Over 400 days with a base XL hybrid with only a drop-in bedliner. Latest phoney build date is January 16 which is number TWELVE build date since early August. Just pathetic.
What does that even mean ?
Your post #92 already exposed your complete lack of understanding of the the basics of how purchasing, acquisition, and fulfillment works in all companies large and small.The huge majority of folks who ordered, and in many cases put down $500 deposits, have never heard of this site or Tim Bartz. Ford created a system that dealers have little to no idea how to navigate. There are thousands of people with orders that were never covp. And who knows how many folks have received no updates from Ford or the salesmen . Some have contacted the dealers who were giving out wrong information, sometimes due to Ford giving out wrong info. to dealers. Who knows how many 2021 people are waiting for deliveries on orders that were never completed or lost through this fiasco.
376 days and counting for me.
I don't have a ranch; and if I did I wouldn't bet it. If not by 24; it may be too late for me.
I was told maybe by 2030
By then there will be other options, like the new Toyota
Not discounting supply chain issues. But when Ford says they will build 150k Lightnings next year, then I don't see why they can't build 50k hybrid mavericks if they wanted to.
Different area of discussion really. That is a matter of resources and manufacturing logistics. It is a valid conversation; should they be moving more resources from other vehicles to support the Maverick? I am not a Ford executive, not my call. Tough calls are made every day in those area, and I'm sure they wish they had the resources to support all the vehicles fully because that would be more money made.
The possibility of an economic nose dive is always and always has been there. You keep a good supply on hand so you can make your product. Pinching pennies with just in time inventory gets you the mess there is now. How much has Ford…and others lost by not being able to produce cars since they buy from unreliable companies in unreliable countries and try to have parts arrive at the last minute? This is what they get, and hacked off customers.
Those who subscribe to the cutesy, but defective theories always think they are all knowing and superior…till they get their termination notices
JIT was perfected by the Japanese. I believe almost every industry used that model, not just Ford. Covid impacts demonstrated the weakness of JIT. I'm not sure that "we" can or will return to the way things were done before JIT. To think added supply and warehousing can be undertaken worldwide now is not reasonable. I don't know what the solution is, do you?
It proves that the Japanese are not the all knowing, infallible gods some have made them out to be. If production is important, and it should be paramount to car companies, a certain amount of stockpiling is necessary, especially high value parts. Never, in the 8 years I was at Chrysler, did we have a shut down because of lack of parts. Sure it wasn’t as cutesy and fashionable to stockpile, but it worked. My insurance agent has a customer with a Maverick needing a new grill. 8 months and the truck sits in the shop. No parts available. A stockpile should have been made by Ford.
