ice-capades Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) below is the model changeover schedule for the 2017/2018 Lincoln Continental 06/02/2017 - 2017MY Fleet Final Order Date 06/22/2017 - 2017MY Last Day to Spec Change 08/12/2017 - 2017MY Job Last Date 06/12/2017 - 2018MY Order Bank Open Date 07/20/2017 - 2018MY Scheduling Begins 08/21/2017 - 2018MY Job #1 Date The 2018 Lincoln Continental Order Guide will be available on or about the date that the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) opens and will be uploaded to the Order Guide section at that time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) below is the updated model changeover schedule for the 2017/2018 Lincoln Continental 06/02/2017 - 2017MY Fleet Final Order Date 06/22/2017 - 2017MY Last Day to Spec Change 08/12/2017 - 2017MY Job Last Date 07/03/2017 - 2018MY Order Bank Open Date 07/20/2017 - 2018MY Scheduling Begins 08/21/2017 - 2018MY Job #1 Date 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinLincoln Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) below is the updated model changeover schedule for the 2017/2018 Lincoln Continental 06/02/2017 - 2017MY Fleet Final Order Date 06/22/2017 - 2017MY Last Day to Spec Change 08/12/2017 - 2017MY Job Last Date 07/03/2017 - 2018MY Order Bank Open Date 07/20/2017 - 2018MY Scheduling Begins 08/21/2017 - 2018MY Job #1 Date Can anyone confirm that the scheduling for the 2018 Black Label Continentals has actually started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 There was no scheduling for the 2018 Lincoln Continental this week. Startup scheduling will begin next week with units to be scheduled for production the week of 08/28/2017. Retail 2018MY Continental orders will not be selected for scheduling until the "OK to Buy" status has been achieved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinLincoln Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) There was no scheduling for the 2018 Lincoln Continental this week. Startup scheduling will begin next week with units to be scheduled for production the week of 08/28/2017. Retail 2018MY Continental orders will not be selected for scheduling until the "OK to Buy" status has been achieved. Thank you very much. Is that something that just happens or does the dealer need to do something? I already have a PO number but not aware of anything else. Edited July 20, 2017 by LovinLincoln Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Thank you very much. Is that something that just happens or does the dealer need to do something? I already have a PO number but not aware of anything else. That's standard operating procedure. They want to make sure all of the bugs are worked out before they start shipping new vehicles to dealerships and customers. OK to buy is given after 5 consecutive days of error free builds. Could take 5 days or 5 weeks or longer. Any vehicle made during this period has to be held, inspected and repaired before it ships which is why they restrict it to dealer stock only. In extreme cases early build cars have been held at the factory for 2-3 months or longer so you don't want your vehicle to be built before ok to buy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinLincoln Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 That's standard operating procedure. They want to make sure all of the bugs are worked out before they start shipping new vehicles to dealerships and customers. OK to buy is given after 5 consecutive days of error free builds. Could take 5 days or 5 weeks or longer. Any vehicle made during this period has to be held, inspected and repaired before it ships which is why they restrict it to dealer stock only. In extreme cases early build cars have been held at the factory for 2-3 months or longer so you don't want your vehicle to be built before ok to buy. I understand. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) below is the updated model changeover schedule for the 2017/2018 Lincoln Continental 06/02/2017 - 2017MY Fleet Final Order Date 06/22/2017 - 2017MY Last Day to Spec Change 08/12/2017 - 2017MY Job Last Date 07/06/2017 - 2018MY Order Bank Open Date 07/27/2017 - 2018MY Scheduling Begins 08/21/2017 - 2018MY Job #1 Date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinLincoln Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) below is the updated model changeover schedule for the 2017/2018 Lincoln Continental 06/02/2017 - 2017MY Fleet Final Order Date 06/22/2017 - 2017MY Last Day to Spec Change 08/12/2017 - 2017MY Job Last Date 07/06/2017 - 2018MY Order Bank Open Date 07/27/2017 - 2018MY Scheduling Begins 08/21/2017 - 2018MY Job #1 Date Thank you for the updated schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinLincoln Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 There was no scheduling for the 2018 Lincoln Continental this week. Startup scheduling will begin next week with units to be scheduled for production the week of 08/28/2017. Retail 2018MY Continental orders will not be selected for scheduling until the "OK to Buy" status has been achieved. Does anyone know if the scheduling for the Continentals began this