99 Broncos were built at MAP last month

[TJconvert2.7]

This has been endlesslyyyyyyyyyyyy discussed on this forum. Delivery will depend on reservations date, dealer allocation, options in your build, and now the chip crisis is coming into play. Higher spec models that may need chips that are in demand are going to get delayed. Albert at Granger said he is waiting 6 months for F150 deliveries on anything above XLT trim due to higher trim levels needing chips Ford can't get. I am a July 15th reservations at Granger which has a ton of orders. My build is very simple so Albert thinks I have reasonable chance of getting mine fairly quickly, maybe by end of summer if I am lucky based on the build specs. I have no late availability options and order a 2.3 manual. If I ordered a squatch with black top it would have been late fall or 22 model year.

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[ironmike]

it will slow down once the Bronco goes into production. at first they said 60/40 Bronco Ranger split but probably be more like 70/30 or 80/20

I get that. I'm trying to understand what FRP numbers would look like for Ranger if Bronco wasn't in the picture, so that those prospective percentages can be applied to realistic unit outputs. Maybe the OP has access to manufacturing data from early last year before preproducing Broncos became a "thing". I suspect it was above 10K.

 

[TiredOldMedic]

That really sad they crush them. Love to have one sitting in my living room.

 

[Rednek]

That really sad they crush them. Love to have one sitting in my living room.

maybe ask if you can have the cube?

 

[BroncoBilly17]

Sorry if this was answered, but how did Oakville build less than 200 vehicles in January but Kentucky built close to 30K in Super Duty's

 

[Deleted member 13702]

thats alot.

what do you think all of them are for?

Supposedly Ford is sending every dealer mannequin vehicles.

edit. I was told that originally the mannequins where supposed to be at the dealer before the ordering window closed in March

 

[j_anderson]

These are production intent. These are as close to production as they currently can get and the only things that MAY be tweaked are tiny cosmetic things (panel gaps etc) and issues that they try to solve before we find out they are an issue (such as shift cable issues...IP issues..etc)

Every single one of these will be destroyed

Since they will be eventually crushing all these units and Broncos are supplied to those who are participating in the "Off-roadeo" trips. I have wondered if they will be using any of these pre-pro vehicles. Or maybe send some of them to dealerships for the public to see? Not sure what regulation dictates on pre-pro models

 

[Razorbak86]

I haven't been following the Mustang Mach-E release at all, but I believe they're in the same boat as the Bronco crowd with reserving/placing orders, right? The chart says they've built over 4k already which seems like a lot considering their B&P just came out.

The Mach-E schedule is running about 6 months ahead of the Bronco schedule. OKTB was 12/18/2020 (OK To Buy), and the plant started shipping outside Mexico City in late December. A few retail customers in the US received deliveries at year end. Many other retail deliveries have occurred in January and February, and mannequins are also en route for test drives on dealer lots.

Besides schedule, the other big difference between the Mach-E and the Bronco is that Mach-E plant capacity is greater than current demand, so every retail customer that orders one now will most likely get it this model year (even the GT models, which are not yet finalized). Eventually, Mache-E demand will outstrip supply, because the plant‘s capacity (50,000 units/year) is currently limited by the battery supply contract, and battery supplies are constrained worldwide.

 

[Nickp]

Since they will be eventually crushing all these units and Broncos are supplied to those who are participating in the "Off-roadeo" trips. I have wondered if they will be using any of these pre-pro vehicles. Or maybe send some of them to dealerships for the public to see? Not sure what regulation dictates on pre-pro models

My guess is that with production still 3ish months away these may be a bit early for the off-roadeo and journalists. Still probably destined for crash testing and maybe some dealer units. My understanding is they do a large final run right before job 1 and those are used for final QC on the assembly line but they are the exact same as a production one. They just go through them with a super fine tooth comb to make sure everything is buttoned down.

 

[vrtical]

Yeah last I saw the Broncos are in phase 2 of 4.

 

[GoldenKnight]

As Jay Z said....99 Broncos and mine ain't 1

 

[KJR50]

Crash tests, final fuel economy tests, or just good ol' test drives. All of these are the sacrificial Broncos that will be destroyed after their short, useful, and important lives.

They're usually built without VINs or have "PP" in the VIN to indicate pre-production, all to ensure that the general public doesn't accidentally buy one.

Not true, they actually all have VIN on them for documentation/paperwork and proper registration trail for tracking purpose. How’s Ford going to prove to the DMV that each and everyone is accounted for when they junk them?

 

[Potatomafia]

I've got 99 Broncos but a manual squatch isn't one.







Damnit, beaten by @Squatch by mere hours!

 

[KJR50]

I always wondered what happened to the preproduction/test units. They really destroy them?

usually crushed, but some are donated to tech schools for educational purpose.

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