News on further order submission delays (current dealer saying so)?

[Kos]

In the Army we had to make what we called "contingency plans". If plan A doesn't work, go to plan B, then C and so forth. Ford clearly failed to have contingency plans, which should have been obvious to them that they needed to do so with the pandemic and all. They should have had multiple MIC top makers lined up should the first not be able to meet demand, multiple microchip manufacturers lined up and so forth. You get what I'm saying. When you tell a supplier that they will meet demand or they will be replaced with someone who can, companies tend to pull out the stops to make things work.

With that being said, I hope and pray your dealer is wrong or perhaps misunderstood what was told to them. If it is true, we shouldn't be surprised as this has been the "New Normal" lol with this launch.

I guess you want your Bronco to cost $100K+ for a base. There is an expense to redundancy like you talk about.

Also, changing suppliers are easier said than done. First, there aren't many and their equipment isn't idle. Development lead time is years, not months. Worked for a supplier and GM tried doing what you're talking about. They brought in all our competitors, we refused to let them in our building and put anything owned by GM out front in the parking lot and said take it if someone else can make it. We didn't loose a single part that day.

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[AD-CLE]

And there's a reason the military subs a ton of this stuff out and goes over budget.

I don't know too much about the US military but if it's anything like the Canadian military; planning, logistics, and financials of manufacturing certainly isn't their strong point. I certainly wouldn't use them as an example of best practices in manufacturing.

With infinite money you can do anything, something governments can do but private companies can not.

 

[VictoryLights]

I’m not waiting until summer to order. I’ll be driving a rubicon and then may trade it in for a used Bronco in 2023 when the painted tops, better colors, and heritage editions are out. However, by then the Bronco novelty may wear off.

 

[Jpdisco]

My dealer called me today and said ordering will start next week ??‍

 

[JohnDeere726]

I had just left 3 dealerships in search of seeing Area 51 in person on a sport since I can't make up my mind about what color and the "Bronco specialist " I had spoken to told me that he didn't expect orders to open up until the end of the month and he received an email stating that the modular black painted top would be delayed. I don't want to settle for the m.i.c. top but I don't want my Bronco a.s.a.p.?

 

[Used2jeep]

Not enough spirit and gumption.

 

[mC.242]

My dealer rep said no official delay as of yet. Take that for what it's worth.

 

[Used2jeep]

I gave up on that a long time ago... Now I stick to cute little kitties...
Hey @JAGSarge ?

Remember this little guy?

His new leaf. Here is one in memoriam:

 

[TheGhost]

I feel like this thread was made just to see who could come up with the best gif...

 

[Used2jeep]

This was posted today by one of the most trusted dealers on the forum.

If Granger Ford does not know, your local dealer does not know.

Poor....Mama Ford had decided that the dealers should be on an information Keto diet.

 

[noahr]

Our dealership hasn't received any communication regarding the order bank open other than the Mid-January timeline.

ditto

 

[tshaw2009]

First, I want to thank you for explaining to all the non-Army folks about the existence of contingency plans and for explain to all those rudes what contingency plans are. Without you, they would all be confused about how all fhat works.

Second, just because things haven't gone exactly the way YOU think they should be going, does not mean Ford isn't working off contingency plans. In fact, I would suggest that the very fact they are still building, still testing, and still moving forward with the Bronco, means they hace not abandonned it; which, in turn, means they MUST be working off contingency plans.

TMFMS

I don't expect anyone to thank me for my service and I never will. I never intended to use my service to beat anyone over the head with it. When you've spent most of your adult life doing something, that tends to be the lens that you view the world in. I was simply making an observation based on my limited background and it seems to me that the only thing Ford is doing is treading water at this time and the majority of the time a company is only treading water, it is due to a lack of leadership and planning.

 

[noahr]

Maybe one of the dealers on here can chime in. BTW, my response to my dealer was:
“We’ll see what happens in two weeks, I haven’t seen any reliable information other than the 19th”.

Nothing from ford, just like granger and the others have said, I am just waiting on a memo from ford, but right now we are proceeding as planned, I am advising my reservation holders to wait a good bit anyway so ford can resolve all of their issues and we can be settled first

 

[Used2jeep]

I feel like this thread was made just to see who could come up with the best gif...

 

[AZshot]

Wow, I stepped away for a couple hours to go buy hay for my mule. Really.

Come back and 100 more meaningless responses with goofy gifs. All....based....on.....a....rumor...he said, she said, they said. Wait and see, getting orders in is no big deal and will be on time. getting your vehicle will be when they calculate it ....in march. Jan 19, I'm betting you can order.

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