2015 Mustang Production / Ordering Schedule

[oj5OH]

As long as one of the "stock" cars makes its way to Motor Trend and put through its paces, I'd be fine

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[Melino]

The way I see it is this - between what mykrr and JarStang said, along with that pic, it appears that "customer cars" ie. retail special orders, won't go into production until 9/9, whereas dealer stock orders will start production Monday, 7/14. This is just my speculation.

Yea that would make some sense and is probably the best case scenario at this point.

Anyway it's only less than a month apart from the original date of 8/11 so not really a big deal. Of course I dont have an order yet so it's easy for me to say

 

[Seabee1973]

Jeeze, every one is acting like a bunch of sharks in a feeding frenzy... No one should be picking on Mykrrrr for what he has told us.... Everyone is feeding off rumors then rumors run to other sites then it comes back around making everyone believe a ton of misinformation. For once can people STOP feeding out this ebola ridden info because it just upsets everyone when they find it is inaccurate...

The car is going to be made when it is made.... Scheduled when it is scheduled, delivered when everything is cool with it and then we can dish out our money whenever it is appropriate and hopefully everyones finances pulls through and we will be on the road in our brand new Mustangs with the biggest smiles we have ever had.... Is that too hard?

 

[SeventhWard]

I think we have a number of insiders that post here on Mustang6G and it's great that they're here, however we "regular paying customers" should keep in mind that each of these insiders are offering a different perspective on what's brewing.

We've got recon from the factory and we've got recon from the dealers. Of course they're going to say different things - they're different guys with different perspectives on the Ford Mustang making & selling machine. One team sees the factory gearing up to test these cars and prep for mass production. The other team sees the sales side, products that will be in stock and ready to sell. When getting this new intel, consider the source.

I can't wait to test drive this car! I've already seen it in person and man, it is gorgeous. I think this car is gonna be a hit. People who aren't car enthusiasts know about the new Mustang. It's an American cultural phenomenon. The car is a celebrity and it hasn't been built yet. We can wait, men (and ladies). Coupe or Covertible, it'll be worth the wait.

 

[Seabee1973]

besides.. If some of the infor that has been touted around and the donlen source, as of june, clearly states production does not start till first half of AUGUST

 

[Five Oh Brian]

Here is the latest info that I can find in writing from Ford....

Retail Scheduling - Until the Okay to Buy has been achieved, retail Mustang orders will not be eligible to schedule.

Please note: Convertible orders (P8E & P8F) will not be available for scheduling until Job #2 which is not expected until Mid-September.

So, this says that Ford is only scheduling Mustangs that were ordered for dealer inventory (order type 2 - stock orders) and they will not start scheduling special orders for customers (order type 1 - retail orders) until the "okay to buy" date. I have not been able to confirm the real "okay to buy" date, but expect to learn it soon.

As for convertibles, they can be ordered (I've successfully ordered one for our store), but pricing is not up, nor will they start scheduling for a couple more months as noted above.

Oh, and everything I see in writing from Ford says that Job #1 for coupes is still August 11, not July 14th. The doc that says 7/14 appears to be a very early training doc from some time ago with long range ETA's that didn't turn out to be accurate. But, I can't tell you that for sure since I've never seen that doc other than here in the forums.

 

[jrease]

Ford Service (Tricia/Deysha) told me that both stock and retail orders will be arriving at dealerships around the same time.

 

[Five Oh Brian]

Ford Service (Tricia/Deysha) told me that both stock and retail orders will be arriving at dealerships around the same time.

That's because stock orders will be built for several weeks before the beginning of retail orders, but the stock orders will be held up for QC for a few weeks. Once QC is over, retail orders can start production and shipping will commence.

 

[Seabee1973]

also... That Donlen site would be rather hard to accurately determine production... That company is a Hertz company.... It is also a FLEET management company as well so there will definitely be differences in availability between Retail, Fleet and Stock... Also lets say the production starts in August 11.. Guestimating the production of a car is about 6 to 8 weeks or more then it is the logistics of transportation to get those vehicles out to the dealers... Many will be by train then a transport to the many dealers in your area..... Lead time for ALL of that can be about 16 to 18 WEEKS! My guess is that many retail/ stock orders will not arrive to dealers at or around early to mid November. Its just what I see happening

 

[Free Agent]

I'm just spitballing here but I would guess with the workers coming back to FRAP after their break and with production of the 2014's being over that they are going to start the slow transition into producing the 2015's starting on 7/14. I would think they would need training, demonstrations then finally start rolling a few down the line as "cutting their teeth" cars. I could see where this entire process would take the nearly 4 weeks until the 8/11 Job 1 date shown earlier. Its not like they can step in there and start cranking out Mustangs like nothing changed. By 8/11 I would think they would be ready to start full scale production. Again this is just my guesses but from looking at all this information (for which I'm grateful, I like hearing this insider stuff) I'd say I'm pretty close.

