⛑ Ford effectively assumes operational control of Webasto's Plymouth plant to help resolve Bronco top supply issue

[_finack]

Sorry for the quiet spell. My wife and I are in Punta Cana for a bit of a getaway. I'll be home early next week and I'm sure I'll hear more then.

Nice! I stayed at the Gran Bahia Principe there once and loved it! The Dominican people were really nice.

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[_finack]

Ford should ask Coleman and YETI to build hard tops for Bronco. They’re white and leakproof.

The insulation thickness is clearly the differentiator here. I have an old Coleman with thick walls that can keep ice three days without issue. It was $60 and is 2x the size of either of those.

 

[j_marinelli]

Sorry for the quiet spell. My wife and I are in Punta Cana for a bit of a getaway. I'll be home early next week and I'm sure I'll hear more then.

Hope you had a great time down there!

Have you heard any tidbits this week of how things are going?

 

[PREMiERdrum]

Hope you had a great time down there!

Have you heard any tidbits this week of how things are going?

It was hard to come home, that's for sure.

MAP is plugging right along, last I heard from my guy was about 105-110 per day with ramp ups planned every 2 weeks.

 

[j_marinelli]

It was hard to come home, that's for sure.

MAP is plugging right along, last I heard from my guy was about 105-110 per day with ramp ups planned every 2 weeks.

Thank you for the info!

 

[Dirty Bronco]

It was hard to come home, that's for sure.

MAP is plugging right along, last I heard from my guy was about 105-110 per day with ramp ups planned every 2 weeks.

Have you heard anything about how the top production is going at Webasto?

 

[PREMiERdrum]

Have you heard anything about how the top production is going at Webasto?

I have, but it's not great.

The most egregious problems have been addressed but they're still furiously onboarding production staff.

I'm sure daily output targets are being sandbagged given the situation, but this problem will be with us for the entirety of the 2021 run.

I think there is a very good chance we see dealer stock soft top Broncos this model year.

 

[Dirty Bronco]

I have, but it's not great.

The most egregious problems have been addressed but they're still furiously onboarding production staff.

I'm sure daily output targets are being sandbagged given the situation, but this problem will be with us for the entirety of the 2021 run.

I think there is a very good chance we see dealer stock soft top Broncos this model year.

As always, thanks for the insider info Ross. This makes me very grateful to have a vin on a MIC build

 

[Panmort]

I have, but it's not great.

The most egregious problems have been addressed but they're still furiously onboarding production staff.

I'm sure daily output targets are being sandbagged given the situation, but this problem will be with us for the entirety of the 2021 run.

I think there is a very good chance we see dealer stock soft top Broncos this model year.

 

[jsharpe]

As always, thanks for the insider info Ross. This makes me very grateful to have a vin on a MIC build

I was wondering why that guy was taking those old lighter colored MIC tops off the test mules and wheeling them in the back door of the MAP

 

[BroncOBabe2.7]

Some of the current job openings on Webastos career page are alarming. It's not hard to see why they are having such problems when a lot of these key roles are vacant.

https://jobs.webasto.com/search/?cr...ionsFacetsDD_dept=&optionsFacetsDD_shifttype=

I've also never seen this listed on a job ad before, especially for an office position. At least not the "unpleasant" part....

 

[Panmort]

Some of the current job openings on Webastos career page are alarming. It's not hard to see why they are having such problems when a lot of these key roles are vacant.

https://jobs.webasto.com/search/?createNewAlert=false&q=&optionsFacetsDD_country=&optionsFacetsDD_location=Plymouth,+US&optionsFacetsDD_dept=&optionsFacetsDD_shifttype=

I've also never seen this listed on a job ad before, especially for an office position. At least not the "unpleasant" part....

Sign me the fuck up!

 

[swooshdave]

I'm still willing to switch to dual tops if they can guarantee free shipping and installation. But I'm not going to switch to soft top just in hopes of getting it earlier.

 

[Rubicon 2 Badlands]

I'm still willing to switch to dual tops if they can guarantee free shipping and installation. But I'm not going to switch to soft top just in hopes of getting it earlier.

Basically, same here. I've wanted the dual tops all along. I use three different tops on my Jeep, and plan on doing the same with the Bronco. I'll gladly take the soft top now and wait for the hard top. Just need it shipped to the dealer when ready.

 

[DUSTYcazOREGON]

Some of the current job openings on Webastos career page are alarming. It's not hard to see why they are having such problems when a lot of these key roles are vacant.

https://jobs.webasto.com/search/?createNewAlert=false&q=&optionsFacetsDD_country=&optionsFacetsDD_location=Plymouth,+US&optionsFacetsDD_dept=&optionsFacetsDD_shifttype=

I've also never seen this listed on a job ad before, especially for an office position. At least not the "unpleasant" part....

Wow....basically hiring an entire plant crew. One really has to ask if Webasto was even ready for the launch of the Bronco....it appears not. Did FORD monitor their progress in the early stages? Was Ford aware that Webasto was not ready while taking all our reservations and orders? We will never know.

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