IS BRONCO SCHEDULING THIS WEEK? (An Explainer) + Ask me your Ford Production Questions

You bronco just came in which I ordered in Jan 2021. Was notified it was damaged in shipping. I came by truck and not rail. Not sure how long to repair have not heard from dealer but supposedly they ordered party’s for it.

Notification of my Bronco was built March 11 and awaiting shipment. Checked today same status of built awaiting shipment. How long can it sit built and awaiting shipment? All I see is the estimated delivery date changing every few days.

Bcbtsmith

Notification of my Bronco was built March 11 and awaiting shipment. Checked today same status of built awaiting shipment. How long can it sit built and awaiting shipment? All I see is the estimated delivery date changing every few days.

Well, given Ice Mountain and Chips some have been there since Late Dec/Early Jan and are just now shipping

How do you track were the delivery train is

Bayoujim

How do you track were the delivery train is?

You must contact your selling dealer for the rail car number. Once you have it you can contact one of the two train companies via phone and an automated system will ask you for that number and it will tell you day by day what city and state it’s in or has passed through.

Can my ford dealer see were my bronco is on the train?

So, in my daily perusing of my market news, I came across this article on Market Watch and thought it rather interesting:

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/f...t-for-a-week-due-to-chip-shortage-11648768753
I realize this is not a Mustang Forum but can't help but wonder how this might relate to the Bronco production. Less chips for Mustang = more chips for Bronco?

What would this update mean? "the vehicle is not yet shippable or is experiencing a delay with plant release".

I just need someone to explain this to me in newbie terms.

I see people who have been waiting since 2020 for their builds. Why have they had to wait this long?

Are you in line for a build with a reservation or an order?

Squatchin

I just need someone to explain this to me in newbie terms.

I see people who have been waiting since 2020 for their builds. Why have they had to wait this long?

Are you in line for a build with a reservation or an order?

Reservations opened up 7/20, you could configure your ride how you wanted, Ford collected a $100 refundable deposit. This just held your place in line until ordering opened up 1/21 for production to begin in the spring. Production started and with in a month Ford found that their hard top had issues with sun fading and delamination. This put a halt to any new builds with a hard top until Ford could correct the problem and replace any and all hard tops that had been shipped to the customer and the ones which were waiting for shipment. Ford offered reservation/order holders the opportunity to change their order to a soft top in order to get their vehicle sooner, some folks did this. At the same time they were taking orders from their dealers for lot stock and walk in customer orders this pushed anyone who was waiting for a Bronco with a hard top farther behind in the production process. At the same time Covid was running rampant around the world causing supply shortages on commodities that order holders had selected for their builds. Ford in their attempt to keep their plants working decided to build Broncos with the commodities that they had a reliable supply of, this placed dealer stock and walk in orders if font of the builds that the commodities were not available for.

So here we are, some of us 600+ days since reservation with no vehicle while others get theirs within a few months depending on what they ordered.
Hope this clears up some things.

W.D.Murray

Reservations opened up 7/20, you could configure your ride how you wanted, Ford collected a $100 refundable deposit. This just held your place in line until ordering opened up 1/21 for production to begin in the spring. Production started and with in a month Ford found that their hard top had issues with sun fading and delamination. This put a halt to any new builds with a hard top until Ford could correct the problem and replace any and all hard tops that had been shipped to the customer and the ones which were waiting for shipment. Ford offered reservation/order holders the opportunity to change their order to a soft top in order to get their vehicle sooner, some folks did this. At the same time they were taking orders from their dealers for lot stock and walk in customer orders this pushed anyone who was waiting for a Bronco with a hard top farther behind in the production process. At the same time Covid was running rampant around the world causing supply shortages on commodities that order holders had selected for their builds. Ford in their attempt to keep their plants working decided to build Broncos with the commodities that they had a reliable supply of, this placed dealer stock and walk in orders if font of the builds that the commodities were not available for.

So here we are, some of us 600+ days since reservation with no vehicle while others get theirs within a few months depending on what they ordered.
Hope this clears up some things.

Thank you! I read these treads but couldn't make of why some were getting Broncos before some in 2020. Now I will reference this explanation. 600 days..

....res date 7/20/20 ... still waiting on a build date ... hoping I get a golden ticket this week.

Calgecko

....res date 7/20/20 ... still waiting on a build date ... hoping I get a golden ticket this week.

