That’s one way to look at it. You might consider getting a Wrangler to round up those wayward Broncos though.
les bonnes nouvelles sont qu’il semble que vous avez un rendez-vous maintenant. c’est un peu comme une saucisse: peu importe ce qui s’est passé avant qu’il ne vous arrive tant qu’il arrive à vous dans le bon état!
?where, oh where has my Mustang gone?
it’s an understandable complaint, and one for which I don’t have an answer. You already know that auto racks are at a historic low. You know that train and CDL employers are manpower constrained. That’s only an explanation, not an excuse.There is definately a hold up in Mexico and as usual we are not getting any information about it. Mine was built 1/15 and it is still sitting there. Ford webpage says it shipped 1/23 but dealer says no it hasn't shipped and it does not show up on Palsapp so it has not made it to Kansas City. Delivery isn't expected for another 45 days.
Yes I am mad and disappointed with Ford. I don't want to hear any more excuses of COVID or supply lines. Ford initially messed up on the build otherwise we would not have these additional QC issues and checks. Yes the additional delays cause further pile ups and even more delays but that is still on Ford. The most irritating part is that cars built after ours are being finished on the line, shipped and delivered before us. Rant over.
I don't know that we here can absolutely answer, but one of the reasons is the trade war with china and europe. Europe is a big market for the MME because of the environmental regulations that will hurt Ford if they can't get the average CO2 levels down across their fleet. So, by building in mexico they avoid tariffs.
I know what you are saying but part of running a business is disaster recovery and planning for redundancy in systems. We made a decision at our company a long time ago to give everyone laptops instead of desktops in case of a disaster like a hurricane. We have multiple data centers. We even have office spaces that we can put people into if the main office went down. We used that plan doing hurricane Maria when the island got hit with a category 5 hurricane. It has also come in handy during COVID because we had almost no down time. We even passed out mobile hotspots to our employees in India and the US in case their home internet didn't work.
There are only so many manufacturers of certain parts. And what leads you to believe that Ford hasn't made contingency plans for various parts such as the specific type of microchips required? It's not only likely but highly probable that the reason the Cuautitlan Stamping and Assembly Plant is still able to crank out cars is that it's in Mexico and thus not subject to the Trade war between the US and China, and also it may still be running because additional supplies were sourced through Taiwan.
I hear you but I think we will have to agree to disagree on Ford's performance. We will probably never know that the Stop Ship and extra QC was really about. My Mach drop is not here and Ford isn't telling me anything and cars built after mine are being delivered. From my standpoint, Ford has failed.
Totally understand the frustration but the manufacturing location would not even be a question if deliveries were fast. The location far south in MX only adds a week to the delivery time as compared to say Hermasillo where the Broncos are made. I dont think the location is the problem here but all other issues that we dont know of that Ford is dealing with. And yes Ford communications should be improved.
Yes it appalling, perhaps calling the 800# posted in some other thread could shed some light or a better status?
