ice-capades Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 That's a good question. The guy at Ford gave me that date but said he didn't know if it is a build date. I was going under the assumption it was, however the dealer seems to think it is the delivery date. I was just hoping someone might know what date would show in the system that chat/call center folks would have access to. Its not the end of the world either way, but I just need to plan for removing items from my current truck prior to delivery. Thanks again for the info! Just curious. Is there a reason why you're not talking to your Dealer about your vehicle order status? Your Dealer has 24/7 access to the latest information and any updates to the order status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangtime Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Just curious. Is there a reason why you're not talking to your Dealer about your vehicle order status? Your Dealer has 24/7 access to the latest information and any updates to the order status. I have spoken with the dealer and they said 8/20 for delivery. However the Ford rep gave me the 8/20 date and he thought it was the build date. Hence why I was looking for input from others that might have experience with this. I am confident in the date, but not whether it is build date or delivery date. Is additional information typically made available to the dealer once scheduling is complete? Maybe the dealer would have more info now since the 8/20 build date (assumption Ford is correct) has been scheduled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 I have spoken with the dealer and they said 8/20 for delivery. However the Ford rep gave me the 8/20 date and he thought it was the build date. Hence why I was looking for input from others that might have experience with this. I am confident in the date, but not whether it is build date or delivery date. Is additional information typically made available to the dealer once scheduling is complete? Maybe the dealer would have more info now since the 8/20 build date (assumption Ford is correct) has been scheduled? Ford employees and Dealers have 24/7 access to Ford's Vehicle Visibility program which provides all information on vehicle order status including scheduling, production and shipping information updates. It's updated any time there's a status update and is the most accurate and reliable source for vehicle order information and updates. It gives the vehicle VIN number when the order is scheduled, provides all the scheduling information including the dealership ETA along with the shipping information once the vehicle is produced and released from the plant. Once the vehicle is released for shipment, it even provides information on the rail carrier, the rail car number, location updates throughout the shipping process, arrival at the final rail ramp destination, etc. Most Sales Representatives don't even know about the Vehicle Visibility reporting system and unfortunately the same is true with the Sales Managers at some dealerships. If you're talking to your dealership, you need to talk to the person that manages their vehicle orders. If they can't give you the information you require it's an indication of the dealership's competency regarding vehicle order management, etc. Should you need additional assistance with tracking updates for your order, there are several BOF members here that can assist you if you provide the VIN number. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangtime Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Ford employees and Dealers have 24/7 access to Ford's Vehicle Visibility program which provides all information on vehicle order status including scheduling, production and shipping information updates. It's updated any time there's a status update and is the most accurate and reliable source for vehicle order information and updates. It gives the vehicle VIN number when the order is scheduled, provides all the scheduling information including the dealership ETA along with the shipping information once the vehicle is produced and released from the plant. Once the vehicle is released for shipment, it even provides information on the rail carrier, the rail car number, location updates throughout the shipping process, arrival at the final rail ramp destination, etc. Most Sales Representatives don't even know about the Vehicle Visibility reporting system and unfortunately the same is true with the Sales Managers at some dealerships. If you're talking to your dealership, you need to talk to the person that manages their vehicle orders. If they can't give you the information you require it's an indication of the dealership's competency regarding vehicle order management, etc. Should you need additional assistance with tracking updates for your order, there are several BOF members here that can assist you if you provide the VIN number. Thanks for all the help! I will follow-up with the dealer to see if they have any new updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 PRODUCTION WEEK SCHEDULING INFORMATION FOR THE WEEK OF 07/23/2018. 