week? My Dealer says nothing has changed on their system for my order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Yours is a retail order. It won't be scheduled until the OK TO BUY is given, which means after 5 consecutive days of no major build errors. Could take 5 days, could take 5 weeks. With a carryover model like this it will probably be closer to the 5 day end of the spectrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinLincoln Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Yours is a retail order. It won't be scheduled until the OK TO BUY is given, which means after 5 consecutive days of no major build errors. Could take 5 days, could take 5 weeks. With a carryover model like this it will probably be closer to the 5 day end of the spectrum. Thank you. I got it. I understood that it couldn't be built until the OK TO BUY was given, but I did not realize they would not even schedule it until then. Once the OK TO BUY is given, is there any information how long it typically takes to schedule and build a Black Label Continental? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Depends on priority and how well production runs. They're switching up their work week from a 5x8 schedule to 4x10 next week so there might be some "growing pains" associated with that, and they're only running one shift for the rest of the summer so that might slow things down a little bit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinLincoln Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Depends on priority and how well production runs. They're switching up their work week from a 5x8 schedule to 4x10 next week so there might be some "growing pains" associated with that, and they're only running one shift for the rest of the summer so that might slow things down a little bit too. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) below is the updated model changeover schedule for the 2017/2018 Lincoln Continental 06/02/2017 - 2017MY Fleet Final Order Date 06/22/2017 - 2017MY Last Day to Spec Change 08/17/2017 - 2017MY Job Last Date 07/05/2017 - 2018MY Order Bank Open Date 07/27/2017 - 2018MY Scheduling Begins 08/21/2017 - 2018MY Job #1 Date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjr007 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Any word if they have starting building the 2018 continental? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Any word if they have starting building the 2018 continental? 08/21/2017 - 2018MY Job #1 Date 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 FYI... There will be no 2018 Lincoln Continental scheduling this week or on 08/21 and 08/28. This information comes from this week's Scheduling Toolbox chart. Scheduling is normally done on Thursday mornings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I was just informed by a friend at FRAP that job 1 for 2018 Continental is being delayed 4-6 weeks. A lot of units in need of repair right now, them being on one shift right now is slowing that process down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjr007 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 thanks for the update. Maybe I will get my newly ordered continental by Christmas. That will a good present.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjr007 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Just got a call my a dealership and says they can now order 2018 continentals... Can any one confirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Just got a call my a dealership and says they can now order 2018 continentals... Can any one confirm. yes you can order one, but they aren't building any until the end of September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Per Friday's FDNB (Fleet Distribution News Bulletin) below is the updated model changeover schedule for the 2017/2018 Lincoln Continental 06/02/2017 - 2017MY Fleet Final Order Date 06/22/2017 - 2017MY Last Day to Spec Change 08/23/2017 - 2017MY Job Last Date 07/05/2017 - 2018MY Order Bank Open Date 07/27/2017 - 2018MY Scheduling Begins 09/18/2017 - 2018MY Job #1 Date 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjr007 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Just received a call from my dealership. Car is now on order due last week of October. We will see.. But this is great news... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor1234 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 hjr007, have you seen the Ruby Red Conti around town?? I'm from a little bit east of you but visit Cobourg often and have seen the Conti twice in the last six months or so. I have yet to see a single other one on the road. Lincolns seem rare as hen's teeth in our area. Who do you deal with? I'm assuming maybe Holiday since Fraser isn't a Lincoln dealer. I deal with Revell in Verona but it's quite a drive... Regardless, I you have better luck than I did on my last order... my 2016 MKX #2 was ordered August 2 (2016), built on October 21 and delivered November 3. Waaaaaayy too long for a custom order. My 2013 only took 6 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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