Can a dealer or Ford employee confirm or deny that all 2022 orders will be built and delivered this year?

[The Bronc]

I have read some thread posts which alluded to Ford closing the door to new orders so that they could "catch up" on the backlog of 2021 and 2022 orders. I have also read that Ford intends to build and deliver all 22MY orders this year. I am wondering if there is a dealer or Ford employee "in the know" that can confirm or deny this information.

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[da_jokker]

They would have to bypass their own dealer allocation rules to do this, so unless they are going to backpedal on that....

Then of course there are still the constrants.

..and I'm assuming you exclude those that opted for 2023.

What kills me is that they are builting 2022.5 models BEFORE they have finished all the 2021 --> 2022 orders.

 

[BottleShark]

Not an employee but I can confirm and deny.

 

[flip]

We didn't know about the order bank closure (at least I didn't) much prior to it being announced publicly. I did hear predictions late last year that constraints were loosening up and that they had capacity to clear out the backorders and possibly start producing "stock" near the end of the year. That's likely out the window because of the ongoing semi conductor and other worldly problems. Based on my estimated '22 allocation and the above issues, I don't see them being able to make more than 90K this year. If that's accurate, there will still be backlogs from the original group.

 

[Shane78]

No one can confirm or deny that, and if they say they can with certainty they are lying. Not even Jim Farley.

Apple doesn’t even know if they can release the iPhone 14 on the usual scale in September because that’s how uncertain the semiconductor/chip/silicon market is right now. Same with Ford, it all comes down to those pesky little things.

 

[JohnnyBronco]

I can confirm I am not a Ford employee.
I can deny that I am a dealer.

But, according to last pics from dirt/ice/MUD mountain there are 2021s built and unshipped while people are enjoying their 2022s. How do I know? Color. AMB which is only 2021, sitting behind the fence.

However, on good authority (I checked with myself) ALL 2022s will be built in 2022. And, according to long standing auto industry tradition, some 2023s will be built in 2022

 

[Drex]

I can confirm that Ford will deny any responsibility for the results of their policies that will exasperate the wait for reservation holders, made even worse by current supply difficulties. Meaning the supply chain problems are not an excuse, they make Ford's bait and switch on the reservation holders even worse as it is not like they can sneak in a month of production on walk-ins and dealer stock, that normal month's production is now a multiple of months of extra waiting.

No way Ford admits they lied and goes back to building in order and before stock (meaning all reservation builds get looked at for possible build before any walk-ins or dealer stock), just not happening. Ford hubris and spite against the small dealers who 'got too many orders' (that is right, they did not order a bunch for stock, they got orders from people who believed Ford when they wrote that we could chose OUR preferred dealer and still be built in order) would keep them from honoring their word to us.

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I have read some thread posts which alluded to Ford closing the door to new orders so that they could "catch up" on the backlog of 2021 and 2022 orders. I have also read that Ford intends to build and deliver all 22MY orders this year. I am wondering if there is a dealer or Ford employee "in the know" that can confirm or deny this information.

Kudos to the OP for correctly using 'alluded' instead of 'eluded' that the mouth breathing multitudes type without a clue of the meaning of the word. Internet pet peeve number 1,812,449; people who use words without knowing the meaning.

 

[vrtical]

What kills me is that they are builting 2022.5 models BEFORE they have finished all the 2021 --> 2022 orders.

Pretty sure this is why the majority of those in that situation given the chance jumped ship to the fast checkout lane.

 

[Raptor911]

Bronco6g just can't help itself. Waiting in line with your check-book in hand and screaming at anyone who walks by.

 

[Saltlife4shore]

I think it only Includes MY21's "scheduled" builds.

EDIT: I believe this is only for MY21 not 22's. Scheduled 21's should be done by March 31st. Finally clearing up that 1.5year back log, to make way for the new 1yr back log of 22's.

 

[Cooldude]

No one can confirm or deny that, and if they say they can with certainty they are lying. Not even Jim Farley.

Apple doesn’t even know if they can release the iPhone 14 on the usual scale in September because that’s how uncertain the semiconductor/chip/silicon market is right now. Same with Ford, it all comes down to those pesky little things.

Exactly this.

 

[Cheshire]

not a chance...

 

[da_jokker]

However, on good authority (I checked with myself) ALL 2022s will be built in 2022. And, according to long standing auto industry tradition, some 2023s will be built in 2022

I was about to say this is no way true, but then I got the joke. Just like all 2021's were built in 2021...even though it will be mid 2022 before people get them.

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