NO New Bronco Retail Orders When 2023 Order Bank Opens 9/12. Dealer Stock and Converted Previous Orders Only.

[Lilj4425]

I don't understand the point of this. I thought everybody who placed an order for a Bronco had theirs already.

**runs and hides in Australia**

ran out of pumped

I hear they sell that stuff at Starbuck's.

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[Timsvtgen1]

Levine should stop racing/off-roading his - insert any of the latest most popular Ford vehicle we can’t get our hands on HERE - so we can get the actual scoop.

 

[pineapple]

When you converted from MY21 to MY22, didn’t you have to give a copy of your drivers license anyway? I did. And I noticed our priority number was waaaaay lower on that order. I assumed it was because my dealership knows I hate them and had been talking shit about the whole you can’t test drive but you can pay us $400 to rent the Bronco from us bullshit they pulled. Including filing a complaint with Ford (which I’m sure went straight into the trashcan).

Really regretting not going to my second choice. Even more pissed I couldn’t switch dealers when we had to reorder for MY22. Oh well.

It seemed like everyone and their mom in Texas had one already. Maybe that’s where they’ve been allocated everything for the last two years.

 

[Min_Ahn]

And what about the majority of order holders who are stuck with silent dealers? Are they just gonna 99 our orders and call it a day? Why the hell do we need to go through the trouble of begging the dealers to do their job?

 

[Huntsetter1]

When you converted from MY21 to MY22, didn’t you have to give a copy of your drivers license anyway? I did. And I noticed our priority number was waaaaay lower on that order. I assumed it was because my dealership knows I hate them and had been talking shit about the whole you can’t test drive but you can pay us $400 to rent the Bronco from us bullshit they pulled. Including filing a complaint with Ford (which I’m sure went straight into the trashcan).

Really regretting not going to my second choice. Even more pissed I couldn’t switch dealers when we had to reorder for MY22. Oh well.

It seemed like everyone and their mom in Texas had one already. Maybe that’s where they’ve been allocated everything for the last two years.

Not true 7.21.20 res in Texas with no bronco just parts in the garage waiting for one to put them on.

 

[old goat]

If I’m reading this right- there’s really no point in trying to order anytime soon. They are going to continue this game of messing around with old orders (half of which aren’t even real) without any option for new orders to even try. What this basically tells me is that I should just keep my Rubicon and say adios to this whole fiasco.

(as if this was some mega surprise to literally anyone)

Yes keep your Jeep Rubi and move along nothing to see here

 

[Dayton1984]

If I’m reading this right- there’s really no point in trying to order anytime soon. They are going to continue this game of messing around with old orders (half of which aren’t even real) without any option for new orders to even try. What this basically tells me is that I should just keep my Rubicon and say adios to this whole fiasco.

(as if this was some mega surprise to literally anyone)

Sounds like it especially if they are now allowing dealers to fill their lots before taking new orders at all.

 

[Dayton1984]

maybe the people in line this whole time should get there before letting new people like you in line and if they took new orders then there still have people who well place crap load of orders .

Not if they required $1k non refundable deposits and verified so the person can’t place multiple orders or allowed one at a time, eliminate the rest.

 

[Dayton1984]

I’m not sure truthfully, but I know if you order wasn’t part of COVP you had almost no chance of getting your Maverick this year.

Basically it works like this:

1. You submit an order. When you submit an order you provide a copy of your driver’s license.
2. If your name/address matches the name/address on the order, the dealer can submit the order for COVP verification.
3. If approved, Ford assigns that order a priority code less than 10. Priority codes less than 10 can only be assigned my Ford themselves. (Lower the number the higher the priority.)
4. COVP orders are given priority over non-COVP retail orders.

There is a requirement in the COVP program than dealers must sell a certain percentage of COVP orders to customers who placed the original orders (I think its 70%). If they do not, dealers can lose allocation. So to ensure customers are serious about ordering a Maverick, many dealers are requiring non-refundable deposits to anyone who places a COVP order, and many are requiring the customer passes a credit check so they can actually purchase the vehicle when it arrives.

Do you know if that means they are running credit twice which in effect will provide multiple checks within the same year lessening the chance for outside financing or lowering your score so you may not get as good of rate at delivery?

 

[Lucchese]

? line ?
? in order ?

there never was a line
scheduling was never in order - not some computer ' Sorting Algorithm '

the manual ' Scheduling Sort ' was just a leaky sieve overrun w special favors, dealer shenanigans, and who knows

since year ago we've seen many new walk-ins being scheduled in week or two or few months, while many tens of thousands early Reservations still left hanging

overall prob half the scheduling were walk-ins
my build-week was 80% walk-ins - next to my 7/15/20 reservation

it got better in March when Order Bank closed
then we finally saw mostly early Reservations

maybe the suits running Ford realised that having Order Bank closed is the only way to stop the tricks and clear the early Reservations

otherwise the walk-in orders keep slipping thru ' one way or another ' - wink, wink

 

[flip]

Have not seen this in an EFC yet but was hoping this was going to be the case. Vet the old orders to make sure people were still interested and that there aren't a ton of dead orders sitting in front of legit retails. If they're going to force COVP, that's even better because it will raise the stakes for dealers trying to take known abandoned retails and turn them into "stock". While some may be pissed they can't order right away, this is the correct course of action for those that have been waiting since day 1. I'm sure some dealers will get a small amount of low option "stock", it should allow them to direct all constrained commodities to true retail orders.

 

[Beach_Bum]

Have not seen this in an EFC yet but was hoping this was going to be the case. Vet the old orders to make sure people were still interested and that there aren't a ton of dead orders sitting in front of legit retails. If they're going to force COVP, that's even better because it will raise the stakes for dealers trying to take known abandoned retails and turn them into "stock". While some may be pissed they can't order right away, this is the correct course of action for those that have been waiting since day 1. I'm sure some dealers will get a small amount of low option "stock", it should allow them to direct all constrained commodities to true retail orders.

Agree with everything you said. And I hope soon that this policy can be confirmed by a leaked EFC and not just hearsay of a screenshot of a text communication between a dealer and a customer.

Best course of action in the waning weeks of scheduling for MY'22 is for dealer's to begin vetting their outstanding orders to ensure customers are still interested.

Ultimately, Ford needs to adjust their allocation formula. Delaying new orders for a few months won't significantly address the long wait list of outstanding orders unless there is actual allocation dealers will receive that alleviates the logjam.

 

[JAM]

Excellent news if true, but I’m not holding my breath until I see an official announcement and my dealer asks for the COVP information.

 

[Newdoc]

This announcement actually makes sense but a lot of stuff Ford has done left us scratching our heads.

 

[Dayton1984]

Agree with everything you said. And I hope soon that this policy can be confirmed by a leaked EFC and not just hearsay of a screenshot of a text communication between a dealer and a customer.

Best course of action in the waning weeks of scheduling for MY'22 is for dealer's to begin vetting their outstanding orders to ensure customers are still interested.

Ultimately, Ford needs to adjust their allocation formula. Delaying new orders for a few months won't significantly address the long wait list of outstanding orders unless there is actual allocation dealers will receive that alleviates the logjam.

They should get rid of allocating and go by time stamp of orders then to clear the backlog

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