You are correct it went out in a dealer bulletin the same day the email went out to customers. Last sentence said order banks open 8/2.
So why is it so many people at dealerships don't know anything about it? I know there is no way you can say what other dealers do, just curious if those bulletins are sent to everyone at the dealer or just a central main email address?
Back in May when the '23 order date was announced the 8/2 was for EcoBoost and then 8/15 was for Hybrid. So, now you can order either on 8/2? (Forgive me if this has already been answered)
I worked in IT for a manufacturing company. When a offloading or onboarding request came in the email lists were updated. However HR was really poor in putting in these requests. Eventually we tied it into the payroll system so it would not be missed. However in recent years many If not most workers were "private contractors" who were not part of the payroll system and turned over alot and still needed a request being made. So it can and certainly does happen. I would think salesman have a high turnovers. Not to mention the hundreds of emails sent daily. So yes it does happen.
my experience too. I visited 4 local dealerships Saturday to ask for information. They all know nothing, seems like they won't know anything until they come into work one day and have the options in their system to place an order. Sales people seem clueless about how to sell a preorder vehicle in 2022, could be an easy way to market & sell to the cx... Have information for the cx
You mean more errors than my22. Thanks Ford!
On the dealer website, there is a news section on the homepage that all dealer employees have access to. They also send an email out on important dates and items (like this) to the higher personnel at each dealership. Oh, they also cover order information at the end of each month with all dealers from their Zone Rep called Wholesale. I got 3 ways I was notified on this information in 2 days.
That "announcement" was a page from the Fleet Distribution page. It was confirmed by Ford that both will open up 8/2.
Order it online from Long McArthur, Chapman, or Granger Ford. You can do a courtesy delivery to a local Ford dealer. I ordered my Maverick from Chapman, great experience, 3% under invoice. I ordered my Bronco from Long McArthur.
When all the salespeople are put in the same fish tank and told to sink or swim the motivation to do more than put food on the table is minimized.
These are the proven three dealers who sell in volume and don't worry about how much they can bank off of a few ADM's. The smaller, shifty and shady ones are scarcely mention on the MTC, but they do have a dedicated thread on the sister Bronco 6G forum.
These three have the proven track record of not screwing with customer order vehicles. There are some local dealers here where people have said they sold the car for MSRP but I just didn't trust they would, went with Chapman which turned out to be the right choice. Got my Maverick for the price they told me.
What's a courtesy delivery? Just free delivery to your local dealer?
