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607,568 is the number of Mustangs Ford was able to produce in 1966. That works out to about 50,600 Mustangs a month. Fast forward to 2021. Ford can barely produce 5,500 Mavericks a month. I'm in month 6 awaiting my Maverick. As of today I do not have a build date.
I just got off the phone with Ford customer service, I was told, off the record, that
I should expect it no sooner than April 2022. At first the reason was the pandemic and supply issues blah blah blah blah blah. And I do understand that to a point. But then I bring up the fact that I know the same exact vehicle that I ordered has been delivered to people that ordered well after I did... And then allocation was brought up as the real reason. It seems it really is not the pandemic at this point as it is allocation. I understand allocation as it may pertain if I wanted to buy a vehicle off the lot. I do not understand why it applies if I order my vehicle directly from Ford to be delivered to said dealership. One should have nothing to do with the other. So I went on to inquire as to why was I not told allocation would have bearing on when I get my vehicle, more so in fact than my order date. And I was told corporate could not give me that information, but the dealer could. Now what dealer would tell me that they do not have a large allocation and thus it will greatly delay when I get my Maverick, and risk not getting the sale? It really is BS.
Now I shall go make some popcorn and await the 'splaners to pontificate why I don't understand the big picture.
But facts are facts and in 1966 Ford produced over 600,000 Mustangs and in 2021 probably cannot produce 10% of that total in Mavericks in one model year.
I just got off the phone with Ford customer service, I was told, off the record, that
I should expect it no sooner than April 2022. At first the reason was the pandemic and supply issues blah blah blah blah blah. And I do understand that to a point. But then I bring up the fact that I know the same exact vehicle that I ordered has been delivered to people that ordered well after I did... And then allocation was brought up as the real reason. It seems it really is not the pandemic at this point as it is allocation. I understand allocation as it may pertain if I wanted to buy a vehicle off the lot. I do not understand why it applies if I order my vehicle directly from Ford to be delivered to said dealership. One should have nothing to do with the other. So I went on to inquire as to why was I not told allocation would have bearing on when I get my vehicle, more so in fact than my order date. And I was told corporate could not give me that information, but the dealer could. Now what dealer would tell me that they do not have a large allocation and thus it will greatly delay when I get my Maverick, and risk not getting the sale? It really is BS.
Now I shall go make some popcorn and await the 'splaners to pontificate why I don't understand the big picture.
But facts are facts and in 1966 Ford produced over 600,000 Mustangs and in 2021 probably cannot produce 10% of that total in Mavericks in one model year.
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