Latest Communication From Ford
6/16/10, 11:01 AM
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Latest Communication From Ford
Here is the latest communication from Ford. Not much new news but a good sign anyway. I had three sold orders that had been sitting finally leave the plant yesterday so they are coming guys (and gals).
Dealer Summary:Provide a 2011 Mustang launch update. To:All Ford DealersAddressees: Dealer Principal
Sales Manager
F&I Manager
Service Manager
Parts Manager
Communication:
2011 Mustang Launch
Over the last several weeks, the 2011 Mustang has gained solid momentum as awareness grows for our latest product enhancements and as many launch elements unfold for the summer months. In fact, as many of you know, Mustang outsold Camaro for the month of May, the first time this year we've achieved leadership in the Sports Car segment.
As with all new product launches, we are making every effort to ensure the highest quality of early build units. With summer sales ramping up, there have been questions regarding the status of 2011MY Mustang orders, particularly retail units. As of today:
·We are currently building and shipping all Mustangs - V6, GT and GT500
·All currently built retail customer orders have been prioritized (oldest to newest) and will be shipped by the end of June.
In addition to capturing one month of Mustang Leadership, we are seeing other very good trends with 2011MY Mustang:
·Segment market share has been on an upward trend since February
·Between April and May, Mustang share was up 5ppts
We appreciate your continued support of our 2011 Mustang launch efforts, and you have our continued commitment to deliver the highest quality, the best value and hottest performance for Mustang, both on and off the track. Thank you.
Dealer Summary:Provide a 2011 Mustang launch update. To:All Ford DealersAddressees: Dealer Principal
Sales Manager
F&I Manager
Service Manager
Parts Manager
Communication:
2011 Mustang Launch
Over the last several weeks, the 2011 Mustang has gained solid momentum as awareness grows for our latest product enhancements and as many launch elements unfold for the summer months. In fact, as many of you know, Mustang outsold Camaro for the month of May, the first time this year we've achieved leadership in the Sports Car segment.
As with all new product launches, we are making every effort to ensure the highest quality of early build units. With summer sales ramping up, there have been questions regarding the status of 2011MY Mustang orders, particularly retail units. As of today:
·We are currently building and shipping all Mustangs - V6, GT and GT500
·All currently built retail customer orders have been prioritized (oldest to newest) and will be shipped by the end of June.
In addition to capturing one month of Mustang Leadership, we are seeing other very good trends with 2011MY Mustang:
·Segment market share has been on an upward trend since February
·Between April and May, Mustang share was up 5ppts
We appreciate your continued support of our 2011 Mustang launch efforts, and you have our continued commitment to deliver the highest quality, the best value and hottest performance for Mustang, both on and off the track. Thank you.
6/16/10, 11:06 AM
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Here is the latest communication from Ford. Not much new news but a good sign anyway. I had three sold orders that had been sitting finally leave the plant yesterday so they are coming guys (and gals).
Dealer Summary:Provide a 2011 Mustang launch update. To:All Ford DealersAddressees: Dealer Principal
Sales Manager
F&I Manager
Service Manager
Parts Manager
Communication:
2011 Mustang Launch
Over the last several weeks, the 2011 Mustang has gained solid momentum as awareness grows for our latest product enhancements and as many launch elements unfold for the summer months. In fact, as many of you know, Mustang outsold Camaro for the month of May, the first time this year we've achieved leadership in the Sports Car segment.
As with all new product launches, we are making every effort to ensure the highest quality of early build units. With summer sales ramping up, there have been questions regarding the status of 2011MY Mustang orders, particularly retail units. As of today:
·We are currently building and shipping all Mustangs - V6, GT and GT500
·All currently built retail customer orders have been prioritized (oldest to newest) and will be shipped by the end of June.
In addition to capturing one month of Mustang Leadership, we are seeing other very good trends with 2011MY Mustang:
·Segment market share has been on an upward trend since February
·Between April and May, Mustang share was up 5ppts
We appreciate your continued support of our 2011 Mustang launch efforts, and you have our continued commitment to deliver the highest quality, the best value and hottest performance for Mustang, both on and off the track. Thank you.
Dealer Summary:Provide a 2011 Mustang launch update. To:All Ford DealersAddressees: Dealer Principal
Sales Manager
F&I Manager
Service Manager
Parts Manager
Communication:
2011 Mustang Launch
Over the last several weeks, the 2011 Mustang has gained solid momentum as awareness grows for our latest product enhancements and as many launch elements unfold for the summer months. In fact, as many of you know, Mustang outsold Camaro for the month of May, the first time this year we've achieved leadership in the Sports Car segment.
As with all new product launches, we are making every effort to ensure the highest quality of early build units. With summer sales ramping up, there have been questions regarding the status of 2011MY Mustang orders, particularly retail units. As of today:
·We are currently building and shipping all Mustangs - V6, GT and GT500
·All currently built retail customer orders have been prioritized (oldest to newest) and will be shipped by the end of June.
