The Raptor forums has a long thread on it. There is an estimated few hundred built in hold waiting on what we believe to be Wheels due to a constraint, which is also why so many from April are now pushed into August build dates.
This seems a bit unfair. Ford wants to build these as fast as possible. They don't many any money unless they build and sell them. Why would they enjoy pissing off their customers? Why would they enjoy not being able to make any money?
Schadenfreude for who though? Customers are pissed (and rightly so) but Ford is also hurting because of these supply chain issues. For-profit corporations exist to make money. That's it. Nobody in this racket makes any money unless there are vehicles to sell. Dealers are of course included in that. I don't see any winners here.Because schadenfreude.
Corporate execs sitting around laughing at our pain... rather than worrying about profits.
That makes no sense. Are you just trolling? By that logic, shouldn't we just be laughing at their pain too? Is there anything that "rich people" (in this case, Ford executives) hate more than losing money? Corporations do some terrible things to ordinary people but only because it makes them more profitable. I would agree with you if they were enjoying our pain while rolling in dough but in this case, they aren't.
Someone please issue this guy a sense of humor.
... ugh... for the same reason Spock never made it as a stand-up comedian.
Ford had record profits in 2021- highest since 2011. Car companies can make more profit and produce less with the average car price now north of $47,000- up about $6k from two years ago. Less affordable cars are being made and luxury car sales average about $1,200 over MSRP in the last two years. Ford has also intimated they may abandon the dealer model all together (outside of service), further improving margin on products sold directly to the consumer.
9 months ago, I got on here and wondered why everyone was so angry. I don't wonder anymore. If Ford really cared about us, they would build those waiting a year or 2! Before Taking Another Order!!!
I called FoMoCo last week and learned after 694 days since my reservation that I was "unscheduled and balanced" AKA, being pushed to '23. This has been the worst new vehicle release, ever. It's totally killed all the excitement of purchasing a new vehicle.
At the very least, you would think they would attempt some form of communication with the day... week... month one reservation holders.
