Bronco Mass Production - 6/10 Update. Good news from MAP - body shop output now matches Ranger

[swooshdave]

I wish this was the case but our insider said a page or two ago that 40-60K for the year would be outstanding. I dont know what to believe anymore.

Somewhere between 40-120k.

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[Bronco4]

60,000 has always been the number for MY21 Broncos since COVID.

 

[Jamiegla1]

60,000 has always been the number for MY21 Broncos since COVID.

bright side of the story? Everglades green baby

 

[Bronco4]

bright side of the story? Everglades green baby

My First Bronco(1st Gen) was green, loved the color. Also had a Eddie Bauer Bronco II that was green.

 

[BBlev23]

Awesome news! Thank you for the update as well as posting your update from the Webasto thread.

I’m behind, what was the update from webasto? Just how Ford took over the plant?

 

[Razorbak86]

I wish this was the case but our insider said a page or two ago that 40-60K for the year would be outstanding. I dont know what to believe anymore.

That’s because some well-intentioned members here keep talking about capacity (i.e., the maximum that can be produced under ideal circumstances) instead of throughout (i.e., the rate of production under real production constraints).

Throughput is almost always lower than capacity because of real production constraints (e.g., shifts worked, labor supply, union strikes, parts availability, shipping/receiving bottlenecks, quality control/rejects, tool & die breakage, fires).

Two notable recent examples of real-life production constraints which have negatively impacted Ford’s throughput numbers in Q2 were:

1. The Webasto labor shortages and quality control rejects, which limited Bronco throughput during ramp-up, and
2. The Renesas chip plant fire in Japan, which limited throughput on a bunch of the other product lines, included the profitable F-series trucks.

 

[DryYourTears]

Facebook randomly suggested a Bronco group page to me today, and I saw a post with someone cheering about their build week coming up and someone else replied with this:

I know nothing of the person who posted this, but it appears he's from Michigan so might be an employee. Anyone hear anything similar?

 

[Tricky Dick]

Facebook randomly suggested a Bronco group page to me today, and I saw a post with someone cheering about their build week coming up and someone else replied with this:

I know nothing of the person who posted this, but it appears he's from Michigan so might be an employee. Anyone hear anything similar?

That might partly explain why a bunch of 6/28ers got bumped.

 

[Moosie]

After delivering some not-so-great news earlier on the Webasto front, I figured my brothers and sisters here were due for some encouraging news out of MAP.

Today marked the first day that the Bronco body shop matched the Ranger body shop output 1:1 with around 120 bodies completed in one *shift* This isn't a final assembly number, but it's a huge first step.

Daily Bronco totals off of Final Assembly should hit at least 150 by next week.

Over the next several weeks, the FA blend will elevate to produce 3 Broncos to 1 Ranger. By the time all systems are at full speed in early August, expect a 5:1 or even 7:1 ratio to protect as much of the 2021 forecast as possible.

While there are obvious commodity issues impacting which builds can be scheduled, the biggest hindrance in overall raw production numbers for Bronco remains within the closure lines... especially the door stations. These cycle times have not yet been set as procedures are still being adjusted.

Even with all the commodity issues, Bronco production is right on track for the timeline we've been discussing for months. I know individual build delays are frustrating, but they're ramping up to pump them out just as quickly as they can.

What do you think my chance for a 2021. Two door black diamond SAS. With a day one registration and a 60 Broncos dealer.

 

[AZ_Liberty]

bright side of the story? Everglades green baby

I am 100% convinced we are getting Everglades Green next year.

I am also 95% convinced it will only be available on a Heritage Edition, which will replace the First Edition (with similar pricing) . No Green for us poors.

 

[swooshdave]

60,000 has always been the number for MY21 Broncos since COVID.

That number was before they put in a second shift. Try to keep up.

 

[Rlack75]

Somewhere between 40-120k.

Somewhere between mine and others!

 

[Fatdaddy]

@PREMiERdrum @Ksjrb03

Any insight on what the challenges really are with the Wildtraks? Can’t just be the MIC, while so many other builds are being scheduled with added SAS, 2.7, MIC, etc and getting scheduled however limited Wildtraks seem to be and these packages are standard on the Wildtrak.

And here’s some insight for whatever it’s worth that’s got me anxious. I’m #1 of 10 allocated (13 total orders) at my dealer. (I know my number doesn’t necessarily matter, but it’s just what he told me). 2 of the 13 are WTs (including mine). He has had zero customer Broncos scheduled, only his one mannequin. Maybe regions are playing large factors?

 

[Razorbak86]

Add issues with the 2dr floorpan supplier to the list of production constraints limiting throughout…

Hate to break it to you but a 2DR is giant constraint with the roof issues.

And issues with the 2dr floorpan supplier.

 

[da_jokker]

So here is what I don't get. As of now it sounds like the largest issue is labor with Webasco. And it sounds like when Ford brought over a labor force for 2 weeks, numbers were up.

So why are you ramping up Bronco Productions or talking about layoffs.. take all that apparent extra manpower and put it on MICs for a month or two at least.

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