Allocation question

[Jimmyb2]

So if I have an order in the order bank and Ford has acknowledged it, but my dealer does not have the allocations or enough of them, do I not get a Maverick?

Doesn't Ford have to build a retail customer order (eventually)?

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[AutobahnSHO]

Eventually, yes. They give trucks to the dealers which sell more, first.

 

[dusty1787]

So if I have an order in the order bank and Ford has acknowledged it, but my dealer does not have the allocations or enough of them, do I not get a Maverick?

Doesn't Ford have to build a retail customer order (eventually)?

@commadorebob posted this great explanation a while ago. If you are new to MaverickTruckClub then dont let the names/etc throw you off on his post. The overall info is what I hope will help!

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...lanation-of-maverick-order-allocations.36302/

 

[KevCuRaoi]

So if I have an order in the order bank and Ford has acknowledged it, but my dealer does not have the allocations or enough of them, do I not get a Maverick?

Doesn't Ford have to build a retail customer order (eventually)?

A dealership needs allocation for their orders to be considered for scheduling.

Ford doesn't have to build all of a dealer's orders.

 

[Waterick]

So if I have an order in the order bank and Ford has acknowledged it, but my dealer does not have the allocations or enough of them, do I not get a Maverick?

Doesn't Ford have to build a retail customer order (eventually)?

Just look at the number of carryover customers here. Most of those orders did not have allocations at their dealers. They ended up being built the following model year and came from those allocations prior to any newer orders at that dealer.

 

[anblatt]

So if I have an order in the order bank and Ford has acknowledged it, but my dealer does not have the allocations or enough of them, do I not get a Maverick?

Doesn't Ford have to build a retail customer order (eventually)?

Yes Ford will build it eventually. If your dealer has no allocations left that means next year (model year) so those should start in October for the 2025's. Keep in mind that 25 is assumed to be a model refresh so the price will probably go up and there is no price protection on model refresh years. So wait to hopefully get scheduled in October, order from a different dealer who still has allocations, or purchase on off the lot somewhere else. They are starting to show up for MSRP on the lots. Here is Kansas hybrids are still $1-2000 over MSRP, but ecoboosts can be found for $5-800 below msrp.

 

[pigsareus]

So if I have an order in the order bank and Ford has acknowledged it, but my dealer does not have the allocations or enough of them, do I not get a Maverick?

Doesn't Ford have to build a retail customer order (eventually)?

Allocations are the core of all of this. There is also no guarantee that Ford will give you any priority if the order isn't fulfilled this model year and (if) they roll it over to next year, that seems to be an annual decision that Ford makes.

 

[commadorebob]

So if I have an order in the order bank and Ford has acknowledged it, but my dealer does not have the allocations or enough of them, do I not get a Maverick?

Doesn't Ford have to build a retail customer order (eventually)?

If your dealer took the order and knew they didn't have enough allocations, then that is on your dealer, not Ford. However, Ford has been known to not tell dealers their entire allocation numbers to provide for manufacturing fluctuations. If Ford builds more than expected, then there is a chance your truck gets built. It also depends on what you ordered. Hybrid XL, don't hold your breath. EB Tremor, you might get it regardless as a guaranteed sale at a dealer without allocations is better than a potential sale at a dealership with allocations but didn't ask for it. .

As for whether Ford is obligated to build your order, the answer is no. Ford is not under any legal obligation to build custom orders. In fact, my understanding is Toyota doesn't even allow dealerships to select their stock vehicles. They are simply given inventory to sell.

The only impact ignoring retail orders would have is produce bad PR at a time when Tesla is rapidly growing with a direct-to-consumers approach. Bad PR makes shareholders nervous.

 

[Mox]

I understand the point of allocations is that it gets units to dealers who move units. That makes sense when considering only retail orders and only stock orders. Ford will prioritize the dealers that move the most units.

Where this scheme falls apart is where we are now. There are probably 2-3 months worth of orders in the order bank that are attached to a customer. These are units that are ~90% already sold. Ford scheduled ~4500(?) retail orders for March and the rest were stock orders. Why? 'Allocations'. But those stock orders are going to go to a dealership lot and sit there until a customer shows up. A retail order is already attached to customer. The truck is effectively sold with the exception of some customers end up refusing delivery.

The allocation system makes sense when all orders being filled are retail orders, or all orders are for stock. Allocations will go to the dealers that will move the most units either through retail orders or through stock sales. It doesn't make as much sense when there is a mixture of the two as a retail order is effectively an already sold unit where as a stock order is more likely to sit for longer.

IMO, clear the order bank as best as possible and then start making stock units. Allocations suck.

Sincerely,
A guy whose dealer isn't getting allocations

 

[commadorebob]

I understand the point of allocations is that it gets units to dealers who move units. That makes sense when considering only retail orders and only stock orders. Ford will prioritize the dealers that move the most units.

Sincerely,
A guy whose dealer isn't getting allocations

Ford scheduled stock orders last week because they couldn't build the retail orders.