Me too, with 8 weeks scheduling there’s a chance. I had high hopes when I had to reorder in October that I’d have a new rid by now but I’m still driving a 2011 Lincoln MKT with 310,000 on it. Have my fingers crossed every day that I make it to where I have to go with out a problem.

How long before scheduling have people been getting their VIN?

Squatchin

Thank you! I read these treads but couldn't make of why some were getting Broncos before some in 2020. Now I will reference this explanation. 600 days..

Reservation 7/16/20 and finally a build date of 5/9 until it gets bumped back LOL

W.D.Murray

Reservations opened up 7/20, you could configure your ride how you wanted, Ford collected a $100 refundable deposit. This just held your place in line until ordering opened up 1/21 for production to begin in the spring. Production started and with in a month Ford found that their hard top had issues with sun fading and delamination. This put a halt to any new builds with a hard top until Ford could correct the problem and replace any and all hard tops that had been shipped to the customer and the ones which were waiting for shipment. Ford offered reservation/order holders the opportunity to change their order to a soft top in order to get their vehicle sooner, some folks did this. At the same time they were taking orders from their dealers for lot stock and walk in customer orders this pushed anyone who was waiting for a Bronco with a hard top farther behind in the production process. At the same time Covid was running rampant around the world causing supply shortages on commodities that order holders had selected for their builds. Ford in their attempt to keep their plants working decided to build Broncos with the commodities that they had a reliable supply of, this placed dealer stock and walk in orders if font of the builds that the commodities were not available for.

So here we are, some of us 600+ days since reservation with no vehicle while others get theirs within a few months depending on what they ordered.
Hope this clears up some things.

Close. But you missed a few things.

Ford never offered (and still doesn't) a soft top for the 2 doors for some unfathomable reason, so changing your 2 door order to a soft top to minimize the delay has never been an option. It still isn't.

Small, rural, family-owned Ford dealerships who chose NOT to stick on a huge ADM (Additional Dealer Markup) to the MSRP of a new Bronco got shafted by Ford on their Bronco allocations when the big city dealers who gouged customers with THOUSANDS of dollars of ADM's whined to Ford about losing so much revenue. Dealerships won't tell what their Bronco allocations are because they know when customers find out how far down their order will be they'll switch to a different dealer.

Ford would rather build 4 door, 4 cylinder, soft top, soccer Mom Bronco limos for dealers so they can tack on huge ADM's, than build the Broncos that customer reserved, ordered, and put down deposits on nearly TWO YEARS AGO. Ford blames everything on the pandemic, says there's parts constraints that prevent your Bronco from being built, while they turn around and build Broncos with THE EXACT SAME EQUIPMENT for orders placed MONTHS after yours.

The "reservation" process is a huge joke. The entire ordering process is so fucked up the only people happy are, naturally, the dealers. Ford won't lift a finger to punish dealers who gouge customers because it's all about the money. Ford can't even be bothered to send out an email every now and then apologizing for their screwups.

I find it very frustrating seeing people post about ordering their new Bronco with more bells and whistles then I ordered in august 2021, they have theirs. I don’t have a build date

EBG

Close. But you missed a few things.

Ford never offered (and still doesn't) a soft top for the 2 doors for some unfathomable reason, so changing your 2 door order to a soft top to minimize the delay has never been an option. It still isn't.

Small, rural, family-owned Ford dealerships who chose NOT to stick on a huge ADM (Additional Dealer Markup) to the MSRP of a new Bronco got shafted by Ford on their Bronco allocations when the big city dealers who gouged customers with THOUSANDS of dollars of ADM's whined to Ford about losing so much revenue. Dealerships won't tell what their Bronco allocations are because they know when customers find out how far down their order will be they'll switch to a different dealer.

Ford would rather build 4 door, 4 cylinder, soft top, soccer Mom Bronco limos for dealers so they can tack on huge ADM's, than build the Broncos that customer reserved, ordered, and put down deposits on nearly TWO YEARS AGO. Ford blames everything on the pandemic, says there's parts constraints that prevent your Bronco from being built, while they turn around and build Broncos with THE EXACT SAME EQUIPMENT for orders placed MONTHS after yours.

The "reservation" process is a huge joke. The entire ordering process is so fucked up the only people happy are, naturally, the dealers. Ford won't lift a finger to punish dealers who gouge customers because it's all about the money. Ford can't even be bothered to send out an email every now and then apologizing for their screwups.

