Production Constraints & Planned Production Rates For March-April (as of 1/28/22)

[Old Ranchero]

That I get. But what does the first number mean? Like after Bed Mat is says 2%. Do they have only 2% of the bed mats they need? Or do they have 98% of the bed mats they need?

example:
* The percentages mean how many Ford can build with that item / option. Currently for example, Spray-in Bedliner says 47% -- so the maximum Ford will schedule currently will be 47% of builds with this option.

They don't schedule 100% of all builds at 1 time, so I take that to mean they have only currently scheduled 56% of builds with that item, and they can only actual BUILD 47% of the 56% scheduled.

Could be wrong about that

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[skadizzle]

looks like Granger is going to have a lot of Eco $3k loss vehicles deliver before thier hybrid orders. Will be interesting to see how they try to make up for that deal.

So based on those constraints, looks like I have a 0.047% chance of getting built. This doesn't take into account hybrid constraints, which based on 40% puts me at 0.019%.... Awesome...

 

[Maverick2023]

Next on the list are tires and wheels. Then the whole damn car itself. Sheesh...

 

[projectvortex]

Looks like things are definitely getting MORE constrained in coming months vs current, especially on the Lux packages. Production rates are not encouraging either. 5000-6000 per month is what they were running in October and November I believe.

* Numbers are for indicative purposes only. Your mileage may differ.

 

[thevol]

Hold up they are only building 5500 a month, doesnt that seem really low?

 

[Old Fart]

Do do, Do do, Do do, screach "You've just entered 'The Twilight Zone'" anything you see or hear is from another dimension of time-space continuum a quark, so to speak or double speak, where Ford has ephoniously "Screwed the Pooch" on allowing the first of us that ordered to be continually disappointed......

I'm about to buy a Tacoma and live with the crummy gas mileage.

 

[kayakyakr]

For those trying to parse the %'s, I take it to mean that:

Of the orders they build, only that % of them will have _____. So for co-pilot, 42% of the new builds will have co-pilot, but 54% of all trucks were ordered with co-pilot, so they are constrained on that part. (Which happens to be the first of my ordered items to show up on this list. Hoping that the lux packages make up a dramatic % and my eco skips to the front)

And I do find it interesting that they haven't been able to increase production significantly, but I attribute that to parts availability, and the fact that it's dead of winter, further constraining supplies.

 

[Delzona]

May be committing assumicide here, but I think the second number may be the percentage that they have with that commodity ordered?

That's how I read it.

 

[Delzona]

That I get. But what does the first number mean? Like after Bed Mat is says 2%. Do they have only 2% of the bed mats they need? Or do they have 98% of the bed mats they need?

It means that they only have enough bed mats to 2% of the orders requiring bed mats. So if there are 100 orders with bed mats only 2 will get scheduled. Anything that can be dealer installed or ordered as aftermarket can be removed from your order thereby increasing your chances of getting scheduled earlier rather than later.

 

[Delzona]

So, does this mean they WILL be building currently unscheduled hybrids in May ?

Yes, just not in the same percentages as the previous months.

 

[Aza]

For those trying to parse the %'s, I take it to mean that:

Of the orders they build, only that % of them will have _____. So for co-pilot, 42% of the new builds will have co-pilot, but 54% of all trucks were ordered with co-pilot, so they are constrained on that part. (Which happens to be the first of my ordered items to show up on this list. Hoping that the lux packages make up a dramatic % and my eco skips to the front)

You are spot on with that! Tim explained it just that way in his livestream last night.

 

[Delzona]

I knew I should have added my own tonneau cover after I got my maverick

If you're not scheduled yet then you can still remove the tonneau cover from your order. As long as you're not Priority 2 you can still make adjustments to your order.

 

[Watchman]

Does anyone know if that's hard or soft roll-up?

I don't believe there is a SOFT roll-up . . . . just cancelled my HARD roll-up!

Only had two options on my Hybrid Lariat -- Roll-up and Hitch. In fact, when I entered my order into the form's list I was the ONLY one who ordered with just those two option.

 

[Delzona]

I wonder if this accounts for all the hybrids we've seen get pushed back, as well?

I don't think it does because they have already been scheduled base on supplies available at the time of scheduling. Of course supply issues can and do come up, which I think has happened forcing those current scheduled hybrids to get pushed back.

 

[Delzona]

Does anyone know the total number of hybrids ordered (since ordering was cut off, several month ago, I expect the number is available somewhere) versus the number already built? This might give an idea of the impact of 9000+ planned builds for Mar-May.

If that number is out there Ford has been keeping it hidden. The only thing that I've seen is the number of reservations, which doesn't mean a whole lot because a reservation doesn't always turn into an order.

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