Key phrase in that statement: “….. working within their dealer’s allocation.”I spoke to them yesterday about a new statement on the Ford website about private offers for the 2024 Maverick. The person I spoke to (who has a Maverick on order) said dealers should of received further guidance last weekend or yesterday on how to do them. One statement said the dealer determines pricing for anything on the 2024 order that was not on the 2023 order. Guess that would apply to the Lariat. Not sure exactly how that would work but doesn't sound good.
The full statement, including their goal to have rollovers built by February follows:
Customers with unscheduled 2023 model-year Maverick orders should contact their existing dealer to submit a 2024 model-year Maverick® order, which will be price protected to match 2023 pricing. Any new content on a 2024 order not included in the original order will be negotiated and priced by their dealer. We will open the order bank for 2024 Maverick orders on July 17, 2023.
We will match new 2024 orders against existing 2023 unscheduled orders to help ensure their truck is prioritized for production. To prioritize their orders, customers will need to submit their 2024 order with the same dealer who has their 2023 order. Customers may change aspects of the 2024 order, such as trim series, powertrain, options/packages or paint colors, to meet their needs.
In the event a customer’s 2023 Maverick® order is scheduled between July 17 and October 2023, we will work with their dealer to cancel the 2024 order. Alternatively, if their 2023 order does not schedule, we will add priority scheduling to the 2024 order and slot it to the beginning of production, working within their dealer’s allocation.
We estimate most 2023-2024 model year orders will schedule for production and will be built between November 2023 and February 2024. The order bank will close once production capacity is filled, so we encourage customers to not delay.
Allocations still reign supreme. If your dealer doesn’t have an allocation for your order, no amount of prioritisation will help. Since it is the beginning of the 24 model year, every dealer should have some allocation, but it is worthwhile asking to be sure a fleet sales guy didn’t use them all up, especially at a small dealership with few allocations to start with.
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