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Updated 2020 Ranger Order Guide is available in the Documents/Guides section.

Even though I'm involved in media buying as an advertising manager, I stopped listening to AM/FM a long time ago. If I'm not streaming original recordings from my days as a studio engineer, I do listen to Sirius/XM in my company demo mostly to listen to news. There was a time a while back when SiriusXM was streaming the old Tonight Show with Johnny Carson which was terrific. It was so enjoyable that I started a desktop subscription. After they dropped the Tonight Show streaming I cancelled my subscription. Unfortunately, SiriusXM is anything but friendly to their customers and the only way to cancel is by calling them as they have no provision to do so online. The experience was such that I will never, ever pay SiriusXM for anything again.

Be aware of the change of the SiriusXM trial from 6 months to 3 months for ALL New 2021 Model Year and newer Vehicles and communicate this to your customers. SUMMARY CHANGES TO THE TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION LENGTH WILL APPLY TO ALL 21MY VEHICLES All 21MY and newer Ford and Lincoln vehicles will come with a three (3) month SiriusXM trial subscription. All 20MY and older vehicles will continue with the six (6) month SiriusXM trial subscription. There will be no changes to the content offered with the three (3) month trial subscription. Vehicle owners will continue to get the very best of SiriusXM through All Access Package: they will be able to enjoy SiriusXM in their vehicles, on their phone by downloading the SiriusXM app, and at home at on connected devices. SIRIUSXM INFORMATION RESOURCES • Owners will continue to be able to to access current and future information on their SiriusXM trial subscription and their active SiriusXM accounts on www.siriusxm.com/fordtrial. • For any questions or to learn about SiriusXM or their trial, they can call SiriusXM Customer Care at 1-855-599-5618

Updated Ford Order Guides are available for download in the Documents/Guides section for the following vehicles: 2020 F-150 2021 EcoSport There are no Lincoln Order Guide updates.

Per notice just received from Ford... The European scheduling system is not ready to receive order submissions for the Transit Connect Valencia Plant. In order to reduce the possibility of orders rejecting once scheduled, we are cancelling the Transit Connect commit scheduled for Thursday, April 30. This situation will be monitored, and we will let you know as soon as possible if scheduling will resume next week for 21MY order submissions.

Per article in the Detroit Free Press https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2020/04/27/ford-europe-mustang-mach-e-launch/3032970001/

Per notice just received from Ford... On Thursday, April 30, Edge, Escape, Expedition, Explorer, F150, Mustang, Ranger, Super Duty and Transit will not be selected for scheduling this week. On Thursday, April 30, startup scheduling will begin for 21MY Transit Connect.

Even if Ford was considering an Escape ST model, it would never be in the $32-35K price range. Every ST model that Ford offers is at the high end, price wise for the vehicle line. As such, with a 2020 Escape Titanium AWD at 38K+ I wouldn't expect to see an Escape ST, if ever available, to be priced any less. There have been a lot of problems with the Escape packaging, pricing and availability the past few years with Ford claiming that the SE models were loss leaders because they added so much standard equipment. The most desirable Escape Hybrid model, now that we have a hybrid Escape again, is the SE Sport. However, Ford's limited the production and availability of the SE Sport and forcing dealers to take mostly the Titanium Hybrids at a much higher price point.

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) the following timetable has been updated for the 2020/2021MY Transit Connect 01/31/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 02/13/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 06/26/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 02/28/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 03/12/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 06/29/2020 - 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 07/06/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the latest production timetable for the 2020/2021MY Ford F-150. 05/29/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 06/04/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change (Dearborn Truck Plant) 06/25/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change (Kansas City) 08/23/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date (Dearborn Truck Plant) 09/27/2019 - 2020MY Balance Out Date (Kansas City) 06/15/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 07/16/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins (Dearborn Truck Plant) 08/06/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins (Kansas City) 09/28/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date (Dearborn Truck Plant) 10/26/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date (Kansas City) The 2021 F-150 Order Guide will be available on or about the date that the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) opens and will be uploaded to the Documents/Guides Section as soon as it becomes available.

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 06/18/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 09/06/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 06/11/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 07/16/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 09/07/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date The above timetable also applies to the 2021MY Police Interceptor Utility. The 2021 Explorer Order Guide will be uploaded to the Documents/Guides Section as soon as it is available.

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) the following timetable has been updated for the 2020/2021MY Ford EcoSport. 02/28/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 03/12/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 08/31/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 04/15/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 06/11/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 09/01/2020 - 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 07/06/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date

Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) the following timetable has been updated for the 2020/2021MY Lincoln Corsair. 04/03/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date 07/16/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 09/25/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 07/13/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 08/20/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 09/28/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date The 2021 Lincoln Corsair Order Guide will be uploaded to the Documents/Guides section as soon as it's available.

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 06/18/2020 - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 09/06/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 06/11/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date 07/16/2020 - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 09/07/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date The 2021 Lincoln Aviator Order Guide will be uploaded to the Order Guides Section as soon as it is available.

GT Performance Package (67G) content has not changed, only the price increase!

The scheduling, balance out and production timetables have been updated for the following vehicles. 2020/2021MY Explorer 2020/2021MY F-150 2020/2021MY Lincoln Aviator 2020/2021MY Lincoln Corsair

Per yesterday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) here's the latest production timetable for the 2020/2021 Ford F-150. 05/29/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date TBD - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change (Dearborn Truck Plant) TBD - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change (Kansas City) 08/23/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date (Dearborn Truck Plant) 09/27/2019 - 2020MY Balance Out Date (Kansas City) TBD - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date TBD - 2021MY Scheduling Begins (Dearborn Truck Plant) TBD - 2021MY Scheduling Begins (Kansas City) 09/28/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date (Dearborn Truck Plant) 10/26/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date (Kansas City) The 2021 F-150 Order Guide will be available on or about the date that the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) opens and will be uploaded to the Documents/Guides section as soon as it becomes available.

Per yesterday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) the following timetable has been updated for the 2020/2021MY Lincoln Corsair. 04/03/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date TBD - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 09/25/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 04/13/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date TBD - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 09/28/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date The 2021 Lincoln Corsair Order Guide will be uploaded to the Documents/Guides section as soon as it's available.

Per yesterday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin), the updated scheduling and production timetable has been released for the 2021MY Explorer 04/03/2020 - 2020MY Fleet Final Order Due Date TBD - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 09/06/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 04/13/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date TBD - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 09/07/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date The above timetable also applies to the 2021MY Police Interceptor Utility. The 2021 Explorer Order Guide will be uploaded to the Order Guides Section as soon as it is available.

Per yesterday'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 TBD - 2020MY Last Day to Spec Change 09/06/2020 - 2020MY Balance Out Date 04/13/2020 - 2021MY Order Bank Open Date TBD - 2021MY Scheduling Begins 09/07/2020 - 2021MY Job #1 Date The 2021 Lincoln Aviator Order Guide will be uploaded to the Order Guides Section as soon as it is available.