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At least my only contraint is the hardtop....
 

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Tells you order a Bronco you don't really want and Ford will build it first. 🤣
 

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It would be nice to hear from an insider at the hardtop facility(ies) - how is Ford investing “millions”, for example?
 

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Way to copy/paste "answers" for some of these questions. What a load of shit, Ford. Quit telling me "whatever is necessary" when you cant even satisfy the most basic of requests from your dealer network/customers.
 

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Things not addressed in the 5/28/21 communication:

What about current scheduled orders: We have been told by our zone managers that if you currently have a VIN you are OK and the hard top issue should NOT affect you. Of course, this is not in writing but has been verbally confirmed by at least 2 reps.

What about FEs that haven’t been scheduled yet: Again, non-confirmed information is that a large chunk of these will be looked at next week when another round of scheduling happens. Not sure if it will be the balance of what’s left or just a portion.

Am I screwed if I’m a WT or 2 door: Neither the email nor associated FAQ address this question except for FE orders. There has been no information to say yes or no but several of us believe you may be hosed. I hope additional communication comes out to address this.

If I change tops will it get built: No, sort of. The FAQ plainly states you have a better chance of getting built if you have a 4 door, soft top and none of the restricted commodities. There is no guarantee changing these will get you built as dealer allocation and time stamp are still major factors.

Allocation: Ford states they intend to continue to schedule as many builds as they can within the production capacity and commodity constraints. We have heard they intend to fill dealer allocation numbers regardless if a customer walks away from the order or not. This could mean the dealer has a unit on the lot that they are free to sell. What it doesn’t mean is there is some sort of dirty deal between Ford and the dealers. If we tell Ford a customer wants the vehicle, they are going to build and ship it. Customer decides not to take delivery it’s still our problem.

Production: Ford is going to build as many units as possible but is likely to miss the targets they set at the beginning. There are no figures available to say how far short of the target they will be as several factors have impacted this.

What happens if you don’t get a ’21: No information has been provided to us yet to answer this. We assume they will have 2 more rounds of scheduling to fill out the ’21 model year. They may ask us to reconfirm ’22 model orders and make changes as needed. Nothing has been communicated related to time stamps, however we assume they will try to build ’22 models with consideration to commodity availability and time stamp.

ETA: There was a conversation that Ford may include the wiring and washer hook ups for future hard top installation. This should mean the switches, pump and steering column module will be configured or configurable to work with a factory top. Along with that might be FP points to offset some of the top costs. Nothing in writing, just stuff that was discussed and passed along.
 
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Guess it’s all good now....
 

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They waited until 2 pm on the Friday before Labor Day to tell us nothing at all? They couldve sent this exact email every day of the month bc it wouldnt have changed one bit

ETA Memorial Day...doh!
 
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This the 3rd draft of the same thing...:ROFLMAO: I'm oddly happy about it since I was expecting the worst!!!
 

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This email tells us nothing useful. Don't give me problems, give me solutions. You want to open up some hardtops? Tell me that every softop built will include hookups and I will switch to that today.

Amateurs.
 
 


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