Ford schedules parts supply a year in advance and right now, 60% of orders (roughly 11,900) in the order banks are XL and 86% of orders (roughly 17,000) are hybrid. As such, if Ford scheduled 4,500 retail orders of the ~20,000 on the books, their own scheduling breakdown means roughly 1,000 of vehicles scheduled were XL. That leaves the other 3,500 orders to be something other than XL. Ford only has ~7,500 total orders that are not XL in the order banks. If you look at hybrid, the numbers are worse with only ~2,775 total orders that are not hybrid with Ford only being able to schedule ~2,475 hybrids.

Even if your dealer has allocations, it doesn't matter if Ford doesn't have the parts to build it. But rather than idle the factory, Ford will build what they can and send those stock orders to dealerships who have allocations. Odds are most of those are EBs of higher trims.

All that to say, allocations are king but supply chain trumps all.

 

[Hdscreens]

My dealer had allocations last yr and didn’t get built and they have allocations this yr but my roll over still hasn’t been built. Both times COVP approved but I do have an xl hybrid with only tow hitch option.

 

[SLH13]

So if I have an order in the order bank and Ford has acknowledged it, but my dealer does not have the allocations or enough of them, do I not get a Maverick?

Doesn't Ford have to build a retail customer order (eventually)?

Curious what model/options you have on your order?
Before I found MTC and learned about allocations I ordered with my local dealer.
Then I learned and asked. No allocations and they had 2 other orders before me as well. I asked and my dealer said "If you can find a dealer with allocations go ahead and order!" Being no one in New England appears to have allocations he didn't expect me to find one. He wasn't expecting me to order from Granger in Iowa. Road trip!!
From this page I learned the more accessories ordered the less likely to be built due to constraints. We left off anything that was dealer installed as we can get it later especially mud flaps and tonneau cover.
2 days after our order was placed at Granger we had a March build date. (Hybrid XLT w/Lux Pkg. Nothing else)

Moral of the story is if you want it soon, you have to play the allocation game.
From what I have heard if you have an order for an XL, especially Hybrid, good luck. Consider upgeading to an XLT.

 

[Mox]

Ford scheduled stock orders last week because they couldn't build the retail orders.

Ford schedules parts supply a year in advance and right now, 60% of orders (roughly 11,900) in the order banks are XL and 86% of orders (roughly 17,000) are hybrid. As such, if Ford scheduled 4,500 retail orders of the ~20,000 on the books, their own scheduling breakdown means roughly 1,000 of vehicles scheduled were XL. That leaves the other 3,500 orders to be something other than XL. Ford only has ~7,500 total orders that are not XL in the order banks. If you look at hybrid, the numbers are worse with only ~2,775 total orders that are not hybrid with Ford only being able to schedule ~2,475 hybrids.

Even if your dealer has allocations, it doesn't matter if Ford doesn't have the parts to build it. But rather than idle the factory, Ford will build what they can and send those stock orders to dealerships who have allocations. Odds are most of those are EBs of higher trims.

All that to say, allocations are king but supply chain trumps all.

I think you're missing my point here. I'm not speaking of an instance where a dealer has an allocation and Ford doesn't have parts. I get why a vehicle wouldn't be scheduled in that instance.

What I'm speaking of is when there is a retail order which can be built (i.e., no constrained parts), but ordered through a dealer with no additional allocation. Ford will prioritize and build a stock order for a dealer with an allocation over a retail order with no allocation.

More specifically, consider a Lariat EB...nothing else. If your dealer didn't have an allocation (or enough allocations) for March, you weren't scheduled. The same Lariat EB would go as a stock unit to another dealer to sit on the lot.

Yes, allocations 'are king'. It's a dumb system in this circumstance and Ford would do well to address it when there are still build-able orders in the order bank, just not a dealer with a spare allocation.

 

[Jimmyb2]

Curious what model/options you have on your order?
Before I found MTC and learned about allocations I ordered with my local dealer.
Then I learned and asked. No allocations and they had 2 other orders before me as well. I asked and my dealer said "If you can find a dealer with allocations go ahead and order!" Being no one in New England appears to have allocations he didn't expect me to find one. He wasn't expecting me to order from Granger in Iowa. Road trip!!
From this page I learned the more accessories ordered the less likely to be built due to constraints. We left off anything that was dealer installed as we can get it later especially mud flaps and tonneau cover.
2 days after our order was placed at Granger we had a March build date. (Hybrid XLT w/Lux Pkg. Nothing else)

Moral of the story is if you want it soon, you have to play the allocation game.
From what I have heard if you have an order for an XL, especially Hybrid, good luck. Consider upgeading to an XLT.

it is Hybrid XLT with luxury package . Ordered 8/14/34

 

[SLH13]

it is Hybrid XLT with luxury package . Ordered 8/14/34

So exactly what I ordered. My suggestion is find a dealership with allocations and go order one there. Make sure they arent marking up, or requiring dealer ad ons.

Granger may still have some allocations were $1000 below MSRP. That would cover part of the trip to get it, or ship it to you. I ordered from them on 01/23/24. Just 2 days later got a build date of the week of March 18th.
For us it's 1250 miles one way to Granger. Bonus is my daughter and son-in-law live in Des Moines. Looking forward to our road trip!

The whole system seems to suck.
Play Ford's allocation game and you get it sooner.

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