No more 2023MY scheduling for hardtops, Sasquatch and LUX (reported by dealership)

[frostyjake]

A link to a reply from Ashlie was posted above, but it seems people are missing it. Here's the the text from the Chapman thread:

Hey folks...we're still going through the orders and contacting our customers....we had a ford zoom meeting that only a few select dealers were invited to...we wanted to notify our customers of the present situation with Bronco and provide our customers with their options (from ford) to help their chances for scheduling...you're more than welcome to leave the order as it is, there is no requirement to make changes, but ford has made statements about not continuing price protection past 23MY...once we get the official PDF from Ford, we will be sending it to customers as well

thank you! please direct any questions to [email protected] or 267-483-9747

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/chapman-of-horsham-with-dealerinsider.11412/post-1752567

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[Wolfpack]

Never mind, I was just informed the OP's information is true. Dealers with a lot of "offending" orders got the word yesterday. Saw the details but not going to disclose due to confidentiality concerns but can say it is unfortunately correct. Sorry about previous speculation, just got the intel.

So was this information JUST for dealers with "offending" orders? Or will this go out to all dealers? Was SAC on the call? Granger? Etc...

 

[flip]

As I’ve stated a few times I think they want to save all of the Sasquatch parts for the models that come standard with them. Wildtrak, Everglades and Heritage. The Wildtrak has always seemed to be the hardest to get built. So I would venture to say there are still quite a few sitting and waiting. And the Wildtrak in general is a more profitable model than a base or Big Bend with the Sasquatch option.

Just my speculation.

That would be a logical conclusion. To me, the easiest thing for them to do is to come out and give each dealer the number of specific builds they're going to get. Let's us communicate that to customers so they can make whatever decision they want. If Ford outperforms the new "allocation", great but if not, it doesn't leave customers hanging like the past couple of years. I can do something with bad news but nothing with no news.

 

[Beastie]

WOW, I just scrapped by - my order has a MIC, LUX and SAS. waiting on delivery end of the month (Ford estimated). This has defiantly been a wild ride for owners.

Me too.

 

[HeHateMe]

Anyone interested in my build? Just a marginal AOM...

 

[Rob_Broncowski]

There has been some speculation that some below MSRP/invoice dealers are playing dumb with the current price protection/private offer to make up the difference in what they lose selling at those lower prices. They get their money eventually and the customer never knows.

This is definitely happening. I wouldn't start dropping options based on the hope of getting price protection.

 

[Chippewa-Pin]

I feel for everyone. Just when it seems like Bronco production has turned the corner... wham.

 

[Haelous]

As I’ve stated a few times I think they want to save all of the Sasquatch parts for the models that come standard with them. Wildtrak, Everglades and Heritage. The Wildtrak has always seemed to be the hardest to get built. So I would venture to say there are still quite a few sitting and waiting. And the Wildtrak in general is a more profitable model than a base or Big Bend with the Sasquatch option.

Just my speculation.

Adding Everglades and Heritage to the other trims was a mistake. They should've streamlined the lineup and options instead of bloating it further.

 

[frostyjake]

@Garemlin I would suggest updating your thread title so that it's not misleading, and adding the forum reply from Ashlie that I posted above to the original post.

 

[broncoj11]

I hate to answer this because I've only been privy to a portion but it looks like if you aren't scheduled or in process this will impact all orders after a certain date.

So if I ordered 8/2/21 am I screwed sinc eI have a wildtrak hard too ordered??

 

[Inlinejohn]

Does this mean orders with MIC that are not Raptor, Everglades, or Heritage will be postponed?? Is sad if true cuz people waiting super long and well before Everglades and Heritage were announced, will be pushed. Pretty screwed up

 

[mpeugeot]

Look, this is completely Ford's fault on many levels, and so egregious that it should have prompted multiple firings of multiple people.

Let's look at the supply chain argument. The world doesn't seem to be having a problem delivering drones to the Ukraine for killing people... Modern missile production continues... Hell, we even see new warplanes being delivered on the regular (B-21, F-15EX, F-35). I haven't heard anyone not receiving the radar package on their modern fighter plane due to supply constraints. 2 years ago, ya, the supply chain was disrupted. Today, not so much.

This is the result of mismanagement, they knew and continue to know exactly what has been on order for MONTHS. The constraints, should be based on current availability against the current order bank. So for instance, if they lack 18% of the hard tops needed for the rest of the year, they have some decisions to make, but they could have been transparent months ago. Mitchell Watts is a nice guy, but he doesn't math well, I pointed out that fact on the video right after he released it.

Ford, as usual, hasn't been good at communicating with the enthusiast community. As usual, they get backlash for it and they deserve it. The product is awesome, but the roll out has been a complete mess.

Now, here is the reality, based on the current constraints, some people (like myself) are going to lose. The reason I am going to lose is not because of my order date, it's because I picked the "wrong" dealer who has done everything possible to be open and transparent with me. Ford is just doubling down on the fact that allocation > reservation. For that, I believe that Ford should the blame from those who are getting screwed over.

 

[BigShasta]

WOW, I guess we should feel lucky after waiting 2 years and 3 months that we got our 2023 2dr Badlands, lux, squatch, mod bumper in early December.

 

[mpeugeot]

Does this mean orders with MIC that are not Raptor, Everglades, or Heritage will be postponed?? Is sad if true cuz people waiting super long and well before Everglades and Heritage were announced, will be pushed. Pretty screwed up

Depends on the dealer allocations.

 

[vicorjh]

Ford Motor Company : "Don't f this up".

haha. Jokes on you ... too late.

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