What's the best MME tracking tool?

[Iknownothing]

Wondering why there is a time lag if they pull from the same source. My dealer sent me a screenshot of the order report, showing a production date, but none of the trackers I checked show it yet.

They likely are sending data to these systems in scheduled batches vs real time/on-demand. I would guess their master erp used at the plants and HQ is live data but the different online systems get data exported out in different cadences (e.g., dealer portal updated hourly, online systems updated daily, etc.). Until they started selling cars via online reservations with 6 months delays, they didn’t need real time data for dealers or customers. Based on some of the interviews posted lately it seems like they were overwhelmed by the Mach-e orders and learned how critical regular updates and date accuracy are for customers and they are working to improve the process for the Lightning reservations/orders.

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[Cjpayne]

The various web app tracking tools all pull information from the exact same source, so they should show the same info and update on the same day. Which you use is up to you.

The only way to get a little more info is to ask your dealer for the Vehicle Visibility Report, which only they can generate. It probably doesn't have much more info, but once shipping starts it will have a few more updates in it than others can get.

During shipping, the Palsapp website gives you a tiny bit of info, but it is almost worse than no info because you'll keep refreshing it every day, and it will always show the same unhelpful update. Then one day the car will just show up and the dealer will call you.

Totally agree with RetiredDP on this one. I looked at the trackers every day and the dates were the same. Palsapp was in pending for me until 3 days before delivery to the dealer. The value was knowing it was on the way.