So does this mean that our "finished goods" will just sit and accumulate snow? I would be more than happy to drive my trailer out there and get it for the D&D fee.

 

If your "goods" were "finished" they'd be shipped.

Hey, don't get me started on delivery. In 1993 I followed my car down the assembly line at 9PM and picked it up at my dealership at 1PM the next day 25 miles away from the plant. Delivery charge $790 1993 dollars for a 20 minute drive. Makes your $860 2011 dollars for 875 miles to SD look like a bargain! lol

 

Yea I'm not hung up on the D&D fee as I own a distribution company and get it. My car shows "Awaiting Shipment" so what's not finished???

 

Maybe, maybe not. It would also show "awaiting shipment" when it's in the queue to get sent over to VPC as well.

I don't know if VPC is running or not; it may not be affected.

A shutdown at the plant won't affect final destination shipping. Cars that are really "finished" and ready to be shipped out will get shipped as it's done by an outside company.

 

Just to show you what I mean (from last year's "Big Wait"):

 

PS: What you're seeing here (at the arrows) is the car getting shipped out to VPC then back and THEN released for outbound shipping.

 

I don't know if it will be shut down next week with the rest of the plant but I assume it was/is running since a dealer has a 2012 Shelby listed on eBay.

 

Link or you're full of it.

 

Start here, and then do more searching for more detailed articles. The good news is the final decision has not been made, which hopefully will be good news.

( you were a bit rough on phytrpilot - just sayin' )

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0110305a2.html

 

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0110305a2.html

http://www.inautonews.com/mazda-may-halt-us-production

Mazda is not selling enough of these to make it worthwhile, that has been talked about for a while. If they pull out this summer that is news as it is quick since there has been no official announcement.

More reading here:


http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums...future-at-aai/

AAI off next week (good reading)

http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums...off-next-week/

 

That Sparky guy on that forum is a ****.

 

I know, but it is true

I forgot this

http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums/index.php?/topic/43805-2012-mustang-status/

I do not know how accurate this info is, so don't too excited, just throwing it out there. This info, from the best I can tell, is coming from someone that works at a dealer and every dealer is telling their people something different.

Sparky .... comments?

 

Agreed

 

I had not heard that "OK to Buy" had been given to the Boss.

 

I saw that too but I know for a fact that there were V6 Mustangs scheduled March 4th. No GTs though.

Besides, must of us are waiting for VINs first anyway; they could serialize the cars without scheduling them (ie material hold).

The big unknown (to me) is what the state of the Mustang order bank is. As I said at BON "sold" means nothing for the backlog; you can't sell what you haven't built or delivered to the dealership. Right now there is a huge backlog of Edge orders at our plant, but parts are a constraint particularly engines. It's a side effect of "cut cut cut" when the economy slowed; we've reduced the number of suppliers, some went under, some parts we (Ford) used to build are now outsourced. So now when things pick up there is an accordian effect, right now suppliers can't keep up with demand.

 

"Et tu, Brute....errr Vito?"

 

All I'm saying is the one at this site is way better

 

Sorry, but I live 10 minutes from AAI, and have a lot of people close to me who work there. They haven't made an official decision yet. I did read some of those articles before hand. This is just something that I am passionate about and don't want the wrong information spread, that's all.

 

Now you guys know what we went through last year

 

The whole AAI Mazda/Ford thing reminds me of a boyfriend/girlfriend thing where they know the relationship's not working but neither have the money right now to move out of the apartment.