VIN #'s and Build Dates?

[GallopingFord]

Nothing in my dealer locate shows anything on the lot. Everything is at the plant. So if your local dealer or someone has 2015's post up their website so we can view their inventory.

 

[toorbeenee]

Will do cam. Reached my friend in LA so he can give me the name if the dealer


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[Five Oh Brian]

The dealer I work for has quite a few '15 Mustangs with VIN's and in process. In fact, our website is already showing our first '15 (a Ruby Red GT). This one is still at the plant, but as it is already built it comes up on our website.

 

[toorbeenee]

From ford It's a fairly complicated formula that is based off your previous year's sales and your available floorspace, and factored into that is the total amount of production scheduled.

Dealer allocation is the number one priority, the number two priority are additional dealer stock orders, and customer orders are number three.

That may seem a bit unfair (it certainly did during the '05 Mustang bonanza), but Ford can't be in the business of altering the allocation procedures for -one- model, nor can they be in the business of alienating their customers (dealers), in order to satisfy the dealers' customers (the car buying public).

While that may sound a bit harsh, custom orders are, by their very nature, odd vehicles. They represent outliers among the car buying public, and if the customer refuses to take delivery of a custom order (happens more often than you'd think), then the dealer is stuck with it--and because it's an odd configuration, stuck is about the right word for it.

Additionally, when it comes to inserting custom orders in the order process, the build process is usually scheduled (AFAIK) 2-3 months out. This information is provided to all Ford's Tier 1 suppliers--many of which are required to ship components to Ford's factories in exact build order (that is, the rail cars or trailers are loaded and unloaded in a specific order, and the components are aligned for insertion into the assembly line in a strict order.)

All of this makes it a logistic nightmare to insert custom configurations into the build order.

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Dealers that do well will have their allocations increased. Dealers that do poorly will have their allocations held steady, or reduced.

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Sometimes, a certain measure of payback comes into it. A local dealer borrowed heavily from Ford Credit to build a LM/Mazda showroom.

Less than a year after the building was finished, they moved LM and Mazda BACK to an incredibly cramped lot/showroom where these lines were combined with Chrysler and Jeep (5 brands on a lot that could hold *maybe* 150-200 units of new inventory in a metro with about a quarter million people). They put TOYOTA in the showroom that FORD financed. Ford was not pleased with this.

Subsequently, and using the incredibly tiny lot as an excuse, Ford cut their LM allocation to starvation levels (less than a dozen new LM products on the lot at any given time--usually less than 8).

The dealership finally caved and sold the franchise to another dealer about 3 years later.


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[BMR Tech]

I highly doubt there are any '15s on any lot.

The demo cars, yeah. Not units for sale.

 

[BlazinBoss302]

I keep checking with my buddy at Brandon Ford. They have some cars built but are still at the plant.

 

[ford20]

Supposedly you can track the progress of your car with this site. I don't know if it will help anyone or if it is in any way useful but I figured I would post it up anyway. I found it on f150forum so idk if it will work with the Mustang.

http://www.cotusb.ford.com/

 

[BlazinBoss302]

I think at this point the only thing you can't track is an LE even with the VIN. Myself and others have tried

 

[swedensky]

I highly doubt there are any '15s on any lot.

The demo cars, yeah. Not units for sale.

My locate shows 0 on the lot nationwide also do you'd be right in assuming that if they're on the ground they're preproduction demos.

 

[Boaisy]

http://blog.caranddriver.com/2015-f...rhd-models-begin-testing-and-just-look-wrong/

 

[Makaveli]

I got my VIN number yesterday and a build date of 10/26, I ordered a Black GT Performance Package Retail Order

 

[Department Of Boost]

From ford It's a fairly complicated formula that is based off your previous year's sales and your available floorspace, and factored into that is the total amount of production scheduled.

Dealer allocation is the number one priority, the number two priority are additional dealer stock orders, and customer orders are number three.

That may seem a bit unfair (it certainly did during the '05 Mustang bonanza), but Ford can't be in the business of altering the allocation procedures for -one- model, nor can they be in the business of alienating their customers (dealers), in order to satisfy the dealers' customers (the car buying public).

While that may sound a bit harsh, custom orders are, by their very nature, odd vehicles. They represent outliers among the car buying public, and if the customer refuses to take delivery of a custom order (happens more often than you'd think), then the dealer is stuck with it--and because it's an odd configuration, stuck is about the right word for it.

Additionally, when it comes to inserting custom orders in the order process, the build process is usually scheduled (AFAIK) 2-3 months out. This information is provided to all Ford's Tier 1 suppliers--many of which are required to ship components to Ford's factories in exact build order (that is, the rail cars or trailers are loaded and unloaded in a specific order, and the components are aligned for insertion into the assembly line in a strict order.)

All of this makes it a logistic nightmare to insert custom configurations into the build order.

-----

Dealers that do well will have their allocations increased. Dealers that do poorly will have their allocations held steady, or reduced.

-----

Sometimes, a certain measure of payback comes into it. A local dealer borrowed heavily from Ford Credit to build a LM/Mazda showroom.

Less than a year after the building was finished, they moved LM and Mazda BACK to an incredibly cramped lot/showroom where these lines were combined with Chrysler and Jeep (5 brands on a lot that could hold *maybe* 150-200 units of new inventory in a metro with about a quarter million people). They put TOYOTA in the showroom that FORD financed. Ford was not pleased with this.

Subsequently, and using the incredibly tiny lot as an excuse, Ford cut their LM allocation to starvation levels (less than a dozen new LM products on the lot at any given time--usually less than 8).

The dealership finally caved and sold the franchise to another dealer about 3 years later.


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My dealer is so cool that they ordered an identical car to the one we special ordered (White GT, PP, Recaro's and nothing else) for stock so we could get "our" car sooner.

That is dealer service right there!

 

[drakefamily2]

My daughters eco is built and awaiting delivery, she works for a ford dealer and ordered hers the 1st week they were taking orders.

 

[toorbeenee]

My order is still the same. In processes. I ordered 5-27. No vin either


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[timfoster405]

I GOT MY VIN NUMBER... finally... it was ordered on July 31.

My build date is the 'week of' Oct 27. No idea when it will ship.

I got a race red base GT with only an automatic and 3.55 gears

 

[MELLOWYELLOW06]

They are all here!

Rumor goes that they may start shipping these cars on this coming Tuesday!!

 

[Department Of Boost]

They are all here!

Rumor goes that they may start shipping these cars on this coming Tuesday!!

Then that means we'll probably have our car Wednesday! My dealer is only about 20min from that lot!

 

[GallopingFord]

Hory shit

 

[Department Of Boost]

Hory shit

I was helping a friend out today that works at Ford. he said all of those cars in the pic are auto's. They are being built first.

 

[Boaisy]

mmmm black 5.0