In these cases, the American goods are luxury items for the elite. The average person in these countries couldn't afford to buy a pair of Levi's from a thrift shop, let alone at regular US retail prices.
The world is big and complex. We pay up to $3 for a black coffee that has about 7 cents...
Update:
Wow! Another co-worker of mine (I've convinced quite a few to jump on board) also got her build email today, same dealership. Also a bare. Hybrid XL but cactus gray. August 20th order date 3/28 build.
I have a very similar build as OP and same order date. I got the same email he did the night after he started this thread, updating my build week from March 14 to April 4th.
Today I got another email moving my build UP to the week of 2/28!!!
Hopefully this date holds, but I absolutely expect...
I couldn't read the whole thread because it quickly developed into the same hard to read bickering and same discussion tangents that this site is famous for.
Anyway, I have a very similar build to the OP, same order date, and also in MA. I had the same initial schedule date. Fortunately, no...
Its kind of sad to see @Administrator have zero integrity. I knew he was shady when he grabs other people's photos and puts MTC logos into it, but clearly this site is not run with any sense of morals.
Not much I can do obviously, but I'll stop posting on this site at least. Sure im not a major...
I know many of us love this product and can't possibly understand how Ford understated demand by so much, but I dont think anyone could have foreseen the mega surge in used car prices pushing many buyers into the market for new. That is what got me into a Maverick, probably the first and last...
I got scheduled yesterday, finally!
Is it sad that I was still keeping my eyes peeled for this thread? Is it sad that I'll probably keep my eyes on the email received thread in anticipation?
Look what Ford has to me.
I'm pretty sure that is what they have been doing since the start. Hybrid production is not being limited by ecoboost capacity, it is limited by hybrid specific limitations (powertrain, battery, added chips etc)