2018 EcoSport Balance Out SIMS orders will be entered and scheduled on Monday 07/23/2018 2019 Edge Scheduling for Build Week 09/17. Retail orders will not be eligible to schedule until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. 2018 Escape Scheduling Build Week 09/24 2018 Expedition Cleanup Scheduling 2018 Explorer Balanced Out 2019 Explorer Scheduling for Build Week 09/24. Retail orders to begin scheduling this week. Until the OK to Buy has been achieved, orders will not ship. 2018 F-150 Scheduling for Build Week 08/27/2018 2019 Fiesta No Scheduling 2019 Flex Retail Order Scheduling Only 2018 Fusion Balanced Out 2019 Fusion No Scheduling 2019 Mustang Scheduling for Build Week 09/17/2018 2019 F-Series SD Cleanup Scheduling 2018 Taurus Balanced Out 2019 Transit Scheduling for Build Week 09/24/2018 2019 Transit Connect Cleanup Scheduling 2018 Lincoln Continental Scheduling for Build Week 09/17/2018 2019 Lincoln MKC No Scheduling 2019 Lincoln MKT Scheduling for Build Week 09/17/2018 2019 Lincoln MKZ Scheduling for Build Week 09/24/2018 2019 Lincoln Nautilus Scheduling for Build Week 09/17/2018 2018 Lincoln Navigator No Scheduling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk2fast Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Ice-capades, thank you for posting scheduling info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 (edited) PRODUCTION WEEK SCHEDULING INFORMATION FOR THE WEEK OF 07/30/2018. 2018 EcoSport Balanced Out 2019 Edge Scheduling for Build Week 09/24/2018. Retail orders will not be eligible to schedule until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. 2018 Escape Scheduling Build Week 10/01/2018. Final 2018MY Escape orders are due on 08/02/2018 2018 Expedition Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/01/2018 & 10/08/2018 2018 Explorer Balanced Out 2019 Explorer Cleanup Scheduling 2018 F-150 Cleanup Scheduling 2019 Fiesta Scheduling for Build Week 10/01/2018 2019 Flex Retail Order Scheduling Only 2019 Fusion No Scheduling 2019 Mustang No Scheduling 2019 F-Series SD Cleanup Scheduling 2019 Taurus No Scheduling 2019 Transit Cleanup Scheduling 2019 Transit Connect Cleanup Scheduling 2018 Lincoln Continental Cleanup Scheduling. Final 2018MY Continental orders are due on 08/02/2018 2019 Lincoln MKC No Scheduling 2019 Lincoln MKT Scheduling for Build Week 09/24/2018 2019 Lincoln MKZ Cleanup Scheduling 2019 Lincoln Nautilus Scheduling for Build Week 09/24/2018. Retail orders will not be eligible to schedule until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. 2018 Lincoln Navigator Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/01/2018 & 10/08/2018 Edited July 28, 2018 by ice-capades 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis494 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 What is meant by cleanup scheduling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 What is meant by cleanup scheduling? Basically, it's scheduling allocation that got carried over from the prior week because the plant schedule was filled up, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) PRODUCTION WEEK SCHEDULING INFORMATION FOR THE WEEK OF 08/06/2018. 2019 EcoSport Startup Scheduling to Begin on Thursday 08/16/2018 2019 Edge Cleanup Scheduling. Retail orders will not be eligible to schedule until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. 2018 Escape Balance Out SIMS orders will be scheduled on Monday 08/06/2018 2018 Expedition Cleanup Scheduling. Final 2018MY Expedition orders due on Thursday 08/09/2018 2019 Explorer Cleanup Scheduling 2018 F-150 Cleanup Scheduling 2019 Fiesta No Scheduling 2019 Flex Retail Order Scheduling Only 2019 Fusion No Scheduling 2019 Mustang No Scheduling 2019 F-Series SD Cleanup Scheduling 2019 Taurus No Scheduling 2019 Transit Cleanup Scheduling 2019 Transit Connect Cleanup Scheduling 2018 Lincoln Continental Balanced Out 2019 Lincoln MKC No Scheduling 2019 Lincoln MKT No Scheduling 2019 Lincoln MKZ Cleanup Scheduling 2019 Lincoln Nautilus Cleanup Scheduling. Retail orders will not be eligible to schedule until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. 2018 Lincoln Navigator Cleanup Scheduling. Final 2018MY Navigator orders due on Thursday 08/09/2018 Edited August 4, 2018 by ice-capades Formatting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 PRODUCTION WEEK SCHEDULING INFORMATION FOR THE WEEK OF 08/13/2018. 2019 EcoSport Startup Scheduling to Begin on Thursday 08/16/2018 2019 Edge Scheduling for Build Week 10/01/2018. Retail orders will not be eligible to schedule until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. 