Dealer Information and Communications

[AndyS_OSU]

As I’ve discovered in my limited conversations with dealers, there’s a lot of conflicting info out there (as to be expected). Would it be proper to share communications that we have received from dealerships?

So far my dealer has confirmed that there is conflicting info in regard to the final transaction. Where the FAQ says the final transaction price is set by the dealer and their Ford Rep says

“[Ford] will actually be setting the pricing on the vehicle and at this time, we will not be marking that figure up in any way. As far as negotiating, with the very small number of units that will actually make it to the DFW area, we will be selling these units at that price set by Ford, nothing more or less. We have been told that these units will not have any invoice figures from Ford, that they will literally have ONE price which will be the MSRP.”

In addition to that they also shared some info on projected units and allocation.

“... on the reservation site it stipulates that making a reservation does not guarantee that you will be able to actually get a Mach-E. We are also being told that the 50k unit figure is quite aggressive and that 30k units would be more realistic, but we also have to consider how they will be allocated, where 50% of all units produces MUST go to zero emissions states, and the other 50% will then be divided among all other states.”

They also confirmed that they have no information on financing or dealer cash (as to be expected) and that they are doubtful there will be anything available.

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[benboy12]

As I’ve discovered in my limited conversations with dealers, there’s a lot of conflicting info out there (as to be expected). Would it be proper to share communications that we have received from dealerships?

So far my dealer has confirmed that there is conflicting info in regard to the final transaction. Where the FAQ says the final transaction price is set by the dealer and their Ford Rep says
In addition to that they also shared some info on projected units and allocation.

They also confirmed that they have no information on financing or dealer cash (as to be expected) and that they are doubtful there will be anything available.

This is interesting since a handful of dealers apparently told forum members that they would have an ADM. I wonder if they said that prematurely.

I wonder how the dealer allocation will work In conjunction with the reservation system. If the online builder opens up and you place your order, are you effectively placed into some type of queue based on allocation to your dealer and/or region?