It can be easily explained as wanting all of the early adopters to get the same Broncos. Since it doesn't change the shipping date, it's nothing other than a VIN digit and paper. Same vehicle, just a slightly different label. The Mustang was originally introduced as a '65 even though it was built beginning in March and introduced in April. It actually makes much more sense because all reservation holders could end up with '22 Broncos. And, if Ford was really smart, they'd hold off any model-year changes until '23. Depending on how many reservations convert to orders, a '22 could be known as a "reservation holder" Bronco, while '23+ would be regular retail Broncos. I see zero negatives and only positives here.Imagine the bad publicity, marketing nightmare and $$$. So no, Ford will not cancel MY21.
Ford (and other manufacturers) have changed prices mid-model year. In fact, Ford is "committed" to anything. The pricing on B&P is not an obligation. The only thing Ford needs to do to keep face is keep the Base model 2-door at $29,995 so that they could still keep saying "from $29,995". Even then, if they wanted to make more money, they could cut standard equipment and make it optional. Long answer short, Ford could set any price they want at any time. The only time they are committed to a price is when an order is complete.look at it objectively, they’re committed to the prices they’ve advertised. They’ve clearly under-anticipated demand, and now know they could charge more. From a business perspective, it makes sense they would do a small run of 21’s to make good on the original advertised price, then raise the price for 22’s. If they switched all MY’s to 22, they’d be stuck with those prices for until MY23, they know they’d be leaving money on the table for a whole year. Sorry, it might not be what you want to hear, but it’s realistic. Expect it, and be pleasantly surprised if they don’t jack them up.
So, no, don’t skip the MY21.
sincerely,
A 7/14 reservation holder
That is creative thinking- maybe Ford should hire you.Its my understanding that legally one can sell MY22 car after Jan 1, 2021. Should/could Ford just launch with MY22 for an extended production run?
Orders and deliveries would still start and proceed on the same timeline as we are currently expecting but would just have the MY22 designation.
This would make things easier for them to get all reservations into one model year and not have to do a production changeover just a few months after production is ramped up.