skypilotusmc1 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Many dealers are marking up MSRP cost. Do dealers have to give the A/Z plan price to eligible participates?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 18 minutes ago, skypilotusmc1 said: Do dealers have to give the A/Z plan price to eligible participates?? Dealers are not required to honor A/X/Z Plan pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j2sys Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 A dealer can choose to participate or not, choose which vehicles in inventory/retail orders to participate on, and, apparently, choose which customers they'll participate for, according to one sleazy dealer who would've sold an Escape under A-Plan, but not to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonj80 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 3 hours ago, j2sys said: A dealer can choose to participate or not, choose which vehicles in inventory/retail orders to participate on, and, apparently, choose which customers they'll participate for, according to one sleazy dealer who would've sold an Escape under A-Plan, but not to me. If you feel you were treated unfairly contact your State Attorney General office and file a formal complaint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balthisar Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Where are you located? While the rules don't require them to, in certain areas, they're just going to go out of business if they don't offer A Plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 19 hours ago, ice-capades said: Dealers are not required to honor A/X/Z Plan pricing. I thought they had to take A/Z but X was optional. Has that always been the case or did it change at some point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2sys Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 25 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: I thought they had to take A/Z but X was optional. Has that always been the case or did it change at some point? Not since at least October 13, 2018, though I don't believe it was new then, either. Source - AZ-Plan program rules: https://www.myplan.ford.com/myplanweb/jsp/howitworks/myplan_az_rules.htm Quote Vehicles may be ordered from production or, if the dealer agrees, may be selected from the inventory of the dealership. Dealers are not required to participate, but if they do, they must be an authorized Ford Motor Company dealer for the product sold and agree to abide by the New Vehicle Purchase Program guidelines set forth in this document. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) 36 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: I thought they had to take A/Z but X was optional. Has that always been the case or did it change at some point? As far as I know, all "Plan" participation by Dealers is optional which I believe is stated in the link provided by j2sys. Edited June 7, 2022 by ice-capades 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 As far as I know plan participation was always voluntary due to franchise laws. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balthisar Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 It was sure as heck voluntary when I tried to buy a Mercury Marauder, and that's here in Michigan, where everyone accepts A Plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Hi gang. Dealership participation in AXZ-Plan sales has always been voluntary/at their individual discretion. A dealership can choose who, where, when etc. they wish to accept or decline an AXZ-Plan sale with any/all customers, vehicle and/or sale. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbill973 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 1 hour ago, bbf2530 said: Hi gang. Dealership participation in AXZ-Plan sales has always been voluntary/at their individual discretion. A dealership can choose who, where, when etc. they wish to accept or decline an AXZ-Plan sale with any/all customers, vehicle and/or sale. Good luck. Considering a dealer will make a minimum of 8%, (with Ford kickback for taking the order) and the order does not affect their allotment, it behooves a dealer to take the plan as a gesture of goodwill, and the added customer appreciation and thus someone who will tell all their friends and family members where to go (theoretically). AKA: Free advertising...........I personally had to go to two dealers in order to find one that would take my Plan order for my 2022 Expedition. The first one made it sound like a major hassle they did not want to deal with, the second, in and out in under 30 minutes, with all proper paperwork duly filled out, signed off on, and submitted in the system, go figure. Bill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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