Well there goes any chance I have
Fair point, but then again Ford's relationship is with their dealer network, not the end user. Ford makes their nut by selling inventory to dealers, not when inventory is retailed - so a stock unit is the same as a retail unit to them. Obviously one hand washes the other, so Ford has an interest in keeping the end user happy and engaged. However, if there is excess capacity over retail allocations for a certain dealer, Ford will build units and sell them to the dealer as stock inventory.
It’s very interesting to me also!!!
Take the Toyota and enjoy!!! Then sit back and wait until you get the call that your maverick is in. It may be awhile but at that time you can make another decision whether you want it
Would that mean then for the rest of the month scheduling's, he should not get any and other dealerships will? As in the football draft reference that his picks are in, and now all the other teams with picks get to go? Or what are the chances that they will add more to his the following weeks?
Yes, his draft picks are in. No more for him until next month's allocations. Only way he gets any more is if Ford realizes they have some more allocations they can give out and he gets one.
Funny (or sad) how, when we ordered our trucks, the constraints were completely different than now. When I ordered last September, the constraints on my XL were mainly cosmetic (mud flaps, window visors, bed liners). Since then, constraints have also included hitches. Some folks have changed their orders to remove items currently constrained; but who knows what will be constrained next week or next month? The song plays on.
this is actually positive and how it is supposed to work. They are adapting in real time on what they can build based on confirmed availability of deliveries from vendors. That drives everything in the manufacturing world with JIT. The only thing constant is change...
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