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The cost cutting approach has existed for decades. The Harvard "bean counters" almost put Ford out of business in the late '70's. Unfortunately, Ford never learns from it's mistakes and the problem and negative impact have only gotten worse within the past 5-10 years. The cost cutting leads to the customer perceptions of a lesser quality vehicle design, some customers go to the competition, Ford loses market share, existing customer are dissatisfied when the problems start to appear and the recalls are launched, Ford incurs the warranty cost spike, the profit objective is missed, the shareholders are hurt, the negative media play (biased or not) impacts the overall perception of the company, etc. Ford management thinks and acts short term, often as a matter of career preservation, and in inconsistent in following through on long term plans that would benefit the company, its customers and shareholders long term. And ever time there's a change in upper management, whatever long tern plan for vehicle development was in effect gets scrapped because someone has a "better idea" and the cycle starts all over again!

Yes. A/X/D/Z Plan pricing is available at the time of order.

With such limited production for at least the first year, it shouldn't take much for Ford to announce soon that production is sold out for the first year. The buyer niche for this vehicle is specific and interest can't necessarily be judged by media reports, hype, etc. including enthusiasts that aren't necessarily qualified prospects or customers for the Mach-E. Quite frankly, in my market the Mach-E interest is minimal if not close to nonexistent. We had one customer reservation early on but was cancelled less than two weeks later. And I have a stack of Mach-E brochures on display in our brochure rack and there's very few that have been taken since they were received from Ford. I'll wait and see what happens when we actually see the vehicle... whenever that happens.

If a customer wants to change to a different Dealer, the reservation deposit is refunded, the customer loses their reservation and they start the process over in order to do the transaction with a different Dealer.

The Mach-E customer has to select a Dealer to take delivery from. Ford then pays the Dealer a commission similar to what's done with A/X/D Plan transactions. As such, I don't know if Ford will allow a Mach-E to be ordered at a rural Dealer and then drop shipped to another Dealer for delivery.

Ford's advertising requirements are very specific for the Mach-E and require a Dealer to include a VIN number in any advertising so that Ford can monitor compliance with Ford's policy. Despite the restriction on advertising, dealers can transact with the customer at any price they choose (at, above, or below MSRP).

If you're looking for tracking information for your VIN number you can post a request in the "Vehicle Locator by Ford Employees" forum. Make sure that you read the rules before making a request. Your Dealer has 24/7 access to the Vehicle Visibility program that provides the latest status information for ever order placed by them. After having a VIN number for 3 weeks they should most certainly have the production week information. The estimated production week information would also have been available on the day that the vehicle was scheduled and the VIN number assigned.

No impact. Your Dealer knows your order specifications and can best advise you on when your order should schedule based on allocation, commodity restrictions, etc.

View File 2021 Mustang Mach-E Order Guide 2021 Mustang Mach-E Order Guide Submitter ice-capades Submitted 06/23/2020 Category Mustang  

NEW YORK REGION - SCHEDULING NOTES Explorer Scheduling - On Thursday, June 25, only retail Explorer orders will be eligible to schedule. Mustang Scheduling - On Thursday, June 25, Mustang orders will not be selected for scheduling. 20MY Super Duty Options Not Scheduling – Please be advised that the following Super Duty options will not be selected for scheduling until further notice: TRLR TPMS/TRLR CAMR PREP PCK 1 (653), CUSTOMER TRILR CAMERA PREP PCK (65B), & CUSTOMER TRAILER TPMS PREP PCK (65A). Once these options are available to schedule, we will update this information as soon as possible. BALANCE OUT INFORMATION 2020 MY F-150 Balance Out Dearborn Truck Plant – Final 2020 MY F-150 orders for the Dearborn Truck Plant are due on Thursday, July 2. Spec changes and cancellations will be shut off on Thursday, July 2. Kansas City Assembly Plant – Final 2020 MY F-150 order for the Kansas City Assembly Plant are due on Thursday, July 30. Spec changes and cancellations will be shut off on Thursday, July 30. 2020 MY Explorer Balance Out – Final 2020 MY Explorer orders are due on Thursday, July 16. Spec changes and cancellation will be shut off on Thursday, July 16

Your dealership has 24/7 access to the latest tracking information via the Ford Vehicle Visibility function. Otherwise, vehicle tracking is available here in the "Vehicle Locator by Ford Employees" forum. Be sure to read the rules carefully prior to making your request.

