Update on Mach-E launch progress from engineering friends in Mexico

[eastern refugee]

So the difference between MP1 and MP2 is effectively irrelevant to us now, from the sounds of it. The important distinction for customers had been MP1 being FCTP and MP2 being customer, but it now sounds like there's 3 weeks of FCTPs that will spill into the customer builds, pushing most of those back 3 weeks? Unless one is lucky enough to be one of the few customer units that gets mixed in early.

What's our best guess for actual customer units built by Nov 23 OKTB now? Just a few hundred?

What is OKTB???

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[janitorjim]

What is OKTB???

ok to buy

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

ok to buy

not "old kids on the block" - that's all of us buyers.

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

not "old kids on the block" - that's all of us buyers.

"Speak for yourself, old man!"

beat you to it ?

 

[KAustin]

Where I live the wife would be tied on the hood for the ride home and the deer would get a place of honor in the passenger seat. Can't take a risk of messing up that fresh meat.........

I hope you have the interior protection package.

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

I hope you have the interior protection package.

helps with dealing with the Interior Prancer Placement

 

[RonTCat]

What's our best guess for actual customer units built by Nov 23 OKTB now? Just a few hundred?

How many people in the forum have reported a build date or week of Nov 23 or earlier?

 

[ChasingCoral]

So the difference between MP1 and MP2 is effectively irrelevant to us now, from the sounds of it. The important distinction for customers had been MP1 being FCTP and MP2 being customer, but it now sounds like there's 3 weeks of FCTPs that will spill into the customer builds, pushing most of those back 3 weeks? Unless one is lucky enough to be one of the few customer units that gets mixed in early.

What's our best guess for actual customer units built by Nov 23 OKTB now? Just a few hundred?

We’ve seen they’re interweaving models to optimize the line throughput. They may start bringing some customer units with the FCTP.

 

[eltonlin]

How many people in the forum have reported a build date or week of Nov 23 or earlier?

ive seen a handful - mostly from California

 

[dbsb3233]

We’ve seen they’re interweaving models to optimize the line throughput. They may start bringing some customer units with the FCTP.

Just trying to get a handle on what "3 weeks behind" actually means in terms of customer units. Is that like 3000 customer units pushed back 3 weeks? Thus 3000 customers that looked like might have gotten delivery in December but now delayed to January?

 

[trutolife27]

Just trying to get a handle on what "3 weeks behind" actually means in terms of customer units. Is that like 3000 customer units pushed back 3 weeks? Thus 3000 customers that looked like might have gotten delivery in December but now delayed to January?

It means they never got finished building all the demo mache and the mache to show for the European market and China. North American models were supposed to go there after here. But with covid and getting them to the dealers being slowed.
They have decided to make more to send to the other markets before starting the rest of the customer mache. There was a supply issue with some parts before because of covid. Now the supplies are strong and ford is just trying to make up as much time as they can and keep things rolling.

I said a few weeks back they were trying to pull ahead and build all the demo models they can to catch up. Only so much you can make up for.



Usually, around late summer, car dealerships begin trotting out the first batch of new models.

This year you'll have to wait.

With the coronavirus pandemic slamming the auto industry, certain 2021 vehicles will arrive late as automakers have put the brakes on dozens of debuts.

“We’ve seen quite a few delays,” said Jeff Schuster, president of global vehicle forecasts for research firm LMC Automotive.

While there’s yet to be a new model canceled publicly, at least 34 redesigned or new North American-built vehicles that were poised to roll out in the coming months won’t come out on time, according to LMC Automotive, which provided a partial list to USA TODAY. They include the Cadillac Escalade and Acura MDX.

Though designers and engineers are largely able to work from home, plant shutdowns and a sales slowdown have caused the delays. The upcoming launch of the Ford mache seems to be almost on track, which is unheard of considering the delays in Mexico.

 

[eastern refugee]

ok to buy

thanks

 

[JamieGeek]

It means they never got finished building all the demo mache and the mache to show for the European market and China. North American models were supposed to go there after here. But with covid and getting them to the dealers being slowed.
They have decided to make more to send to the other markets before starting the rest of the customer mache. There was a supply issue with some parts before because of covid. Now the supplies are strong and ford is just trying to make up as much time as they can and keep things rolling.

I said a few weeks back they were trying to pull ahead and build all the demo models they can to catch up. Only so much you can make up for.



Usually, around late summer, car dealerships begin trotting out the first batch of new models.

This year you'll have to wait.

With the coronavirus pandemic slamming the auto industry, certain 2021 vehicles will arrive late as automakers have put the brakes on dozens of debuts.

“We’ve seen quite a few delays,” said Jeff Schuster, president of global vehicle forecasts for research firm LMC Automotive.

While there’s yet to be a new model canceled publicly, at least 34 redesigned or new North American-built vehicles that were poised to roll out in the coming months won’t come out on time, according to LMC Automotive, which provided a partial list to USA TODAY. They include the Cadillac Escalade and Acura MDX.

Though designers and engineers are largely able to work from home, plant shutdowns and a sales slowdown have caused the delays. The upcoming launch of the Ford mache seems to be almost on track, which is unheard of considering the delays in Mexico.

Out of curiosity (yeah I know this is an odd question for the Mach-E forums but I'm curious): How is the 2021 F-150 launch going (if you know)? Given that its in Dearborn I would expect it to be humming right along....

 

[trutolife27]

Out of curiosity (yeah I know this is an odd question for the Mach-E forums but I'm curious): How is the 2021 F-150 launch going (if you know)? Given that its in Dearborn I would expect it to be humming right along....

Very early stages Suppliers are meeting and the launch team is working out what parts can work and what can't.

 

[timbop]

It means they never got finished building all the demo mache and the mache to show for the European market and China. North American models were supposed to go there after here. But with covid and getting them to the dealers being slowed.
They have decided to make more to send to the other markets before starting the rest of the customer mache. There was a supply issue with some parts before because of covid. Now the supplies are strong and ford is just trying to make up as much time as they can and keep things rolling.

I said a few weeks back they were trying to pull ahead and build all the demo models they can to catch up. Only so much you can make up for.



Usually, around late summer, car dealerships begin trotting out the first batch of new models.

This year you'll have to wait.

With the coronavirus pandemic slamming the auto industry, certain 2021 vehicles will arrive late as automakers have put the brakes on dozens of debuts.

“We’ve seen quite a few delays,” said Jeff Schuster, president of global vehicle forecasts for research firm LMC Automotive.

While there’s yet to be a new model canceled publicly, at least 34 redesigned or new North American-built vehicles that were poised to roll out in the coming months won’t come out on time, according to LMC Automotive, which provided a partial list to USA TODAY. They include the Cadillac Escalade and Acura MDX.

Though designers and engineers are largely able to work from home, plant shutdowns and a sales slowdown have caused the delays. The upcoming launch of the Ford mache seems to be almost on track, which is unheard of considering the delays in Mexico.

I'd rather get a rock solid one in the second week of January rather than have stuff fall off driving it home in December.

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