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Updated July 30, 2021:

They built 100 yesterday and 20 today (CVT transmissions). They will be shipped to the assembly plant soon.



My girl works at the Ford transmission plant which is producing the Maverick's eCVT transmission...after a 4 week shut down to retrofit the line to make hybrid transmissions, back to work yesterday, 7/26.... zippo eCVT transmissions made so far....so one thing I DO KNOW....hybrids are not first in line...

** UPDATE.....transmission line down and employees sent home (9:30am) ZERO built today. She DID tell me they built 200 CVT transmissions BEFORE the line was retrofitted (4 wks ago)...they were built before the machines were put on the line for manufacturing quantities.
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My girl works at the ford transmission plant which is producing the CVT transmission...after a 4 week shut down to retrofit the line to make hybrid transmissions, back to work yesterday, 7/26....ZIPPO cvt transmissions made so far....so one thing I DO KNOW....hybrids are not first in line...
Aren’t they using the same transmission as the one found in the escape hybrid? I assume if this one is ramping up that facility could still be up and running.
 

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ok, cup half full here - may just be 'just in time' logistics. A month is a long time to make units and get them to the assembly plant. These eCVTs are very simple things (comparably speaking) with minimal parts. I am still hopeful that each and every one of us gets our truck built first!
 
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Aren’t they using the same transmission as the one found in the escape hybrid? I assume if this one is ramping up that facility could still be up and running.
I would suspect NOT....as they just retrofitted my girls transmission assembly line over the past 4 weeks to make maverick CVT transmissions.....?
 
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ok, cup half full here - may just be 'just in time' logistics. A month is a long time to make units and get them to the assembly plant. These eCVTs are very simple things (comparably speaking) with minimal parts. I am still hopeful that each and every one of us gets our truck built first!
I DO agree with JIT building.....I suspect they will be building maverick hybrids shortly after the transmissions are made.
 
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** UPDATE.....transmission line down and employees sent home (9:30) ZERO built today. She DID tell me they built 200 CVT transmissions BEFORE the line was retrofitted (4 wks ago)...they were built before the machines were put on the line for manufacturing quantities.
 
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Aren’t they using the same transmission as the one found in the escape hybrid? I assume if this one is ramping up that facility could still be up and running.
Not exactly. Very similar, but has some updated parts. Specifically the electric motor is a new design, and built in house by Ford.
 

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Not exactly. Very similar, but has some updated parts. Specifically the electric motor is a new design, and built in house by Ford.
Exactly, actually. :)

Assuming what we're being told is true.
 

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Exactly, actually. :)

Assuming what we're being told is true.
So they are retooling the factory to make the Maverick's transmission because it's exactly the same as the one they were already making? 🤔
 
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My girl just said her line PRODUCES the Hybrid Escape transmission......AND now the hybrid Maverick transmission....they are DIFFERENT transmissions...built on the same transmission line....so they are in fact, DIFFERENT transmissions.
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