2018 Escape Balanced Out 2019 Escape Startup Scheduling to Begin on Thursday 08/16/2018 for Build Week 10/08/2018 2018 Expedition Balance Out Scheduling on Monday 08/13/2018 2019 Explorer Scheduling for Build Week 10/01/2018 2018 F-150 Scheduling for Build Weeks 09/03/2018, 09/10/2018 & 09/17/2018 2019 Fiesta Scheduling for Build Week 10/08/2018 2019 Flex Scheduling for Build Week 10/01/2018 2019 Fusion Scheduling for Build Weeks 09/10/2018, 09/17/2018 & 09/24/2018 2019 Mustang Scheduling for Build Week 10/01/2018 2019 F-Series SD Scheduling for Build Week 09/03/2018 2019 Taurus Scheduling for Build Week 10/01/2018 2019 Transit Scheduling for Build Week 10/01/2018 2019 Transit Connect Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/01/2018, 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 2019 Lincoln Continental Startup Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/01/2018 & 10/08/2018 2019 Lincoln MKC Scheduling for Build Week 10/01/2018 2019 Lincoln MKT Scheduling for Build Week 10/01/2018 2019 Lincoln MKZ Scheduling for Build Week 10/08/2018 2019 Lincoln Nautilus Scheduling for Build Week 10/01/2018. Retail orders will not be eligible to schedule until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. 2018 Lincoln Navigator Balance Out Scheduling on Monday 08/13/2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 PRODUCTION WEEK SCHEDULING INFORMATION FOR THE WEEK OF 08/20/2018. 2019 EcoSport Startup Scheduling to Begin on Thursday 08/23/2018. Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/01, 10/08, 10/15, 10/22 & 10/29/2018. Retail orders will begin scheduling but will not ship until the OK to Buy is achieved. 2019 Edge Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 Retail orders will not be selected for scheduling until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. 2019 Escape Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/15/2018 & 10/22/2018. Retail orders will begin scheduling but will not ship until the OK to Buy is achieved. 2018 Expedition Balanced Out 2019 Expedition Startup Scheduling to Begin on Thursday 08/23/2018. Scheduling Build Week 10/15/2018 2019 Explorer Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 2018 F-150 Scheduling for Build Weeks 09/24/2018, 10/01/2018 & 10/08/2018 2019 Fiesta Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/15/2018 & 10/22/2018 2019 Flex Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 2019 Fusion Scheduling Retail Orders Only 2019 Mustang Scheduling for Build Week 10/08/2018 2019 F-Series SD Scheduling for Build Weeks 09/10/2018 & 09/17/2018 2019 Taurus Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 2019 Transit Scheduling for Build Week 10/08/2018 2019 Transit Connect Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/22/2018 & 10/29/2018 2019 Lincoln Continental Scheduling Build Week 10/15/2018 2019 Lincoln MKC Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 2019 Lincoln MKT Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 2019 Lincoln MKZ Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/15/2018 & 10/22/2018 2019 Lincoln Nautilus Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018. Retail orders will not be eligible to schedule until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. 2018 Lincoln Navigator Balanced Out 2019 Lincoln Navigator Startup Scheduling to Begin on Thursday 08/23/2018. Scheduling Build Week 10/15/2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk2fast Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Curious... What does this mean? Retail orders will not be eligible to schedule until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertabound Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 As the Edge and Nautilus are built in Oakville, Ontario, Canada and there has been speculation that a US tarrif could be imposed on Canadian built vehicles I wonder if Ford is holding off production. I have ordered a 2019 Nautilus and my dealer supposedly can not get any info on the build delay . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Curious... What does this mean? Retail orders will not be eligible to schedule until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. Thanks. I think it means that they'll either be building fleet models first, OR that they're building stock orders first before they do custom orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I think it means that they'll either be building fleet models first, OR that they're building stock orders first before they do custom orders. Sort of When production first starts only stock orders are built until there is 5 consecutive days of production with no major defects. During this time no vehicles are shipped at all. Once the OK TO BUY is given every vehicle built before the ok is given is reinspected and, if necessary, repaired. Only when the OK TO BUY is given will retail orders then be scheduled for production. Fleet orders are generally part of this group. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irongolem Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 PRODUCTION WEEK SCHEDULING INFORMATION FOR THE WEEK OF 08/20/2018. 2019 EcoSport Startup Scheduling to Begin on Thursday 08/23/2018. Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/01, 10/08, 10/15, 10/22 & 10/29/2018. Retail orders will begin scheduling but will not ship until the OK to Buy is achieved. 2019 Edge Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 Retail orders will not be selected for scheduling until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. 2019 Escape Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/15/2018 & 10/22/2018. Retail orders will begin scheduling but will not ship until the OK to Buy is achieved. 