Yeah, well with all due respect Kendall, I literally said to myself as I typed it out "I can't wait until Kendall bitches/argues about this response."
Ford communicated to buyers that production had been delayed. As far as I know, all buyers and also non-buyers are aware of this. I'm pretty sure the letter signed by Henry and Dave explaining that production was delayed was posted here somewhere. Around that time, buyers were given new order windows. Now we're at a point where people are routinely being asked to order well in advance of said subsequently communicated order window. Typically, people I talk to like the good Dr. Frank above are not nervous, but are of the "hey, I get it when I get it" mindset.
That said, I can tell you txviper, SPEED DEMON, Paul, FlorIdaho Chris and SteveA are a few people who called me asking what they should do because their communicated order window was a few months out and they were contacted and asked to order immediately because production rate was up. I'm giving you those names so you can contact them and verify this "allegation." A guy posted within the last 72 hours that his delivery was happening way earlier than anticipated. A Canadian member of the forum just ordered his car a full 6 months early to his communicated window on the basis that he was able to order immediately. So you can rest easy knowing that a disparate group of individuals in Texas, New Mexico, Alberta, Michigan and Idaho have all recently ordered or been asked to order early relative to their communicated window.
Speaking of Canadians, you might notice that the sales report says "U.S Sales." People should immediately recognize this report is therefore an incomplete picture, given that they started delivering non-U.S cars the first week of September and began shipping cars outside North America last month. I saw one of the first cars in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago. I don't know the total of international deliveries by country, all I can tell you is I know the total number of MY17 cars produced. They are not 150 cars behind where they planned to be. You can either accept that I have more specific information on this topic than you or not; I don't really care because ultimately the topic is not relevant to you other than giving you another reason to piss and moan about something, hopefully inspiring other people to piss and moan about it. Perhaps that seems a harsh assessment, but you're posting a bunch of hypotheticals about a car you're not buying and how that makes other people who are not buying it nervous. My first blush response to that would be "who gives a shit?" Such discussions are antithetical to the purpose of this website, as they have been for over a decade.
Now I understand, Ford has not communicated a plan to you that satisfactorily assuages your concerns about how they will make up the current unit deficit. Unfortunately, it's my belief that this will remain the status quo and they will not be issuing a communication on how they plan to increase, decrease, or maintain the production rate. I think the previously issued communication about new anticipated order windows will remain as the prima facie document relative to anticipated production timing. They issued no communication as they altered the process at MNV and added additional capacity on certain processes to get to the rate they are at now. I've been to MNV several times and every time the floor has been different from the last, as you would expect during ramp up. One of those times, Dave Pericak and I walked around and discussed the alterations in production that were being made. If people are concerned and are buying a GT they should probably contact the Concierge service and ask for updated timing. If people are concerned and are not buying a GT, they should probably not contact the Concierge and ask for updated timing.
All this said, I agree that maybe they'll stay at the rate they are at today. Maybe they won't. Nobody can predict the future. But at the end of the day, everyone that has an allocation is getting a car regardless of how long it takes. If this information does nothing to alleviate persistent anxiety on the topic, I would recommend seeking the advice of a medical professional.
Ford communicated to buyers that production had been delayed. As far as I know, all buyers and also non-buyers are aware of this. I'm pretty sure the letter signed by Henry and Dave explaining that production was delayed was posted here somewhere. Around that time, buyers were given new order windows. Now we're at a point where people are routinely being asked to order well in advance of said subsequently communicated order window. Typically, people I talk to like the good Dr. Frank above are not nervous, but are of the "hey, I get it when I get it" mindset.
That said, I can tell you txviper, SPEED DEMON, Paul, FlorIdaho Chris and SteveA are a few people who called me asking what they should do because their communicated order window was a few months out and they were contacted and asked to order immediately because production rate was up. I'm giving you those names so you can contact them and verify this "allegation." A guy posted within the last 72 hours that his delivery was happening way earlier than anticipated. A Canadian member of the forum just ordered his car a full 6 months early to his communicated window on the basis that he was able to order immediately. So you can rest easy knowing that a disparate group of individuals in Texas, New Mexico, Alberta, Michigan and Idaho have all recently ordered or been asked to order early relative to their communicated window.
Speaking of Canadians, you might notice that the sales report says "U.S Sales." People should immediately recognize this report is therefore an incomplete picture, given that they started delivering non-U.S cars the first week of September and began shipping cars outside North America last month. I saw one of the first cars in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago. I don't know the total of international deliveries by country, all I can tell you is I know the total number of MY17 cars produced. They are not 150 cars behind where they planned to be. You can either accept that I have more specific information on this topic than you or not; I don't really care because ultimately the topic is not relevant to you other than giving you another reason to piss and moan about something, hopefully inspiring other people to piss and moan about it. Perhaps that seems a harsh assessment, but you're posting a bunch of hypotheticals about a car you're not buying and how that makes other people who are not buying it nervous. My first blush response to that would be "who gives a shit?" Such discussions are antithetical to the purpose of this website, as they have been for over a decade.
Now I understand, Ford has not communicated a plan to you that satisfactorily assuages your concerns about how they will make up the current unit deficit. Unfortunately, it's my belief that this will remain the status quo and they will not be issuing a communication on how they plan to increase, decrease, or maintain the production rate. I think the previously issued communication about new anticipated order windows will remain as the prima facie document relative to anticipated production timing. They issued no communication as they altered the process at MNV and added additional capacity on certain processes to get to the rate they are at now. I've been to MNV several times and every time the floor has been different from the last, as you would expect during ramp up. One of those times, Dave Pericak and I walked around and discussed the alterations in production that were being made. If people are concerned and are buying a GT they should probably contact the Concierge service and ask for updated timing. If people are concerned and are not buying a GT, they should probably not contact the Concierge and ask for updated timing.
All this said, I agree that maybe they'll stay at the rate they are at today. Maybe they won't. Nobody can predict the future. But at the end of the day, everyone that has an allocation is getting a car regardless of how long it takes. If this information does nothing to alleviate persistent anxiety on the topic, I would recommend seeking the advice of a medical professional.
