Will pricing change?

[SgtLip]

My sales rep doesn't return calls, trying to get signed price. I do have my sig on the build sheet which is MSRP. Guess I need to put pressure on the manager. I like the post on Ford retail orders are "PRICE PROTECTED". Still trying. By the way my order is "Unscheduled/Clean" meaning the next move would be sch/build acording to the ordering rep (I have her ear) but she won't discuss $$$$.

Time to find a NEW Dealer.

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[pxpaulx]

on the surface that makes sense...but how is Ford supposed to nail down with any accuracy that number X of how many builds there will be? Companies try really hard not to hold excess inventory because they get taxed on it every month. I read Ford uses "just in time" supply system for delivery of components to the factory. That is risky too based on my experience in manufacturing and production. We'll see...

I'm not sure your argument holds much weight. Ford is the large multi-national corporation here - if a parts supplier can't support long term contract pricing, they would simply move to another supplier. A company of Ford's size needs pricing stability - that means long term cost outlays and contracts in place over long periods that detail not only what they have on order, but what they plan to order in the next 3,6,12+ months.

The just-in-time philosophy is related to production and having all inventory arriving when needed in order to maintain throughput without having to retain large inventory stockpiles. It is entirely different from contract and cost of operations, which plan over much more extended peiods of time.

 

[Delzona]

That may have been "sales 101", but not anymore. There is no money to be made on the sale of a new car and there hasn't been for years. They make the money on financing, warrantees, add-ons, and your trade-in. If a dealership tried that on me, I'd be calling Ford and, at the same time, demanding to see the Ford rep for that area.

I agree, the real money is in financing, warrantees, etc, not much is made on the actual vehicle. I have a long email trail with my salesman along with a signed build sheet, granted it's not an invoice. However, in my email trail the salesman has given my OTD price which is the truck, taxes and doc fees. He stated that the great thing about ordering is that the dealership can't do any additional add on features like undercoating, special do-dads, fuzzy dice, etc, to jack up the price, unless I ask for the fuzzy dice. So if your dealer is trying to do a "bait and switch" call them on it!!

 

[hsinking1932]

This little truck is Ford's goalkeeper in the entry-level market. It is an excellent and challenging job to find a new segment. Now, thanks to Ford’s efforts, its competitors are also aware of this market. If Ford increases the Mav's price soon, it will leave this segment to its competitors. I don't see that will happen.

Of course, this is based on the assumption that the people at Ford are more intelligent than me. Given that some of them have decided to reduce the purchase of chips, they may be all idiots.

 

[Old Ranchero]

I'm not sure your argument holds much weight. Ford is the large multi-national corporation here - if a parts supplier can't support long term contract pricing, they would simply move to another supplier. A company of Ford's size needs pricing stability - that means long term cost outlays and contracts in place over long periods that detail not only what they have on order, but what they plan to order in the next 3,6,12+ months.

The just-in-time philosophy is related to production and having all inventory arriving when needed in order to maintain throughput without having to retain large inventory stockpiles. It is entirely different from contract and cost of operations, which plan over much more extended peiods of time.

until you have a massive global supply chain interruption or recession and tariff wars...

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