Mach-E allocations among dealers?

[iFeckless]

Does anyone know if there is a way to learn which dealers have received/are receiving Mach-E's and how many each dealer has been allotted so far? There is a spreadsheet on the Reddit RAV4 Prime forum that lists this information for the RAV4 Prime. It was very helpful.

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[HuntingPudel]

If we could figure this out by sub-model it would be even better! ?

 

[machefan]

Does anyone know if there is a way to learn which dealers have received/are receiving Mach-E's and how many each dealer has been allotted so far? There is a spreadsheet on the Reddit RAV4 Prime forum that lists this information for the RAV4 Prime. It was very helpful.

From what I understand and Ford changes up things all the time, but If you already reserved online the dealer allocation doesn't matter. For my Bronco order I left it with my local dealer vs going with a bulk discount seller for this very reason. Stock cars would follow the allocation model but this is outside of reserving etc.

 

[Frankie]

I read that the Bronco was being allocated via something like 50% reservations, 25% their regular (old) allocation model, and 25% regional competition sales i.e. if you were in an area that sold a ton of Wranglers, your dealership would get more Broncos.

I think those dealers with heavily discounted prices taking hundreds and hundreds (thousands and thousands?) of Bronco reservations are screwing their customers.

But not sure how to tell where specific dealerships are at with regard to it.

 

[Brutakus]

The dealership I bought from is the largest sales volume Ford dealership in the PNW and they got about 40 Selects and Californias(currently down to 3 with one being a Select AWD for $67k) - Meanwhile every other dealership in the area was lucky if they even had a demo MME. Based off of that I'd bet they got more allocations based on sales numbers but could be wrong.

 

[shutterbug]

Does anyone know if there is a way to learn which dealers have received/are receiving Mach-E's and how many each dealer has been allotted so far? There is a spreadsheet on the Reddit RAV4 Prime forum that lists this information for the RAV4 Prime. It was very helpful.

And if you had that information, what would you do with it. Since nearly all MME deliveries are based on customer orders, and not allocations, you would only know which dealers were selected my more customers.

 

[Frankie]

Just because they're customer orders doesn't mean they don't follow whatever allocation model they're using.

You can't put in 1000 GT500 customer orders and get 1000 more GT500s.

 

[shutterbug]

Just because they're customer orders doesn't mean they don't follow whatever allocation model they're using.

Actually, that's exactly what that means. Allocations apply to cars built on spec and shipped to dealers based on (among other things) estimates of how quickly they will sell. With customer orders, the customer decides which dealer will be used. If a small dealer has 20 orders, that's how many cars he will get. If a very large dealer gets no orders, that's how many cars he will get.

Since MME is primarily sold on the basis customer orders, allocation model means nothing.

 

[HuntingPudel]

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Since MME is primarily sold on the basis customer orders, allocation model means nothing.

I don’t think this is an accurate statement. Otherwise, how would those of us who had reservations still not have reached our production weeks and others who did not have reservations arrive at their production weeks already? I wish it was only based on reservations and orders. My mom would be getting a ride in my car soon. As it is, the cancer will kill her before I get the car.

 

[shutterbug]

I don’t think this is an accurate statement. Otherwise, how would those of us who had reservations still not have reached our production weeks and others who did not have reservations arrive at their production weeks already? I wish it was only based on reservations and orders. My mom would be getting a ride in my car soon. As it is, the cancer will kill her before I get the car.

What you are describing is scheduling, not allocation. Allocation would be something like: you picked the wrong dealer, so no car for you.

 

[HuntingPudel]

What you are describing is scheduling, not allocation. Allocation would be something like: you picked the wrong dealer, so no car for you.

Allocation, according to many on the forum, is affecting scheduling, so from the larger perspective allocation is affecting scheduling and deliveries. “Your chosen dealer has received N number of machines and has N+Y orders. Orders for Y are being delayed to the next month.”

 

[Frankie]

If a small dealer has 20 orders, that's how many cars he will get.

This is false. If a small dealer had 20 2021 GT500 orders I assure you he did not/would not get 20 GT500s.

What you're saying is functionally true for things like Ford Escapes. It's not at all true for anything that's in high demand and/or limited production.

Allocation would be something like: you picked the wrong dealer, so no car for you.

Are you saying this doesn't happen? It absolutely happens.

 

[shutterbug]

This is false. If a small dealer had 20 2021 GT500 orders I assure you he did not/would not get 20 GT500s.

I've no idea why you think that GT500 is relevant to how Mustang Mach-Es are sold.

What you're saying is functionally true for things like Ford Escapes. It's not at all true for anything that's in high demand and/or limited production.

Or for that matter why Escapes are relevant.

Are you saying this doesn't happen? It absolutely happens.

Again, Mustang Mach-E, not other random models.

 

[shutterbug]

Allocation, according to many on the forum, is affecting scheduling, so from the larger perspective allocation is affecting scheduling and deliveries. “Your chosen dealer has received N number of machines and has N+Y orders. Orders for Y are being delayed to the next month.”

So if the dealer has zero orders and allocation of 10...?

 

[trutolife27]

Does anyone know if there is a way to learn which dealers have received/are receiving Mach-E's and how many each dealer has been allotted so far? There is a spreadsheet on the Reddit RAV4 Prime forum that lists this information for the RAV4 Prime. It was very helpful.

allotted none. orders yes. Dealers still can't order for dealer stock mache.

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