Window Stickers are usually available about a week before the scheduled production date. If you have a VIN number, post it in the Window Sticker Requests section and I'll check to see if it's available.

I can imagine them adding an output that would enable users to output the display to a laptop the driver could then put on top of the dash! Then we'll have the battle over who has the biggest display!

Click bait!

There's a lot of incompetence at Ford and it's not new. Perhaps it's a method by design for job security but there are entire departments and divisions that are so badly managed it's makes you wonder who's minding the store.

SUMMARY Vehicle Status Updates Will Be Automatically Emailed to US Retail Mustang Customers and Dealership Personnel Includes: 2020MY Mustang GT & Mustang EcoBoost Variants Does Not Include: Shelby GT350/GT350R or Shelby GT500 Variants Includes Retail Order Types: #1, A, X, & Z Plans Vehicle Status Updates That Will Be Automatically Emailed: Order Confirmed Vehicle Visibility Status = Unscheduled Week of Vehicle Production Scheduled Vehicle Visibility Status = Scheduled to Week Vehicle Built (Inc. ETA Range estimate) Vehicle Visibility Status = Released Vehicle On Its Way (Inc. ETA Range estimate) Vehicle Visibility Status = Shipped

NEW YORK REGION - SCHEDULING NOTES FOR THUSDAY 06/18/2020 Edge OTD Scheduling – Edge retails only will be selected for scheduling this week. Old Fitness OTD orders have been purged and new OTD Fitness orders have been released for the new production period. The official dressing period is Monday, June 15 – Wednesday, June 24. OTD Fitness Scheduling will resume on Thursday, June 25 for Week 29 allocation. Escape OTD Scheduling – On Thursday, June 18, Escape orders for the production period will be scheduled for Week 32. Please ensure your orders are dressed prior to Thursday’s commit. 2021MY EcoSport Order Bank – Startup 2021MY EcoSport scheduling will begin on Thursday, June 18. Retail scheduling will begin next Thursday, June 25. Mustang Performance Pkg #2 “Tremor Package” – Only retail Mustang orders with the Performance Pkg #2 “Tremor Pkg” (673) will be selected for scheduling. Balance Out Information: 2020 MY F-150 Balance Out Dearborn Truck Plant – Final 2020 MY F-150 orders for the Dearborn Truck Plant are due on Thursday, June 25. Spec changes and cancellations will be shut off on Thursday, June 25. Kansas City Assembly Plant – Final 2020 MY F-150 order for the Kansas City Assembly Plant are due on Thursday, July 30. Spec changes and cancellations will be shut off on Thursday, July 30.

Yes. The 2020 Model Year is the end of the Continental until they possibly bring the name back on a different vehicle at some point.

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the updated production timetable for the 2020 Lincoln Continental. 07/31/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Date 08/13/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 10/30/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date

Paint changes don't affect timing at all and the Mach 1 could be easily a late production item. So who knows what's causing the late changeover? Time will tell!

With such a late changeover, it has to be related to much more than the Covid-19 situation. It would be easy to assume it's related to the Mach 1 but for this much of a delay I'd think that there must be more going on with changes for the 2021MY Mustang. I'm not expecting much actually and will wait until we hear more in a few months.

Don't worry... Ford will be competitive price-wise but will set pricing as high as they think they can get away with, even if it means a reduced markup for their dealers to work with!

2020MY Mustang "Balance Out" date is 12/23/2020. 2021MY Mustang Job #1 Date is 01/04/2021. 2020/2021 production timetable will be posted as soon as it's officially released from Ford.