Just tried to give some facts without writing the “Book of Bitchfest”. Lol

EBG

Close. But you missed a few things.

Ford never offered (and still doesn't) a soft top for the 2 doors for some unfathomable reason, so changing your 2 door order to a soft top to minimize the delay has never been an option. It still isn't.

Small, rural, family-owned Ford dealerships who chose NOT to stick on a huge ADM (Additional Dealer Markup) to the MSRP of a new Bronco got shafted by Ford on their Bronco allocations when the big city dealers who gouged customers with THOUSANDS of dollars of ADM's whined to Ford about losing so much revenue. Dealerships won't tell what their Bronco allocations are because they know when customers find out how far down their order will be they'll switch to a different dealer.

Ford would rather build 4 door, 4 cylinder, soft top, soccer Mom Bronco limos for dealers so they can tack on huge ADM's, than build the Broncos that customers reserved, ordered, and put down deposits on nearly TWO YEARS AGO. Ford blames everything on the pandemic, says there's parts constraints that prevent your Bronco from being built, while they turn around and build Broncos with THE EXACT SAME EQUIPMENT for orders placed MONTHS after yours.

The "reservation" process is a huge joke. The entire ordering process is so fucked up the only people happy are, naturally, the dealers. Ford won't lift a finger to punish dealers who gouge customers because it's all about the money. Ford can't even be bothered to send out an email every now and then apologizing for their screwups.

Also close. I agree, the allocation system has some folks waiting for a LONG time for their Broncos. But to be fair, Ford didn't just respond to the big city dealers and shaft the rural dealers because the big city dealers have more clout with Ford, although they do. They responded to a request to Ford from those dealers asking to be given fair treatment in terms of allocations. They asked to be given allocations that were equal to the number of Fords they sell. This was driven by some small dealerships that decided to try and draw in a BUNCH of business by advertising online that they would sell Broncos at below MSRP. That was a business decision by those dealerships. The big dealers' request to Ford was a response to those dealers taking business away from them. The people who got shafted in the process, however, ended up being those small dealers' order holders who have ended up having to wait a VERY long time for their Broncos because those small dealerships found themselves in a situation where they had a LOT of orders and VERY LOW allocations. What Ford should have done, and should STILL do is to allow people to easily change dealerships, thus not punishing the customers, just the dealerships. They should also make the entire allocation system more transparent (and I realize the dealers would hate that) so that people can make more informed/better choices about which dealers to place their orders with, or move to. But the bottom line is that at this point, the early reservation holders that still don't have their Broncos (BTW, I'm a day 2 reservation holder, and I took delivery at the end of Jan 2022) are starting to dwindle down to a very small number who are insisting on sticking to very highly constrained models (2-doors in particular which, as I understand it are just 15% of the Broncos going down the assembly line) and/or who are stuck with dealers with very low allocations and/or very high numbers of orders. But, I'm a living example that if you order from a dealership with a reasonable allocation, and are willing to make SOME compromises (I gave up the hardtop, but kept a LOT of other constraints including the tow package) you CAN get your Bronco after a long but not insane wait.

So, in the end, there's plenty of blame to go around. Ford for not realizing that they would have WAY more demand than they could fulfill out of the gate. All sorts of parts constraints. The dealers for playing power games with each other and not being transparent with their customers. Even to some extent the customers who thought that they could get a deal (i.e. less than MSRP) and not realizing that there HAD to be a catch. And finally Ford again for poor communication, lack of transparency, and not reigning in those dealerships that are selling Broncos with huge ADM. But to suggest that there's some kind of conspiracy on the part of Ford to not build Broncos for early reservation holders so that they can build mall crawlers for soccer moms has zero evidence. As a matter of fact, as I understand it when Ford suspended taking new orders, that included orders from the dealerships. So, ALL of the Broncos being built right now are for existing order holders and will continue to be for some time to come in an effort to "catch up".

Here's the dealer trend in my area. The dealerships that are getting lot Bronco's are listing them a "used". They will put 30 to 200 miles on them, call it "used", add vinyl, change tires and wheels and mark them up 30K plus. Piss poor ethics by the dealer.

Case and Point: https://www.metropolitanford.com/searchused.aspx?Type=U&Make=Ford&Model=Bronco