Ford rep stopped in today
Fleet Mechanic
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The 23 100% will have all new exterior. It will get all new skins. the reason they are camo and have fillers at the bottom of the bed is so you cant see the body lines. you can already see the new door handles in the camo.
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I work in the semiconductor industry. 27 years now. We make chips for a variety of industries including automotive. We are completely unaffected by the pandemic. We never shutdown. We never slowed down. We kept running the entire time as we are classified as an essential industry. We have no problem getting wafers or materials.
The issue is the automotive companies panicked and cancelled their orders. Since demand is high we sell that capacity to other companies so when the automotive companies found that demand was still high and they wanted their chips they essentially had to go to the back of the line. That's the current automotive chip shortage. Poor planning on their part.
It has nothing to do with rare earth minerals or someone limiting chip production.
The issue is the automotive companies panicked and cancelled their orders. Since demand is high we sell that capacity to other companies so when the automotive companies found that demand was still high and they wanted their chips they essentially had to go to the back of the line. That's the current automotive chip shortage. Poor planning on their part.
It has nothing to do with rare earth minerals or someone limiting chip production.
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Didn't want to risk it and were running scared, Apple and Samsung did stockpile and still fell short.
Tuned
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Because that costs money in inventory and warehousing and affects cashflow. Also, you can be pretty sure that they believe they are big enough to get their way. If it’s an overseas supplier or linked to one, then any hesitation will cost you months of delays and months more of ripple effects.
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Secondary reason: There are thousands of different modules each manufacturer needs for every different vehicle they build. How many do you stock pile when you don't know how long the situation will last or what vehicles will be in demand?, where does the money to buy all this stuff come from? what happens for the next model year that all the sudden needs different modules yet again? Remember ford isnt the one buying the microprocessor/chips, they are buying modules built to order from company's like Bosch and siemens.
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From: Rome as it burns
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From: Rome as it burns
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Just an fyi for everyone like myself with trucks on order, our rep came in to talk to us about super duty’s today. He said if you picked a spray in, tonneau cover, or adaptive steering your truck will not be built with those options. Furthermore he’s unsure if any of the current orders will be built at all. I presume their is a cut off so maybe he means from today going forward. He said that 22s not completed can be rolled to a 23 which supposedly only has an interior styling change.
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Just trying to understand. What is a Ford Rep? Is it a salesman employed by a dealership? Is it a Ford employee who might know what they are talking about? What does "came in" mean? Did they interrupt you at work? Did they have a beer with you at home? I'm not asking you to testify before Congress or name names. Just help us to understand why this is credible.
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Tuned
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Just trying to understand. What is a Ford Rep? Is it a salesman employed by a dealership? Is it a Ford employee who might know what they are talking about? What does "came in" mean? Did they interrupt you at work? Did they have a beer with you at home? I'm not asking you to testify before Congress or name names. Just help us to understand why this is credible.
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I know they have a schedule for 22 production…IE it will end on X date. If they know Ford wide they cannot complete any more orders why not stop taking them…aside from greed or just to keep rumor’s down…
I placed an order yesterday! So if they knew it will not be built…seems crazy, surprising…but in today’s world possible.
I placed an order yesterday! So if they knew it will not be built…seems crazy, surprising…but in today’s world possible.
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Thanks. __extra characters to make message long enough__
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JIT.....just in time.
In the 1980's American manufacturing went to JIT. This was because a momentary disruption would not cause a problem. No one ever thought a pandemic would happen...modern medical, right? The world followed the US in JIT.
We did this to ourselves because of a greater profit margin if we didnt keep stock on the selves. Now folks cry we are losing money..... yep, cry me a river. You cant have it both ways. So will the manufacturer learn a lesson, nope. Ford wants to have no stock on hand at a dealership and only have orders. What could go wrong? Just look at today..
In the 1980's American manufacturing went to JIT. This was because a momentary disruption would not cause a problem. No one ever thought a pandemic would happen...modern medical, right? The world followed the US in JIT.
We did this to ourselves because of a greater profit margin if we didnt keep stock on the selves. Now folks cry we are losing money..... yep, cry me a river. You cant have it both ways. So will the manufacturer learn a lesson, nope. Ford wants to have no stock on hand at a dealership and only have orders. What could go wrong? Just look at today..