In addition to capturing one month of Mustang Leadership, we are seeing other very good trends with 2011MY Mustang:
·Segment market share has been on an upward trend since February
·Between April and May, Mustang share was up 5ppts
We appreciate your continued support of our 2011 Mustang launch efforts, and you have our continued commitment to deliver the highest quality, the best value and hottest performance for Mustang, both on and off the track. Thank you.
I hope Ford CS gets that.
6/16/10, 11:25 AM
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Hopefully that's a new idea that gets my car on a train. I'm going out of the country for two weeks a week from Saturday. I'd love to get this thing paid for and in the garage before then.
Hopefully that's a new idea that gets my car on a train. I'm going out of the country for two weeks a week from Saturday. I'd love to get this thing paid for and in the garage before then.
6/16/10, 11:32 AM
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Our ETAs are the same. I thought for sure yours would be moving by now. . .
By the way, what does PPTS stand for?
6/16/10, 01:04 PM
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I sent an email to my dealer today letting him know when I would be away to hopefully prod him into checking the status. Hopefully he sends back good news.
6/17/10, 12:00 PM
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Here is the latest communication from Ford. Not much new news but a good sign anyway. I had three sold orders that had been sitting finally leave the plant yesterday so they are coming guys (and gals).
Dealer Summary:Provide a 2011 Mustang launch update. To:All Ford DealersAddressees: Dealer Principal
Sales Manager
F&I Manager
Service Manager
Parts Manager
Communication:
2011 Mustang Launch
Over the last several weeks, the 2011 Mustang has gained solid momentum as awareness grows for our latest product enhancements and as many launch elements unfold for the summer months. In fact, as many of you know, Mustang outsold Camaro for the month of May, the first time this year we've achieved leadership in the Sports Car segment.
As with all new product launches, we are making every effort to ensure the highest quality of early build units. With summer sales ramping up, there have been questions regarding the status of 2011MY Mustang orders, particularly retail units. As of today:
·We are currently building and shipping all Mustangs - V6, GT and GT500
·All currently built retail customer orders have been prioritized (oldest to newest) and will be shipped by the end of June.
In addition to capturing one month of Mustang Leadership, we are seeing other very good trends with 2011MY Mustang:
·Segment market share has been on an upward trend since February
·Between April and May, Mustang share was up 5ppts
We appreciate your continued support of our 2011 Mustang launch efforts, and you have our continued commitment to deliver the highest quality, the best value and hottest performance for Mustang, both on and off the track. Thank you.
Dealer Summary:Provide a 2011 Mustang launch update. To:All Ford DealersAddressees: Dealer Principal
Sales Manager
F&I Manager
Service Manager
Parts Manager
Communication:
2011 Mustang Launch
Over the last several weeks, the 2011 Mustang has gained solid momentum as awareness grows for our latest product enhancements and as many launch elements unfold for the summer months. In fact, as many of you know, Mustang outsold Camaro for the month of May, the first time this year we've achieved leadership in the Sports Car segment.
As with all new product launches, we are making every effort to ensure the highest quality of early build units. With summer sales ramping up, there have been questions regarding the status of 2011MY Mustang orders, particularly retail units. As of today:
·We are currently building and shipping all Mustangs - V6, GT and GT500
·All currently built retail customer orders have been prioritized (oldest to newest) and will be shipped by the end of June.
In addition to capturing one month of Mustang Leadership, we are seeing other very good trends with 2011MY Mustang:
·Segment market share has been on an upward trend since February
·Between April and May, Mustang share was up 5ppts
We appreciate your continued support of our 2011 Mustang launch efforts, and you have our continued commitment to deliver the highest quality, the best value and hottest performance for Mustang, both on and off the track. Thank you.
6/17/10, 12:03 PM
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I still think they're trying to close a bunch of sales for Q2. . . . this was all driven by the bean counters.
Imagine the outcry from dealers if they had NO inventory for Memorial Day AND the 4th of July? August begins the clearing of the 2010 model year and with no 2011 inventory available, what would they sell??? I guess it's a good thing they're FORD dealers and not MUSTANG dealers because this would surely suck for them.
Imagine the outcry from dealers if they had NO inventory for Memorial Day AND the 4th of July? August begins the clearing of the 2010 model year and with no 2011 inventory available, what would they sell??? I guess it's a good thing they're FORD dealers and not MUSTANG dealers because this would surely suck for them.
6/17/10, 01:19 PM
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From the pictures it seems like most of the newly arrived cars have had wax writing indicating something wrong with the car. I think this was more than bean counting, they were fixing them.
6/17/10, 02:09 PM
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But with all the deliveries happening before 6/30, Ford gets to count the revenue and the units for the 2nd quarter.
6/17/10, 02:43 PM
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So, I checked our '11 GT orders a - low and behold - our oldest retail is, indeed, on a train finally after being held well past its ETA. Several other GT's now on trains, as well, coming our way so they have definitely opened the flood gates.
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