Years from now the Webasto pre-termination for breach of contract first run MIC tops will be a rare collectors item
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I wonder if when I’m 90 , if I make it that far, if I am watching Mecum and an original 2021 bronco with webasto built , pre Ford takeover, top is the unicorn that draws an extra 200k in value?Years from now the Webasto pre-termination for breach of contract first run MIC tops will be a rare collectors item
The fact that they are fulfilling soft top orders does not render the timestamp useless. They are using the timestamp as the order while dealing with the constraints of the HT/etc.My concern has to do with the fact that we're half way through 2021 already- so, assuming they get this situation rectified by July, it will still be difficult to complete vehicle delivery within this fiscal calendar year, except for a select few. In other words, time stamp will mean very little here, since Ford will be looking to satisfy any soft top/base orders they can, while situation is remedied. Really disappointing. Day 2 reservation holder here.
No buy out at all. Simply assuming operational control to protect their investment and the integrity of their product.Appreciate the info Ross!
Curious as I heard it referenced in this thread multiple times. If Ford did a hostile take over (bought out)Webastos, would it be the entire company or just the facility where the tops are made? I only ask because what kind of impact would this have on other manufactures using them (GM with the Corvette top comes to mind)?
Everything is an issue. It's an issue for F-150s and Explorers. There are issues across all vehicle builds.Towing Package, for instance, F150, Ranger, Expedition, Explorer, and probable the edge all have a hitch. Why is this an issue. Why is the 2.7 engine an issue? Sasquatch package?
Got it.No buy out at all. Simply assuming operational control to protect their investment and the integrity of their product.
Now that today's news is out there....
Within the last 6 weeks, Ford engineers were dispatched en mass to the Webasto plant in Plymouth to troubleshoot issues with factory output. In the time since, Ford has effectively assumed operational control of the plant and are working to resolve the issue under threat of vacating the contract entirely.
Some MAP employees have spent their shutdown time over in Plymouth trying to get things moving.
The "additional millions to resolve supply chain issues" in today's messaging specifically references the major rework Ford is paying for at the facility.
The good news is that the early quality concerns have been completely addressed, as the assemblies currently coming out meet all the agreed upon standards. However, both the physical setup of the plant itself and a toxic, disorganized management culture are severely limiting output of product and onboarding of employees.
The ship is being righted but it won't be fully resolved in the near term.
Source: same as all the other info I've shared along the way... friends in engineering and production on this project.
I’d like to keep my pre-takeover MIC!I don’t know the history between Webasto and Ford but this issue should’ve been caught during the RFP process.
No excuses Ford. Give all FE holders a soft top with the wiring setup for a hard top.
I’d like to keep my pre-takeover MIC!
[/QUOTEFord tossing Ford cash around like it’s Bitcoin, let us use that for the soft top while we wait for the MICI’d like to keep my pre-takeover MIC!
Ford is teaching a 4-year-old how to ride a bike. All's well & good as long as the MAP employees jog alongside holding the handlebars...but it seems inevitable Webasto will be in the ditch without Ford employees.With So many unhappy, disappointed and disheartened colleagues...it’s no wonder Webasto has a high turnover with indications of a mass exodus on the horizon.