Fleet orders take priority?

[tvhau1]

I started investigating some local dealers and a larger dealer in my area received 4 Mavericks last week. I contacted them and they sent me the window stickers of 2 of them. They listed them for 3500 over MSRP and sold them all by Tuesday. They all had the Luxury package and Co-pilot360 on them. I was curious and sent them to the dealer I have an order thru and he informed me they were Special order fleet vehicles and they should of never made their lot for general sale. He also said fleet orders typically take priority over retail orders. Seems like a work around for the dealer to get some stock vehicles. Did these orders potentially take the place of our retail orders? Lotsa questions with few answers!

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[Bob The Builder]

Nothing surprises me anymore, certainly not something like that.

 

[RR - All the way]

Ford talks about building stock MAVs with no constraints to utilize plant capacity for the rest of the MY22 year. This would cause an uproar. Not so much if they crank out simple fleet builds. I suspect they have plenty of fleet demand. However, building the stock units fulfills possible unfilled dealer allocations and really gives the dealers a high profit, after ADM, unit.
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[Dun4791]

Ford talks about building stock MAVs with no constraints to utilize plant capacity for the rest of the MY22 year. This would cause an uproar. Not so much it they crank out simple fleet builds. I suspect they have plenty of fleet demand. However, building the stock units fulfills possible unfilled dealer allocations and really gives the dealers a high profit, after ADM, unit.

My build doesn’t have any constraints. Bet you dealers get stock before I get mine.

 

[RR - All the way]

My build doesn’t have any constraints. Bet you dealers get stock before I get mine.

Did you get the email yesterday?? If you did, you might be taking advantage of me if I bet. Now if you did not get the email yesterday, I might consider a bet. Of course, we are back to the only two certainties in life: Death and Taxes.....

 

[Dun4791]

Did you get the email yesterday?? If you did, you might be taking advantage of me if I bet. Now if you did not get the email yesterday, I might consider a bet. Of course, we are back to the only two certainties in life: Death and Taxes.....

I got the email and have no constraints

 

[KevCuRaoi]

I started investigating some local dealers and a larger dealer in my area received 4 Mavericks last week. I contacted them and they sent me the window stickers of 2 of them. They listed them for 3500 over MSRP and sold them all by Tuesday. They all had the Luxury package and Co-pilot360 on them. I was curious and sent them to the dealer I have an order thru and he informed me they were Special order fleet vehicles and they should of never made their lot for general sale. He also said fleet orders typically take priority over retail orders. Seems like a work around for the dealer to get some stock vehicles. Did these orders potentially take the place of our retail orders? Lotsa questions with few answers!

Fleet vehicles are ordered differently. I think they block off a chunk of allocation each week for fleet. They shouldn't have priority over retail, but are spread out throughout the production cycle.

 

[Old Ranchero]

Ford talks about building stock MAVs with no constraints to utilize plant capacity for the rest of the MY22 year. This would cause an uproar. Not so much if they crank out simple fleet builds. I suspect they have plenty of fleet demand. However, building the stock units fulfills possible unfilled dealer allocations and really gives the dealers a high profit, after ADM, unit.
$$$$

if I read the recent email correctly, they will only do this AFTER they make final decision about schedule us for MY22, or roll you to MY2023. As of yesterday my dealer has no guidance on how this would work. If they are only going to get bare bones units with no constrained items, I don't know they will be able to charge hefty ADM on end of model year units with 2023s hitting production. A lot of people on here are stating preference for MY2023 at this point and I bet general buying public would think the same- unless they are cheap like me

 

[RR - All the way]

I got the email and have no constraints

OLd Ranchero,
You may be right, but it seems to me that we are now living in a "I want now, I deserve it, I work hard for it" world. Instant gratification is on the increase IMHO. Percentage wise, the ADM on an XL with AWD drive is higher than a loaded Mav. and seem to be in demand.

 

[KevCuRaoi]

Ford talks about building stock MAVs with no constraints to utilize plant capacity for the rest of the MY22 year. This would cause an uproar. Not so much if they crank out simple fleet builds. I suspect they have plenty of fleet demand. However, building the stock units fulfills possible unfilled dealer allocations and really gives the dealers a high profit, after ADM, unit.
$$$$

They always do that @ the end of a model year. They only build what they have parts for. Even in "normal" years, the stock units a dealership can order at the end of a production cycle often have limited options.

Why an uproar? They want to keep the plan full until the end of this production cycle. If the only remaining retail orders are currently unbuildable due to availability of certain parts, they will build Mavericks that they are able to build.

They aren't going to shut the plant down for a month or two if they can build XL and XLT EB Mavericks w/ no 360 or Lux pkg. They will build them and ship to dealers. People will buy them.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

if I read the recent email correctly, they will only do this AFTER they make final decision about schedule us for MY22, or roll you to MY2023. As of yesterday my dealer has no guidance on how this would work. If they are only going to get bare bones units with no constrained items, I don't know they will be able to charge hefty ADM on end of model year units with 2023s hitting production. A lot of people on here are stating preference for MY2023 at this point and I bet general buying public would think the same- unless they are cheap like me

Rumor is that someone checked with your spouse and was told that NO ONE IS LIKE YOU!

 

[tvhau1]

They always do that @ the end of a model year. They only build what they have parts for. Even in "normal" years, the stock units a dealership can order at the end of a production cycle often have limited options.

Why an uproar? They want to keep the plan full until the end of this production cycle. If the only remaining retail orders are currently unbuildable due to availability of certain parts, they will build Mavericks that they are able to build.

They aren't going to shut the plant down for a month or two if they can build XL and XLT EB Mavericks w/ no 360 or Lux pkg. They will build them and ship to dealers. People will buy them.

Trouble is these all had the 360 and lux packages!

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