 

[jrease]

That's because stock orders will be built for several weeks before the beginning of retail orders, but the stock orders will be held up for QC for a few weeks. Once QC is over, retail orders can start production and shipping will commence.

Ah, thanks for the explanation.

 

[souprmage]

I know that my 9/15 build week date is for a Dealer Stock order. So I would think 9/9 is most likely the date when they start putting custom orders into the schedule pipeline. That probably doesn't mean that they'll be actually in the schedule starting on 9/9.

Unless of course when they schedule each week, they're not filling the schedule full, which would seem odd to me. So most likely, it could be a few weeks after that date the customer orders are actually being started on the line.

Again, the reason I say this is that 9/15 week is already scheduled and includes my car which is a dealer stock order. If I had to guess, I'd say all weeks prior to that have already been planned out, and probably even a couple weeks after that.

I'd say wait until the first person with a true customer order comes here saying they got a build week and vin, then we'll know about when those will start getting sent to dealers. Until then, it's all speculation and likely to result in some frustration as dates aren't as early as you're thinking based on what's been talked about above.

 

[Seabee1973]

That's fine but I just don't understand what this is then --->

It has Ford's logo on there. Unless it was doctored (which I doubt based on the guy who posted it)..... what gives?

Did Ford provide dealers with wrong dates?

Anybody can play with MS Word and Powerpoint

Hell, look at all the photo mods people are doing... I find that any digital media on here is unreliable until your own dealer contacts you with info or its just a media blitz and see it on the news..... don't trust these forums!!

 

[Seabee1973]

I'm just spitballing here but I would guess with the workers coming back to FRAP after their break and with production of the 2014's being over that they are going to start the slow transition into producing the 2015's starting on 7/14. I would think they would need training, demonstrations then finally start rolling a few down the line as "cutting their teeth" cars. I could see where this entire process would take the nearly 4 weeks until the 8/11 Job 1 date shown earlier. Its not like they can step in there and start cranking out Mustangs like nothing changed. By 8/11 I would think they would be ready to start full scale production. Again this is just my guesses but from looking at all this information (for which I'm grateful, I like hearing this insider stuff) I'd say I'm pretty close.

Freeagent has logic!!!!! hell yes!:hail:

 

[Mustangchief]

I'm just spitballing here but I would guess with the workers coming back to FRAP after their break and with production of the 2014's being over that they are going to start the slow transition into producing the 2015's starting on 7/14. I would think they would need training, demonstrations then finally start rolling a few down the line as "cutting their teeth" cars. I could see where this entire process would take the nearly 4 weeks until the 8/11 Job 1 date shown earlier. Its not like they can step in there and start cranking out Mustangs like nothing changed. By 8/11 I would think they would be ready to start full scale production. Again this is just my guesses but from looking at all this information (for which I'm grateful, I like hearing this insider stuff) I'd say I'm pretty close.

Ya'all have to quit whipping the pony. I posted earlier how production will be starting. Don't read into dates too much, they are ETICs(Estimated Time of Completion...note Estimated), production managers like to hit or beat them, but sometimes they slip due to unforeseen problems. I have waited many years for this Mustang and spent a lot of time managing production in the past. It isn't exact(but close), don't get pitch forks out to jab folks. The entire process is huge from the glass house down to the dealerships. There are hundreds of people who have to be choreographed to get you a car. I don't care where you work, look at the logistics behind getting you supplies and service if you need it. Now, look at Ford and all of their product lines, it's an amazing feat to get so many pieces working in harmony to crank out many cars a day. I used to tell the production guys who worked for me "Slow is steady, steady is fast" Meaning you start slow, make fewer mistakes, pass QC hurdles and before you know it your going faster than if you actually tried to go fast in the first place and turn out a better product. When your customer demands faster and you change your process by cutting corners and decreasing safety, you fail, your customer and your investor/owner.:amen:

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