Ford's Price Protection Program

[SnatrapS99]

Hey everyone,
For those of us that ordered in 2021 and were bumped to a 2022 model, we have all seen the price increase the 2022 model year. There have been lots of discussions here and in the similarly named Facebook group regarding the legality and ethics of this increase and our rights. While I am an attorney, I am in the entertainment issue and can offer very little guidance in consumer protection law. That said, I reached out to my dealer about this increase and he told me "
has something called price protection program that protects you from price increase since you ordered your car. The original price increase from 2021 to 2022 is :
51,740 / 52,115, that why Ford is giving you $750 to cover that. The new increase does not apply to you."

So this is somewhat good news that at least this program exists. However, the 2022 MSRP he gave me for my CR1 RWD EXT is lower than I am seeing on my window sticker. I also see to recall, though I never printed a screenshot (my bad), that the 2021 MSRP for the CR1 RWD EXT was less than $51,740. Anyone happen to have a screenshot of the MSRP for a similar CR1 RWD EXT from late last year?

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The original MSRP of $51,740 for 2021 CA Rt1 that your dealer gave you is correct (which consists of the base MSRP of $50,400 + a destination fee of $1,100 + the interior protection package costing $240). There were two price increases for 2021 orders. One happened on October 1, 2021 for which Ford issued a $750 rebate (you must have it in an email from [email protected]). The second increase was in the amount of $2000 which happened in December 2021. For the latter Ford did not communicate directly with customers, but apparently there is a process through which the dealer can price-protect the orders placed prior to that date which is explained in details here: https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/price-protection.14010

 

[WNKent]

Hey everyone,
For those of us that ordered in 2021 and were bumped to a 2022 model, we have all seen the price increase the 2022 model year. There have been lots of discussions here and in the similarly named Facebook group regarding the legality and ethics of this increase and our rights. While I am an attorney, I am in the entertainment issue and can offer very little guidance in consumer protection law. That said, I reached out to my dealer about this increase and he told me "
has something called price protection program that protects you from price increase since you ordered your car. The original price increase from 2021 to 2022 is :
51,740 / 52,115, that why Ford is giving you $750 to cover that. The new increase does not apply to you."

So this is somewhat good news that at least this program exists. However, the 2022 MSRP he gave me for my CR1 RWD EXT is lower than I am seeing on my window sticker. I also see to recall, though I never printed a screenshot (my bad), that the 2021 MSRP for the CR1 RWD EXT was less than $51,740. Anyone happen to have a screenshot of the MSRP for a similar CR1 RWD EXT from late last year?

This is what it looked like when I placed my order (12/3/21) for the same trim, except I got AWD

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