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If true, then each of us should do our part by sending a copy of any received ADM quote directly to Mark Levine at Ford. Then we’ll see if this Ford position is actionable or just window dressing…

Thankyou Zach and the whole Granger team! All of us appreciate your hard efforts on our behalf, hopefully the team can catch a little down time to recover!

Ford planned to make 80,000 units in MY22 (publicly announced), and this production number shows they are right on track, assuming a Sept/Oct close out. New orders were cut off before hitting the production limit, so just about every order will be fulfilled in MY22, except maybe for a few...

This is definitely not good…. Way more Mavericks than Bronco Sports parked in the overflow lots. Even more parked in 2 off site lots. This only happens if there is a post production rework backlog. Given the factory has been producing in volume it can’t be anything major, most likely waiting...

We should keep a register of shady dealers… People need to know about them before choosing a dealer.

SIBL is a time consuming off line process. If we assume the line can produce 1 vehicle a minute (pretty normal rate) and it takes the better part of 20 min to prep the bed, do the spray, then put it back together at a single off line SIBL work station, then SIBL capacity would be limited to 5%...

No conspiracy here… no secrets either. Ford publicly stated the plant planned capacity for MY22 was around 80k Maverick units, 60% EB/40% hybrid. When bona fide received orders (not reservations) approached the capacity, ordering was suspended (Nov for hybrids, Jan for EB). Now they will simply...

If you have a confirmation from Ford (and the dealer did the ROVP), then you’ll get it in 22MY build. Only a few corner cases at the end might have to roll over to 2023, and your order date appears to be well before the cutoff date. Ask your dealer to show you the ROVP. If he can, you’re...

Not sure there is anything new here…. We all know about the SIBL production constraint from last fall, which is the main reason it was removed from the XLT Lux. Note the SIBL is tied into the Lux package, which is also tied into the CP360. Further, it is also known the Lariat with Lux orders...

Town East Ford posting $5,000 ADM on Mavericks, plus a higher doc fee than most around here. Walk away from these guys. The ADMs will only go away when people refused to patronize the gougers.

I assume Ford used historical ordering trends to correctly foresee the day when EB orders had to be cut off, as they did with the hybrids. Presumably there was some wiggle room built in the estimate. It’s possible a huge last minute surge put them over the limit, but there were only a few days...

The same Atkinson 2.5 engine is currently shipping in the Escape hybrid and PHEV models. There are also strong suggestions it will become available in the 2023 or 2024 Bronco Sport, and the upcoming North American Transit Connect replacement (all are C2 platform vehicles).

It’s important that we all call out these slimy dealer practices whenever we see them. People need to know…

Exactly! Ford is constantly changing allocations on a monthly basis, and customer orders always get some priority. Since no new orders are allowed (and no or minimal stock orders), the allocations are basically being evenly mapped to existing confirmed customer orders. The normal allocation...

Its good to call out these bad stealerships… People need to know!

Effectively the allocation system becomes moot in a sellout situation like the Maverick. Ford can and will adjust allocations to ensure customer retail orders are met first. They do this regularly. If you have an order confirmed by Ford, it will in all likelihood get built before the end of the...

That‘s where Ford‘s forecasting missed the mark… that 30% (30k units) quickly grew to 70k, which is close to production capacity, so they had to cut off new orders. Maverick turned out to be an unexpected new product hit.

The allocation is design to allocate more stock units to dealers that perform well. It’s the only control Ford has over dealers, hence the threat to reduce allocation to dealers charging ADMs on the Lightning order. It’s a game that works in normal times because there has to be some way to...

There is a lot of angst over production, but it really isn’t a mystery. Ford originally said Maverick production would be max 80k in year 1, with a 40%/60% hybrid/EB mix. That was determined by their market forecasting before the first orders were accepted, as was the option mix. Clearly the...