty Pick-Up Order Guide 2020 SuperDuty Chassis Cab Order Guide 2021 EcoSport Order Guide 2021 Explorer Order Guide 2021 F-150 Order Guide There are no Lincoln order guide updates.

2021 Explorer Order Guide View File 2021 Explorer Order Guide Submitter ice-capades Submitted 08/01/2020 Category Explorer  

Production Week Scheduling - Week of 08/03/2020

Understood and agreed! I wouldn't be surprised to see Ford using their reservation system more in the future whenever they introduce a new or substantially updated model. They'll sell it as more efficient method for production planning and help alleviate commodity issues. When they went to the newer OTD allocation and scheduling system on certain models, part of the pitch was that because they'd have Dealer order commitments further in advance, that there would be fewer commodity issues. In reality, the commodity issues have continued to get worse. In addition, the reservation system gets Ford even more involved in dealership operations making dealerships spend more time and money satisfying Ford and the Dearborn based executives that know little about day-to-day operations at the dealership level but think they know better. In Dearborn, it's been the accepted and all too often rewarded method of job preservation and/or career advancement.