Long waits and lack of planning at Ford
#41
I would guess it would several billion or more to open another mustang plant or create a new assembly line. Could even be higher when you factor in their suppliers opening up new plants, and their suppliers, and so on. Id love to see it happen but it wont.
#42
Originally posted by Webba@June 3, 2005, 1:36 PM
I would guess it would several billion or more to open another mustang plant or create a new assembly line. Could even be higher when you factor in their suppliers opening up new plants, and their suppliers, and so on. Id love to see it happen but it wont.
I would guess it would several billion or more to open another mustang plant or create a new assembly line. Could even be higher when you factor in their suppliers opening up new plants, and their suppliers, and so on. Id love to see it happen but it wont.
i would think they could have converted wixom, home of the LS and the Thunderbird---true they'd need tooling but at least the structure, logistics and resources would be in place---
#43
Originally posted by Webba@June 3, 2005, 1:36 PM
I would guess it would several billion or more to open another mustang plant or create a new assembly line. Could even be higher when you factor in their suppliers opening up new plants, and their suppliers, and so on. Id love to see it happen but it wont.
I would guess it would several billion or more to open another mustang plant or create a new assembly line. Could even be higher when you factor in their suppliers opening up new plants, and their suppliers, and so on. Id love to see it happen but it wont.
#44
I agree antdog but unfortunately that is the new American Way so I doubt they care about that. I think it is just matter of $$$ and if they decided to do it Monday they would be almost a year away from running a new line given tooling lead times, having specialized equipment made, etc. Seeing as how I am still c/u as of June 2nd Id love to see it happen but waiting is sooooo much fun!
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#46
Originally posted by moc1976@June 3, 2005, 11:57 AM
No matter what you guys say, you can't convince me there's no way to make more GTs in a way that will still be profitable.
So go ahead and tell me how I'm wrong cause Ford couldn't know that there would be this much demand, and there's nothing they can do to build more in a profitable manner, but its all a bunch of BS if you ask me.
No matter what you guys say, you can't convince me there's no way to make more GTs in a way that will still be profitable.
So go ahead and tell me how I'm wrong cause Ford couldn't know that there would be this much demand, and there's nothing they can do to build more in a profitable manner, but its all a bunch of BS if you ask me.
I would guess this thread will die very quickly then.....
#47
There is obviously a much greater demand for the new Mustang than Ford might have anticipated. And since they are building at their own pace, demand will outpace supply. THAT is the reason the dealers can charge $2K-$5K markups. You can bet your buns that the dealers don't want Ford to increase the production too much. Some maybe, but not so much that supply starts to equal demand. That just means MSRP only for the dealer vice the big mark-ups.
My wait was just a bit over 3 months (see signature). And it took a month from build to delivery, with the biggest delay being leaving the plant after assembly. I think 12 weeks may be close to the average wait. I've seen shorter and longer waits, but I think those are more the exception, and mainly due to dealer allocation. One thing I think Ford definitely needs to fix is the allocation process. It should not matter how many Mustangs a particular dealer sold in a previous year if the dealer has taken an order from a customer. That is a SOLD order. The allocations should only apply to "dealer stock". Just my humble opinion.
My wait was just a bit over 3 months (see signature). And it took a month from build to delivery, with the biggest delay being leaving the plant after assembly. I think 12 weeks may be close to the average wait. I've seen shorter and longer waits, but I think those are more the exception, and mainly due to dealer allocation. One thing I think Ford definitely needs to fix is the allocation process. It should not matter how many Mustangs a particular dealer sold in a previous year if the dealer has taken an order from a customer. That is a SOLD order. The allocations should only apply to "dealer stock". Just my humble opinion.
#48
Originally posted by NuPony05@June 3, 2005, 5:45 PM
One thing I think Ford definitely needs to fix is the allocation process. It should not matter how many Mustangs a particular dealer sold in a previous year if the dealer has taken an order from a customer. That is a SOLD order. The allocations should only apply to "dealer stock". Just my humble opinion.
One thing I think Ford definitely needs to fix is the allocation process. It should not matter how many Mustangs a particular dealer sold in a previous year if the dealer has taken an order from a customer. That is a SOLD order. The allocations should only apply to "dealer stock". Just my humble opinion.
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