Finally a build date on my Ranger Raptor order

[JustNick]

Yes, that would be helpful. It does seem that some orders get built on-time, some get delayed and some after being built get held up for unknown reasons. It would be nice to have more details as a customer placing an order on a ~$60k vehicle. I think that is where all the car manufacturers could improve things if they ever want to move to a direct sales/delivery model. Customers want accurate information and timelines and if something changes just provide a detailed update. I'm off my soapbox now but with so many challenges in the car industry this just seems like a good way for a manufacturer to differentiate themselves from the competition. Hopefully Ford is reading this and maybe consider improving the process and communications.

That's a very good point on their wish to move to a direct sales model. I think they have some deeply rooted communication issues between their departments, which is only ever bad for external communications. They'll need to solve that and have a rock-solid consumer web portal with accurate info long before they can think about getting out of the dealership model. Until the day I can look up everything I could possibly need to know online without going through a dealer, they will only ever make a stronger case to stick with their current sales model

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[meph1986]

That's great news. My order was placed a week before yours and I'm still waiting on it to move to step two.

 

[SubaruRaptor]

I just had my build date scheduled, I ordered in June, scheduled for September. I did confirm with my dealer that I was a priority code 9 and that they are closing orders for the 24 raptor this month / next month.

 

[banjo5]

I just had my build date scheduled, I ordered in June, scheduled for September. I did confirm with my dealer that I was a priority code 9 and that they are closing orders for the 24 raptor this month / next month.

That is good information to know. I was worried that demand and/or supply constraints would push my order to a 2025 model but it felt good to get the 8/19 build week.

 

[SubaruRaptor]

That is good information to know. I was worried that demand and/or supply constraints would push my order to a 2025 model but it felt good to get the 8/19 build week.

I think a lot of peoples arent going to get built. I found a dealer on youtube that does a podcast each Tuesday night that goes over the scheduling the stuff and you can ask questions. based upon what he is saying, I think there will be some disappointed folks.

 

[Ag3ntC00p3r]

FWIW, this week I've received calls and texts from multiple dealerships in Wisconsin that I was working with earlier this year that told me they have been given more allocation and are expecting them soon. I know that doesn't mean that they will actually get them soon but my local dealership that had my original order on QC hold since April finally got their truck this week too.

 

[Silent Thunder]

Ordered a RR July 17, 2024, and received an email confirmation and order ID from Ford the next day. We will see if things improved or if I will be disappointed. I don't understand the priority number or even where is comes from.

 

[SubaruRaptor]

Ordered a RR July 17, 2024, and received an email confirmation and order ID from Ford the next day. We will see if things improved or if I will be disappointed. I don't understand the priority number or even where is comes from.

So from my research the way the ordering happens is this.

• Order Bank - Where dealers place all stock and retail orders
• Retail Order - Customer placed Order
• Stock Order - Orders placed by the dealer for lot inventory
• Priority Code - Priority given to dealer orders by the dealer, (03-19 Retail, 20-80 stock) Lower is better
• Scheduling - When Ford schedules an order for production date in the future.
• Production Date - When your car is being built
• Allocations - Ford gives dealers allocations to schedule their orders. Dealers must have an allocation to schedule an order in the order bank. Dealers earn allocations from their sales for each model within their region.
• Constraints - Options that are in short supply / take longer to build.
• Capacity - Planned production rate for a given Motor/Trim/option.
• Job 1/2 - Production run within a model year.
• Balance Out - End of production / balance out what they can produce for option/model

So couple things to note.

• Just because the dealer submitted your order and you got the Ford email, only means your order is in the Order Bank.
• The Priority Code is given by your dealer. Generally speaking most dealers use 10-19. This number is maintained, and granted by the dealer and the regional manager. Your dealer would of assigned your order a priority code, you need to ask your dealer for it.
• Just because you have a low priority doesnt guarantee your order gets built.
  • Ford Takes all Retail Orders first and with low priorities nation wide. So if there are 100 trucks to build, and 101 orders at priority 10. Only 100 of them will get built and the 1 person will have to wait.
  • Since the dealer can change priority at any time, the same person could be waiting again the next month. Ford just takes orders by priority generally not wait time.
• Each week, someone posts the planning schedule. This week they planned Raptors for September. There are also youtuber dealers who walk through the schedule and you can ask questions about.
• If you have a lot of Dealer installed Options or rare options that can also impact if your truck gets built regardless of priority number.
• The 2024 Raptor Model is being balanced out this month/next.

 

[Silent Thunder]

Thanks for the information, I really appreciate it.

 

[iamweasel]

So from my research the way the ordering happens is this.

• Order Bank - Where dealers place all stock and retail orders
• Retail Order - Customer placed Order
• Stock Order - Orders placed by the dealer for lot inventory
• Priority Code - Priority given to dealer orders by the dealer, (03-19 Retail, 20-80 stock) Lower is better
• Scheduling - When Ford schedules an order for production date in the future.
• Production Date - When your car is being built
• Allocations - Ford gives dealers allocations to schedule their orders. Dealers must have an allocation to schedule an order in the order bank. Dealers earn allocations from their sales for each model within their region.
• Constraints - Options that are in short supply / take longer to build.
• Capacity - Planned production rate for a given Motor/Trim/option.
• Job 1/2 - Production run within a model year.
• Balance Out - End of production / balance out what they can produce for option/model

So couple things to note.

• Just because the dealer submitted your order and you got the Ford email, only means your order is in the Order Bank.
• The Priority Code is given by your dealer. Generally speaking most dealers use 10-19. This number is maintained, and granted by the dealer and the regional manager. Your dealer would of assigned your order a priority code, you need to ask your dealer for it.
• Just because you have a low priority doesnt guarantee your order gets built.
  • Ford Takes all Retail Orders first and with low priorities nation wide. So if there are 100 trucks to build, and 101 orders at priority 10. Only 100 of them will get built and the 1 person will have to wait.
  • Since the dealer can change priority at any time, the same person could be waiting again the next month. Ford just takes orders by priority generally not wait time.
• Each week, someone posts the planning schedule. This week they planned Raptors for September. There are also youtuber dealers who walk through the schedule and you can ask questions about.
• If you have a lot of Dealer installed Options or rare options that can also impact if your truck gets built regardless of priority number.
• The 2024 Raptor Model is being balanced out this month/next.

Hopefully your last sentence "The 2024 Raptor Model is being balanced out this month/next" means that all the 24MY trucks held up at the plant for whatever reason get released soon.

Does anyone know when the official Job #1 date is for 25MY?

 

[SubaruRaptor]

Hopefully your last sentence "The 2024 Raptor Model is being balanced out this month/next" means that all the 24MY trucks held up at the plant for whatever reason get released soon.

Does anyone know when the official Job #1 date is for 25MY?

Depends, they know how many orders vs how many they have, most likely some wont get built because of options and such.

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