Per Dealer: Ford to increase allocation projections

[ZachSD]

While making an inquiry with my dealer on my position in line—no position provided, but confirmed 22 other rollovers with high priority—and if they had an estimate on how many monthly allocations they will be receiving, I got the following back. Per my dealer, Ford has claimed they will be increasing all their allocation projections with more information on this to be released potentially in a week or two.

Take it with a grain of salt, but it's certainly better news than what has been going around lately.

If this was announced somewhere already, forgive me, I don't lurk the board all day.

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[bluedevilruss]

Good to hear.

 

[Impetus19]

I am glad to hear it also... i have trouble getting past so many MY22 orders waiting months after their trucks are supposedly built to receive them. I think it is out of Fords control.

 

[19mustang65]

Does this mean they may open the banks for more 2023 hybrids to be ordered?

 

[DavesMav]

Does this mean they may open the banks for more 2023 hybrids to be ordered?

Not a chance.

 

[woozoo]

Ford: Instead of 1 allocation. You now get 3.

 

[daddio211]

Does this mean they may open the banks for more 2023 hybrids to be ordered?

Don't count on that happening anytime soon. I think Ford speculated on a reasonable number of Mavericks they could build for MY23, knowing full well that the majority would be hybrids. When the numbers were getting close they closed ordering, probably sooner than even they anticipated.

My thought is that they'll be able to fulfil the vast majority of 23 orders and if they ramp up production significantly they MAY reopen ordering. I'd be more willing to bet they would build retail trucks though.

I'm no expert, so don't put a lot of weight on my opinion. It just seems logical that Ford is starting to learn over the Bronco fiasco as well as the 22 Maverick ordering joke.

 

[jim13]

Don't count on that happening anytime soon. I think Ford speculated on a reasonable number of Mavericks they could build for MY23, knowing full well that the majority would be hybrids. When the numbers were getting close they closed ordering, probably sooner than even they anticipated.

My thought is that they'll be able to fulfil the vast majority of 23 orders and if they ramp up production significantly they MAY reopen ordering. I'd be more willing to bet they would build retail trucks though.

I'm no expert, so don't put a lot of weight on my opinion. It just seems logical that Ford is starting to learn over the Bronco fiasco as well as the 22 Maverick ordering joke.

This is the logical answer. I’ve seen theories that ford made these just for CAFE requirements and never intended to build them which makes no sense. It doesn’t matter if it isn’t a high profitability vehicle, at 5% profit on $25,000, selling 50,000 per year, they’re at $62.5 million. Add in higher profit options and trims and you’ll be 10’s of millions higher than that.
Ford is here to make money, even the biggest companies aren’t going to give up 62 million, just because.

 

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Does this mean they may open the banks for more 2023 hybrids to be ordered?

Let's hope not. There are enough MY2023s that need to be built for those of us who placed orders.

 

[19mustang65]

Meow mr.

 

[AutobahnSHO]

This is the logical answer. I’ve seen theories that ford made these just for CAFE requirements and never intended to build them which makes no sense. It doesn’t matter if it isn’t a high profitability vehicle, at 5% profit on $25,000, selling 50,000 per year, they’re at $62.5 million. Add in higher profit options and trims and you’ll be 10’s of millions higher than that.
Ford is here to make money, even the biggest companies aren’t going to give up 62 million, just because.

I'm sure Ford "WANTS" to build every vehicle ordered- and they would love to keep ordering open all year long. But they can't do that- computer chip shortages, etc...

I don't think Ford built the Maverick "just for CAFE requirements"- I think they brilliantly phased out their very low-profit cars but replaced them with ONE vehicle which matches what MANY MANY Americans want- a small cheap pickup that gets great gas mileage.

But when you can only build X number of vehicles (product constraints)- do you build the ones which only get you 5% profit on $20k, or 5% profit on $50k??

To maximize profit they would build ONLY more expensive trucks. But they also have to meet Federal CAFE laws, keep employees on payroll (can't lay them off then just hire them again next month) and a factory from sitting unused.. They make long-range plans but we're in a global supply chain situation unforeseen in the last 80 years.

Ford is trying to do what is best for them and customers. But they can't make everyone happy!

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