2018 Expedition Balanced Out 2019 Expedition Startup Scheduling to Begin on Thursday 08/23/2018. Scheduling Build Week 10/15/2018 2019 Explorer Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 2018 F-150 Scheduling for Build Weeks 09/24/2018, 10/01/2018 & 10/08/2018 2019 Fiesta Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/15/2018 & 10/22/2018 2019 Flex Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 2019 Fusion Scheduling Retail Orders Only 2019 Mustang Scheduling for Build Week 10/08/2018 2019 F-Series SD Scheduling for Build Weeks 09/10/2018 & 09/17/2018 2019 Taurus Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 2019 Transit Scheduling for Build Week 10/08/2018 2019 Transit Connect Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/22/2018 & 10/29/2018 2019 Lincoln Continental Scheduling Build Week 10/15/2018 2019 Lincoln MKC Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 2019 Lincoln MKT Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018 2019 Lincoln MKZ Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/15/2018 & 10/22/2018 2019 Lincoln Nautilus Scheduling for Build Weeks 10/08/2018 & 10/15/2018. Retail orders will not be eligible to schedule until the “OK to Buy” has been achieved. 2018 Lincoln Navigator Balanced Out 2019 Lincoln Navigator Startup Scheduling to Begin on Thursday 08/23/2018. Scheduling Build Week 10/15/2018 Thanks for posting this. So just to confirm, if I ordered a Mustang today, it would not start production until at least Oct 8th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Thanks for posting this. So just to confirm, if I ordered a Mustang today, it would not start production until at least Oct 8th? Yes but also depending on whether your Dealer has Mustang allocation for scheduling next Thursday and your Dealer has no other unscheduled retail Mustang orders ahead of yours. Edited August 19, 2018 by ice-capades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk2fast Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 So it sounds like (after they are released for shipping) the the first ones off the assembly line become dealer inventory. Would I be correct in saying that there should be a good supply of the 2019 Edge by middle October assuming production starts September 3rd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 It all depends on how quickly ok to buy is given. Could be 5 days, could be 5 weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk2fast Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 It all depends on how quickly ok to buy is given. Could be 5 days, could be 5 weeks. Interesting... Not being very knowledgeable in this field I would like to think the ok to buy would be sooner than later, simply because the 2019 Edge has minor changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Interesting... Not being very knowledgeable in this field I would like to think the ok to buy would be sooner than later, simply because the 2019 Edge has minor changes. In all likelihood it will only take a week to 10 days but you never know. Building cars is hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irongolem Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Yes but also depending on whether your Dealer has Mustang allocation for scheduling next Thursday and your Dealer has no other unscheduled retail Mustang orders ahead of yours. Hey thanks!. So best case scenario with allocation available, no parts on back order etc from order being started Oct 8th, it would be expected to arrive at the dealer about 8 weeks later? Average is 10 weeks? Worse case 15-20 weeks? Just trying to get a handle on when I want to put the order in so I get close to a specific month or later for delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) Hey thanks!. So best case scenario with allocation available, no parts on back order etc from order being started Oct 8th, it would be expected to arrive at the dealer about 8 weeks later? Average is 10 weeks? Worse case 15-20 weeks? Just trying to get a handle on when I want to put the order in so I get close to a specific month or later for delivery. The Vehicle Visibility reporting system will show the vehicle "Sent to Plant" which is the start of the production process which is much longer than just the assembly process. The reports will show the various stages of production over a period of about a week until it's reported "Produced". Once it's released for shipment the average transit time is 14 days but the Flat Rock Assembly Plant is notorious for shipping problems and delays. I've had Mustangs get released and shipped immediately and other that sat at the plant for as long as 2 months. As such, don't try to micro manage your order placement trying to have the vehicle arrive at the dealership within a specific time frame! https://www.blueovalforums.com/forums/index.php?/topic/63667-ford-vehicle-ordering-scheduling-process/ Edited August 20, 2018 by ice-capades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 Dealers in the New York Region were notified earlier today that there will be NO Mustang scheduling this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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