Email from my dealer with insight into ordering.

[High Proof]

Then you would most likely be in the first batch that we have going it the system when it opens up, now there is a caveat to this, if you want an option that is not available or commodity shortage we will let you know so that you can delete the option or wait for it to become available...

The F-150 is where I am running into this mostly with the Max Fold seats we have no idea of when they will release them...

Perfect, thanks.

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[Granger Ford]

Perfect, thanks.

Not a problem...

 

[joeramirez]

Not a problem...

I know this has been answered already, but how do I find my reservation time stamp? Thanks

 

[jayhawkco]

I know this has been answered already, but how do I find my reservation time stamp? Thanks

Just ask your dealer.

Chris

 

[HuskerJen47]

We will not collect the $100 deposit until we contact you to order the Bronco...

We can refund it at delivery, put it against the price of the Bronco...

If your situation puts you where you cannot get the Bronco, let us know asap and we will get the deposit back for you...

Not a problem Jen, that is what I do...

Thank you!

 

[Fly by Nite]

I know this has been answered already, but how do I find my reservation time stamp? Thanks

Go to any Ford site, like this one:
https://www.ford.com/suvs/bronco/2021/
and 'sign in' using the icon in upper right corner.

 

[Tor148]

Then you would most likely be in the first batch that we have going it the system when it opens up, now there is a caveat to this, if you want an option that is not available or commodity shortage we will let you know so that you can delete the option or wait for it to become available...

The F-150 is where I am running into this mostly with the Max Fold seats we have no idea of when they will release them...

Evening,
so at the time of order you will know what items/commodities would prolong the build?

 

[Fatdaddy]

I have a question... who has not heard anything from their dealer yet? I received a text the morning after I made a reservation (on initial open registration night) and have yet to have any communication since. I have called numerous times to speak to the sales managers and have yet to have someone answer or return my call. I’m about to change dealers.

 

[Major_Bullsteak]

Which dealer? I'm with town and country and have got nothing. I've been pinging my sales guy with prices from the forum and haven't got much feedback

Same dealer. Bessemer location. I haven't reached out to them yet but will go visit them soon. I don't expect them to match Granger/Stephens. I just want to have a conversation with them letting them know I don't need nitrogen in my tires or scotch guard on my marine vinyl seats.

 

[Mcfly]

Ima camp out at my dealership the night before ordering opens up. Maybe 2 nights before.

I know - this is going to be tent city outside dealer’s doors ; nobody, I mean nobody at any Ford dealer is going to be answering phones the first day. People are going to be swamping the showroom.
The worst idea I’ve ever heard.

 

[Kenny]

Hey guys, dont know if this has been gone over yet so dont throw chairs at me. I just got an email from my dealer with insight on how orders, allocations etc. will go down. Again I apologize if this has been covered...

Hi, my name is Chris Williamson and I am the General Manager at Ernest McCarty Ford. I wanted to take a few moments to both thank you for placing your Bronco reservation with us as well as update you on what we know so far. I know you must be excited as we are for the return of this venerable nameplate and the Ford engineers & designers have really hit this one out of the park.

Last Friday, Ford shared a video with dealers to give us more insight into reservations, converting your reservation into an actual buildable order and estimated production timing.

With reservations in excess of 165,000, Ford has more reservations than the first year production capacity. They do expect about 75% of the reservations to convert to orders which still exceeds 2021 capacity. For some customers, their orders may be built in the 2022 model year.

There is an allocation formula in place to try to spread allocation fairly amongst all dealers across the country. A major factor in allocation is how many of our reservations we have converted into retail orders; this is where we need your help.

In October, a Build & Price website will be launched that allows you to go in and fully configure an order to your taste. This website will be shared by both Ford and Ernest McCarty Ford once it launches. When it does launch, we would ask that you go into the site and play around with configurations in order to land on the exact configurartion you would like to order; this includes choosing from the vast number of accessories available in order to make your Bronco unique to you. Keep in mind that Bronco accessories will only be available from Ford dealers for the first few months and will not be available in the aftermarket.

The actual order bank then will open in early December and we would like to input all of our orders as soon as possible after the order bank opens. This is where pre-spec'ing your vehicle to know exactly what you want benefits you. Actual orders in the dealer's order bank will be time stamped and this will generally determine the order in which each dealer's orders will be selected for scheduling; note that this is the time the order is put in the order bank by us, not the time when you placed your reservation. I am sure commodity issues will come into play so there may be some juggling of the production schedule.
In February 2021, Ford will provide each customer a date range or window as to when their order will be built.

With all that being said, it will be imperative to get your order in as quickly as possible once the order bank opens in December as we have over 90 reservation here at Ernest McCarty alone. If you are not working with a salesperson already, we will be assigning one of our Bronco specialists to assist you through this process. We look forward to working with you on finalizing your Bronco order and getting you one step closer to the finished product.

Chris

Do you believe Ernest McCarty has 90 reservations?

That’s my dealer (I live in Alabaster.). I’ve been worried they wouldn’t have enough to have any clout with Ford.

I'm very shocked if that’s true.

 

[Kenny]

I have a question... who has not heard anything from their dealer yet? I received a text the morning after I made a reservation (on initial open registration night) and have yet to have any communication since. I have called numerous times to speak to the sales managers and have yet to have someone answer or return my call. I’m about to change dealers.

I got an email the night I reserved in July. Not a word since.

 

[5280Bronco]

Go to any Ford site, like this one:
https://www.ford.com/suvs/bronco/2021/
and 'sign in' using the icon in upper right corner.

All i see is the details that show my reservation number. Where is the timestamp on my reservation page?

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I can configure til my heart's content, but when push comes to shove, I do not believe I will be comfortable ordering a $55,000 - $60,000 vehicle, without physically sitting in one like it, and testing it out (driving it) to see if I'm comfortable in it. That is a ton of money to commit to "blind".

Unless they can get demo models, which some insiders still insist will happen for quite a few dealers.... it has been suggested that you are not contractually committed to "close" on the Bronco.
Order it,
it comes in ,
you test drive it … it sucks, you walk away with your refunded money.
They'll sell it to the dealers Bro-in-law ....

 

[Mcfly]

Granger - first of all, thank you as always for your insight. I have to say though, on this thread only, most of yor comments/answers come with trailing dots... This is the common semantic for “fill in the blank”, synonymous also with “read it as you may”. I get a strong hint that you are telling us, without formally telling us (as you are saying fill in the blanks) that dealers can game the system.

if I have a reservation placed in the first 10 minutes of the reveal, July 13th, and my salesman’s new girlfriends second cousin “Buddy” puts his reservation in today , Sep (30th.)... well, ARE you saying that “Buddy” can very well get Bronco first, simply due to the order the dealer enters it in ?

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