Multiple Mach-E GTs have reached Kansas City!

[Woeo]

Does It bother anyone that the image used to 'illustrate' this thread is not of a GT in a rail yard?

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[HuntingPudel]

Does It bother anyone that the image used to 'illustrate' this thread is not of a GT in a rail yard?

Stock photo, so it doesn’t upset me at all.

 

[Rabidsquirrel22]

Does It bother anyone that the image used to 'illustrate' this thread is not of a GT in a rail yard?

Someone needs to take one for the team and hop the fence to get an updated picture.

 

[jjhenry]

This is exactly what mine says, it doesn't mean that was its final destination. Pretty sure the delivered means to KC, next stop is MO. Norfolk Southern is a rail shipper, it's not talking about Norfolk VA.

Why is a car destined for Utah getting on a rail carrier that only serves the Eastern US? I suppose it could be going up to St. Louis or Chicago to get on a different carrier to head West, but we've already seen other GTs going to BNSF and Union Pacific, both of which go through SLC and have yards in KC.

 

[Frankie]

Why is a car destined for Utah getting on a rail carrier that only serves the Eastern US? I suppose it could be going up to St. Louis or Chicago to get on a different carrier to head West, but we've already seen other GTs going to BNSF and Union Pacific, both of which go through SLC and have yards in KC.

Dunno, though the two we've seen headed west to coastal states (CA, WA) went via Muncie & Argentine ramps but the two we've seen headed west to non coastal states (UT, NV) went via Norfolk Southern.

Maybe Carmel Mach E Auto has some insight.

 

[Carmel Mach E Auto]

Maybe Carmel Mach E Auto has some insight.

I only know what palsapp tells us, which when it comes to how vehicles are routed to their eventual dealership destination isn't much. I do have some exciting updates though, which I am about to post.

 

[Carmel Mach E Auto]

I'm happy to report that some Mach-Es are now on their way to dealerships in Indiana and Missouri (and maybe locations too - I'll look for more later). I don't want to steal anyone's thunder in case any of these are forum members', so for now at least, I am concealing VINs, freight #s, and trip #s.

Interestingly, each of these two shipments included F150s along with the one or two Mach-E GTs.

Ford's ETAs on two of these are 8/20 - 8/26, and the other is 8/24 - 8/30.

Kansas City

ZIONSVILLE, IN

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	Kansas City	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO	FORD GROVES			Dispatched on Aug 18 2021
	Kansas City	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO	FORD GROVES			Dispatched on Aug 18 2021

 

[Mach E JT]

So who is gonna claim to be the owner...

 

[Todd]

$70k car ordered 4 months ago. No word from dealer or ford.com. Just "order in progress".

Ford needs a bit more communication here for premium cars...

 

[21MachEGT]

$70k car ordered 4 months ago. No word from dealer or ford.com. Just "order in progress".

Ford needs a bit more communication here for premium cars...

Curious, when did you put in a reservation as i reserved mine the first day (11/2019) and have received basic notifications from Ford as the order bank was available, a build date assigned and the status page has stayed fairly up to date through the stages. Could it be better yes, but in general its just been a long road.

The GTs builds looks to have started in July so hopefully people will start to get more information as the chip situation is better understood.

 

[Todd]

Curious, when did you put in a reservation as i reserved mine the first day (11/2019) and have received basic notifications from Ford as the order bank was available, a build date assigned and the status page has stayed fairly up to date through the stages. Could it be better yes, but in general its just been a long road.

The GTs builds looks to have started in July so hopefully people will start to get more information as the chip situation is better understood.

Early May this year. Order number 108* GTPE

Not concerned or worried, just unbelievable a company would almost ignore customers ordering these premium vehicles. Maybe it's me, guess I have different standards, not sure.

 

[21MachEGT]

Early May this year. Order number 108* GTPE

Not concerned or worried, just unbelievable a company would almost ignore customers ordering these premium vehicles. Maybe it's me, guess I have different standards, not sure.

Yeah, the GTs have 20 months of reservation backlogs and the order system doesn't seem to have been designed to given build ETAs so the just sit in "order in process" until a build date has been assigned. The only way to get more details is through the dealer which sometimes has a bit more visibility and experience with timelines.

I suspect this isn't something new with pre-orders of new editions though and probably common across brands as i has seen comments like this on vettes and other models.

Though Telsa does give build ETAs, but they also have been pushing out build ETAs on a weekly basis so doesn't say much to a date that has no backing. The scary part about there build ETAs is there is no one to call with questions and people have been getting cars out of order on an increasing basis. So yeah no system is perfect and i do hope that Ford improves as they say they want to move to a more order what you want approach. Not that i really like the order approach, rather see and drive it off the lot.

 

[Frankie]

Early May this year. Order number 108* GTPE

Not concerned or worried, just unbelievable a company would almost ignore customers ordering these premium vehicles. Maybe it's me, guess I have different standards, not sure.

Personally I'd put this on your dealer improperly setting expectations. This is a car that has reservations going back to 2019 and has literally JUST gone into production, the first customer car hasn't even been delivered yet, and there's a massive global supply chain problem. There is literally no reason you would or should have a meaningful update right now, sorry.

Also if you're referring to your 4 digit order number, it literally means nothing in this context. It's a dealer specific number, it's not like your car is going to be the 108*th GT built.

 

[Todd]

Personally I'd put this on your dealer improperly setting expectations. This is a car that has reservations going back to 2019 and has literally JUST gone into production, the first customer car hasn't even been delivered yet, and there's a massive global supply chain problem. There is literally no reason you would or should have a meaningful update right now, sorry.

Actually, I'm not expecting a date, per se, but rather _communication_ from a company you placed an order with.

They need to send UPDATES to customers, with something like this:

"Thank you for ordering our top-of-the-line Mach E. We're busy getting your order ready; there are 433 orders in front of you, so we expect to start assembling your vehicle in Nov of 2021. As always, this date could change and we will update you every two weeks on that estimate.

Thank you, if you have any questions, please call 888-123-3432 and we'll give you an update."

Is that really so hard?

 

[Frankie]

Actually, I'm not expecting a date, per se, but rather _communication_ from a company you placed an order with.

They need to send UPDATES to customers, with something like this:

"Thank you for ordering our top-of-the-line Mach E. We're busy getting your order ready; there are 433 orders in front of you, so we expect to start assembling your vehicle in Nov of 2021. As always, this date could change and we will update you every two weeks on that estimate.

Thank you, if you have any questions, please call 888-123-3432 and we'll give you an update."

Is that really so hard?

What if there's 15,000 vehicles in front of you and there's a global chip shortage? It also depends on your dealer, maybe they've ordered 2 years worth of allotment?

If you want the dealer to call you every two weeks and say "You're still so far down the list we have no idea when your car will get made" then call them up and tell them.

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