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My order is from a Toronto dealer. I was just informed that my Mach-e will be the first one they will receive. It has a build date of Nov.16th week and the serial number of 3FMTK3R72MMA01058
The dealer did not know how long it will take to ship from Mexico (I suspect one to two weeks).
I had placed my order on March 16. This is a Mach-e premium RWD with extended battery.
Amazing. With all the complaints from Canadian buyers on some threads, you actually have a VIN and a build date!
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My order is from a Toronto dealer. I was just informed that my Mach-e will be the first one they will receive. It has a build date of Nov.16th week and the serial number of 3FMTK3R72MMA01058
The dealer did not know how long it will take to ship from Mexico (I suspect one to two weeks).
I had placed my order on March 16. This is a Mach-e premium RWD with extended battery.
Build day might be 11/17 for Red ones ;)
 

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My order is from a Toronto dealer. I was just informed that my Mach-e will be the first one they will receive. It has a build date of Nov.16th week and the serial number of 3FMTK3R72MMA01058
The dealer did not know how long it will take to ship from Mexico (I suspect one to two weeks).
I had placed my order on March 16. This is a Mach-e premium RWD with extended battery.
Did you make a reservation earlier than March 16?
If this is both your reservation and order date, and have a Nov 16 build date for a Premium, production is going to be at a much faster rate than we thought.
 


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Did you make a reservation earlier than March 16?
If this is both your reservation and order date, and have a Nov 16 build date for a Premium, production is going to be at a much faster rate than we thought.
@SD_Solar: Don't forget @Gilles is in Canada. Their system is completely different from that in the US.
 

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@SD_Solar: Don't forget @Gilles is in Canada. Their system is completely different from that in the US.
True, but it still amazes me you could walk into a Canada dealership on March 16 for the first time and place an order for a Premium and already have a Nov 16 build date --- there must be at least 12,000 NA reservations with an earlier date and I don't think they all have build dates before Nov 16. :)
 

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True, but it still amazes me you could walk into a Canada dealership on March 16 for the first time and place an order for a Premium and already have a Nov 16 build date --- there must be at least 12,000 NA reservations with an earlier date and I don't think they all have build dates before Nov 16. :)
I reserved in early February. #35995. I'd bet there's more than 12,000. ;)

Be that as it may, it doesn't bother me. In fact, it shows things really are moving along. That's definitely a good thing.

Ask me again though about similar circumstances come April or May ... I might have changed my tune by then. ;)
 
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Did you make a reservation earlier than March 16?
If this is both your reservation and order date, and have a Nov 16 build date for a Premium, production is going to be at a much faster rate than we thought.
In Canada, we did not have the option to make a reservation online. We had to have a dealer write the order with a (refundable) $2,000 deposit. I did that on March 16. Keep in mind that cars directed to Canada are slightly different ( speedometers are in metric, daylight running lights are required and high voltage warnings have to be in both English and French ), so they may be scheduled differently.
 

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Do I have to wait until production start before I can get a vin number so I can tract my production on my Mach-E?
 

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Do I have to wait until production start before I can get a vin number so I can tract my production on my Mach-E?
You get a VIN when they schedule production. So that’s before they start production of course.
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