Ford cancelling EV orders?

[AI_Speed]

Local dealer tells everyone that orders are full speed ahead & they're keeping up with CSP's & recalls like the rear lightbar issue.

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[Bigred]

My XLT was scheduled for mid August. Then got an email saying it was postponed without a new build date.

Just got an email today that it is built. So it looks like they're still building them.

 

[TaxmanHog]

My XLT was scheduled for mid August. Then got an email saying it was postponed without a new build date.

Just got an email today that it is built. So it looks like they're still building them.

Yes, and several of the August builds are starting to ship, keep your eyes peeled for that notification.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Words from the mothership, only stock orders that aren't marked as pre-sold are being canceled, no special orders are being canceled, these adjustments are to balance remaining production capacity to the plan year and making sure MY24 is able to kick off on time.

 

[LightningLover]

I heard from Ford that they have cancelled some dealer stock orders not submitted as pre-sold for MY23 as part of our preparations to changeover to MY24. These dealers will have the opportunity to re-order MY24 stock. No customer orders have been canceled by Ford.

More to come on MY24 soon.

 

[Pioneer74]

https://www.freep.com/story/money/c...ightning-orders-canceled-quality/71032938007/

 

[TaxmanHog]

I heard from Ford that they have cancelled some dealer stock orders not submitted as pre-sold for MY23 as part of our preparations to changeover to MY24. These dealers will have the opportunity to re-order MY24 stock. No customer orders have been canceled by Ford.

More to come on MY24 soon.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/c...ightning-orders-canceled-quality/71032938007/

We can see the impact of this on the next 2 weeks of scheduled builds, they ramped the volume down from an earlier peak rate of 2997 BW-9/25, this should give them enough slack to get production flow back on track at the peak rate if not a slightly slower pace. 2885 would be sufficient to achieve the run rate of 150,000 per year.

 

[itdwebman]

Here is the link for the Detroit Free Press "confirming" some cancelations of Dealer ordered Lightnings and that all Lightnings are undergoing "additional quality checks" at Rouge

https://www.freep.com/story/money/c...ightning-orders-canceled-quality/71032938007/

 

[ctuan13]

I've also heard, but can't personally confirm that all Lightning orders in Canada, both dealer and customer are canceled as of now until further notice.

 

[Randall Stephens]

They need to up the quality checks which it sounds like they’re hopefully doing. There are several items on my truck where I’m not thrilled with how they were built but the dealer didn’t seem to want to fix most of it before delivery, and I don’t have time to waste having it in the shop. Then I also have to deal with my forward parking sensor that doesn’t like the rain, in Seattle of all places. Anybody else have a weird smell in their trunk? It’s almost as if it smells like the mobile charger rubber cord in there.

 

[MM in SouthTX]

Anybody else have a weird smell in their trunk? It’s almost as if it smells like the mobile charger rubber cord in there.

Since day one, now almost a year into it, I have smelled what reminds me of a hot batch of resin. I thought it was off-gassing of the new plastics products, but that should not last a year.

 

[Maquis]

Since day one, now almost a year into it, I have smelled what reminds me of a hot batch of resin. I thought it was off-gassing of the new plastics products, but that should not last a year.

Wow, I have a similar smell. I’ve attributed it to a can of degreasing wipes I keep in there, but now I’m sure that’s not it. I Ed stored those wipes elsewhere with no smell noticed. I’m going to take everything out of the frunk before I take it to the dealer Thursday for the heated steering wheel refit and see what they think.

 

[mme_and_lightning]

I have a hold for a Dealer's order to build 10/8/2023. I emailed dealer and I'm waiting for the response. I don't know if this has killed my Lightning.

This article is dated: 2 October, 2023.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Your truck will be built as long as the dealer marks the stock order as pre sold pending build.

@FordVideoGuy might be able explain this more clearly than my laymen terms.

 

[TaxmanHog]

BTW we have a going thread discussing this news right here

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