2024 Ranger Production Scheduling Resumes July 20th

[RapVillin]

My heart says soon my brain says it's gonna be a while

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[Slappybabs]

My dealership and manager kept me as a stock order. They believe it will be made quicker this way and don’t want to resubmit unless forced too. I honestly don’t mind waiting as it gives me more time to save up for my down payment.

 

[Raynger24]

My dealership and manager kept me as a stock order. They believe it will be made quicker this way and don’t want to resubmit unless forced too. I honestly don’t mind waiting as it gives me more time to save up for my down payment.

On the surface, the above reasoning sounds logical. However, my understanding Ford dealerships have been told to switch from stock to retail by Ford, is this already not forced too. So, what is their definition of "forced too" a second customer? Does it not seem inevitable a customer number two comes in and places an order. And, this customer inevitably talks to a different salesperson and that order goes in at retail. Can you count on your dealership catching they have your stock order in first, and change it to retail before they enter the other order, because once customer number two's order is in, I don't believe they can get your order in ahead of his. (I may be wrong on this). Retail orders take precedence over stock. Also, what will your order date be, the stock order date or the new retail order date? Finally, lets say all just goes swimmingly well, and there is no customer number two. With stock orders there is no MSRP price protection, and there is no $1,000 cash incentive. Also, when the stock order comes in with the inevitable MSRP price increase. Is the dealership going to honor the original MSRP or the new one?

 

[Snkrjeff020]

On the surface, the above reasoning sounds logical. However, my understanding Ford dealerships have been told to switch from stock to retail by Ford, is this already not forced too. So, what is their definition of "forced too" a second customer? Does it not seem inevitable a customer number two comes in and places an order. And, this customer inevitably talks to a different salesperson and that order goes in at retail. Can you count on your dealership catching they have your stock order in first, and change it to retail before they enter the other order, because once customer number two's order is in, I don't believe they can get your order in ahead of his. (I may be wrong on this). Retail orders take precedence over stock. Also, what will your order date be, the stock order date or the new retail order date? Finally, lets say all just goes swimmingly well, and there is no customer number two. With stock orders there is no MSRP price protection, and there is no $1,000 cash incentive. Also, when the stock order comes in with the inevitable MSRP price increase. Is the dealership going to honor the original MSRP or the new one?

Yeah, I mean this is what people are worried about. But from what I understand, when it's time for Raptor scheduling, the dealer chooses which Raptor in the bank they want to assign for their allocation. So if this is true, really your position in the bank doesn't matter as much as your position with the dealer choosing your order versus the 2nd in line guy.

 

[Raynger24]

Yeah, I mean this is what people are worried about. But from what I understand, when it's time for Raptor scheduling, the dealer chooses which Raptor in the bank they want to assign for their allocation. So if this is true, really your position in the bank doesn't matter as much as your position with the dealer choosing your order versus the 2nd in line guy.

Awww....I did not know that regarding RR dealer choosing! Thank you for the insight.

 

[Snkrjeff020]

Awww....I did not know that regarding RR dealer choosing! Thank you for the insight.

Don't quote that as gospel, but that's just what I am hearing from the insider videos.

 

[Mikknj]

Just a thought, perhaps because retail take's priority over stock, and Ford see's the demand for the RR, they did not want the RR customers waiting, so they changed it to retail. One can ONLY HOPE after the last two years of slow retail order fulfillment that Ford has learned it's lessons.

I don't think that's it at all. I believe since they carried over the 2.3 l which not many want.. They only had 1,500 orders in the queue. That wasn't even enough for the first run production. They even offered a $1,000 bonus to early orders. So the switched the RR to retail and added them to the first run queue.. I think most all will get scheduled and built by Fall. Everyone is waiting on the 2.7 l v6

 

[Wags]

I don't think that's it at all. I believe since they carried over the 2.3 l which not many want.. They only had 1,500 orders in the queue. That wasn't even enough for the first run production. They even offered a $1,000 bonus to early orders. So the switched the RR to retail and added them to the first run queue.. I think most all will get scheduled and built by Fall. Everyone is waiting on the 2.7 l v6

I hope you're right and that's what I was thinking.

 

[jredecop]

I don't think that's it at all. I believe since they carried over the 2.3 l which not many want.. They only had 1,500 orders in the queue. That wasn't even enough for the first run production. They even offered a $1,000 bonus to early orders. So the switched the RR to retail and added them to the first run queue.. I think most all will get scheduled and built by Fall. Everyone is waiting on the 2.7 l v6

Unless the strike messes everything up!

 

[SGT Ranger]

Yea the abysmal early sales could be a blessing and a curse in one.

Probability rises for RR owners, as long as component inventory can match, but at the same time Ford better hope and pray the sales slump is due to people wanting the 2.7 engine. If sales remain this way I can see the Ranger going on another hiatus from our nation again.

Bookmark this post and wager your money.

 

[pyates999]

Yea the abysmal early sales could be a blessing and a curse in one.

Probability rises for RR owners, as long as component inventory can match, but at the same time Ford better hope and pray the sales slump is due to people wanting the 2.7 engine. If sales remain this way I can see the Ranger going on another hiatus from our nation again.

Bookmark this post and wager your money.

I see Chevrolet advertising the new Colorado everyday on television but I have yet to see a ad anywhere for the new Ranger. Ford has not done one thing to promote the new truck at all in any way, maybe they will once production begins but as for now, nothing has been done so as far as dismal numbers go, it seems that’s poor promotion. Outside of this forum & the members here, who even knows anything about this?

 

[Snkrjeff020]

I see Chevrolet advertising the new Colorado everyday on television but I have yet to see a ad anywhere for the new Ranger. Ford has not done one thing to promote the new truck at all in any way, maybe they will once production begins but as for now, nothing has been done so as far as dismal numbers go, it seems that’s poor promotion. Outside of this forum & the members here, who even knows anything about this?

I wonder if they are saving their advertising dollars for the refresh 2024 F150.

 

[Wags]

Well the Ford site is still listing the 2023 Ranger. 2024 Ranger is still listed under future vehicles.

 

[rwolfcastle]

Well the Ford site is still listing the 2023 Ranger. 2024 Ranger is still listed under future vehicles.

I noticed this. They clearly are not that interested in selling the new Ranger yet. Absolutely no normal person browsing Ford's website is going to think to look at future vehicles to order from there.

 

[goalieThreeOne]

Well the Ford site is still listing the 2023 Ranger. 2024 Ranger is still listed under future vehicles.

This is standard. The 24 mustang was listed as future before they started producing them. It’s not related to how they’re advertising it.

In other words, can you get one right now? If not its future. If so, it’s current. The 23 is still being made so it’s the current model.

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