Nice car Mike. Hope you don't have to wait too long. I like the Iconic silver. It would be my next choice too I think. Really looks nice shined up and holds up well to occasional driving. I am always wiping down my Ruby, sometimes reluctant to even drive it if conditions aren't perfect.I got an email from Ford 12 days ago saying my build date has been pushed back to the week of June 21, but the tracking site still says it will arrive at the dealer June 10.
Thanks! The absolute hardest part about ordering the Mach was having to give up the ruby red. So many times I walk into the garage and see it and think God you’re beautiful! (I know, weird.). Always looking clean was the reason for picking the silver… like you, I can’t stand when it’s even dusty.Nice car Mike. Hope you don't have to wait too long. I like the Iconic silver. It would be my next choice too I think. Really looks nice shined up and holds up well to occasional driving. I am always wiping down my Ruby, sometimes reluctant to even drive it if conditions aren't perfect.
Daham!Today Ford extended the Flat Rock closure to include the weeks of May 17 and 24 so maybe July… sigh
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/05/sem...ford-bronco-suv-ranger-pickup-production.htmlToday Ford extended the Flat Rock closure to include the weeks of May 17 and 24 so maybe July… sigh
So frustrating. I just started looking at 2020-2021s again. If I find one, I'm just going to cancel my order. I haven't heard from my dealer once. It's sad you only get this type of news from a forum.https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/05/sem...ford-bronco-suv-ranger-pickup-production.html
2 more weeks shut down. You got to be kidding me!!!
The worldwide chip shortage has been at the top of all media reporting for some time now. No one knows when it is going to get better so asking your dealer for updates is pointless. Cars will get built and shipped as parts are made available.It's sad you only get this type of news from a forum.
To conclude that Ford had no idea when their next batch of semiconductors being shipped to them is asinine. Even with global shortages, they still know what they are going to receive or at least a pretty good idea.The worldwide chip shortage has been at the top of all media reporting for some time now. No one knows when it is going to get better so asking your dealer for updates is pointless. Cars will get built and shipped as parts are made available.
okay....you just proved my point. Extreme lack of communication from a business to consumer.I wouldn't go so far as to say you're not ignorant
You obviously don't understand semiconductor manufacturing enough to know the Ford really does not know when/how many chips they will be getting. They're low man on the totem pole at TSMC. They are taking what they can get, when they can get it. That's why they're rolling the shutdowns one week at a time. I guarantee they are also directing most of their allocation to the higher margin orders first.
Today on M6G we learned:On today's episode of M6G we learned:
The global economy is analogous to a busy diner
It's on Ford if you sell your car before securing a replacement vehicle
2X4's and microchips are the basically the same
Ford has never said they are actually doing this. We are the ones speculating that they are.If they have the intention to distribute their small limited supply to higher-margin vehicles then customers with orders placed should be communicated with.
I worked for a Japanese manufacturer for almost a quarter of a century. The Japanese were the forerunners in forecasting and JIT delivery. At the beginning we took whatever the factory shipped us. Created massive over inventories and closeout costs. Then we went to monthly forecasts. Created a whole host of new problems. So you basically pick your poison.I may not know much about semiconductor manufacturing but I was a director of operations for a manufacturing company that sourced material from overseas. All orders are forecasted. It's not like their operations teams are just twiddling their thumbs. They have created forecast models based on the number of chips they receive.
Well both of my daughters have bought new homes here in Myrtle Beach in the last two years. One from Lennar and one from D.R. Horton. Communication, was at best, acceptable, nothing great. I also just took delivery of a 2021 Volvo. Ordered from Sweden at the end of January. Not a word for 8 weeks ( I was informed this was going to happen. Then a message it was on the water and a second message when it arrived at the dealer.I work for one of the largest homebuilders in the US now. We are dealing with supply chain issues constantly too....not just with one small part but most of our supply base. Customers are getting frequent communication. To give Ford a pass on not communicating with their customers is asinine. I know people who have sold their cars anticipating their new car.
Who is giving them a pass. No one likes this. But it is what it is. Bitch all you want, it's not changing. There has always been a lack of communication between auto manufacturers and their dealers. Hell even Telsa's direct sale format sucks when it comes to communications.Let's give Ford a pass on communication, even though orders could go as far as next year
Be kind dear king, the peasant is a newbie from the land of Ohio. I believe he will come around. If not, off with his head.Why does most of this read like ad/PR copy for your business
You are new to these lands, so you don't realize that I am the king of this realm. Now begone, before I have you thrown in the dungeon!
I was very fortunate to become friendly with both of my daughters project managers. What you are saying and what their reality was do not mesh. We experienced numerous delays, especially from Lennar with little or no explanation. And this was before the pandemic. Try as you might comparing a home builder to a car manufacturer is apple and oranges.Your rebuttals are comical. You show your lack of business acumen. I may not understand how semiconductors are produced but you surely don't understand anything in the homebuilding industry. Our home build times have gone from 6 months to 8ish months. Customers have been homeless for months. They planned the times they sold their homes to when they should be getting their new home. They should be able to do this. Under normal circumstances, it worked out well but not lately with the global shortage of supplies all across the homebuilding sector. We adapted immediately and gave customers a better idea. We did not try selling them a house under the idea that their home would be built in the same time frame; project managers are updating their customers weekly with new time frames and getting the reassurance that their order was being processed.