HenryVIII Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) 2014 FUSION SE HYBRID SERIESEQUIPMENT GROUP In the Luxury Package items LED Rear Combination Lamps Ford High (Full Circle) This is very 1st literature I have seen from Ford mentioning the full circle LED tail lamps. I am curious why this LED Rear Combination Lamps Ford High (Full Circle) is not mentioned in the Titanium Series standard equipment items? Now that the high series (full circle) LED tail lamps are mentioned exclusively in the SE Hybrid Luxury package, and not in any Titanium series, does it mean that the Titanium series no longer has the high series (full circle) LED tail lamps? I highly doubt it. What sense would it make to take away a feature on a top trim level that is currently offered for this MY (model year) vehicle? Adding the top trim taillights on a luxury trim option for SE Fusions makes sense. And Single Exhaust for HyTi models. Edited July 5, 2013 by HenryVIII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared6788 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Is this a glitch in the configurator? Butt ugly back end 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryVIII Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Is this a glitch in the configurator? Butt ugly back end I noticed that too lol! Yeah I'm sure it's a glitch and it'll get corrected soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 2014 Fusion commodity and constraints information for scheduling on Thursday, July 18th. On July 18 – Scheduling Unscheduled Allocation in Week 29 at the Hermosillo Plant and Week 33 at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant Good News! To assist with the demand for the new 2014 Fusion, production has been added at an additional plant - Flat Rock Assembly Plant (“FRAP”). Startup scheduling at FRAP will begin this week (7/18) for Fusion with Week 33 allocation. Any Fusion Allocation in Week 29 will be built at Hermosillo where all configurations will continue to be produced including the S and SE FWD. Note: Only 2 Fusion configurations are being built at FRAP. They are the S Series (P0G) & the FWD SE (P0H) with a 1.5L Engine. By Thursday, August 15 scheduling, system fill at FRAP should be completed and Fusion allocation will no longer require two separate scheduling plans by allocation week. We apologize for any confusion this system fill scheduling plan at FRAP may cause. Scheduling Restrictions for Week 33 at FRAP during System Fill: • Only stock orders are eligible to schedule until the OKTB is achieved. • During this start up scheduling period at FRAP, Dealers in Select Zones V, W, X, Y & Z will not schedule any of their Week 33, 34, 35 allocation at FRAP. This allocation will be eligible to begin scheduling after system fill is completed. • Dealers in Region 70, 71, 72 and 74 will not participate in system fill scheduling at Flat Rock Assembly Plant. Paint Not Buildable at FRAP: • BT - Darkside • D7 - Sunset Options Not Buildable at FRAP: • 18C – Active Park Assist with Forward Sensing System • 47B – Start-Stop • 52A – Heated Steering Wheel • 53B – Adaptive Cruise Control with Forward Collision Warning with Brake Support • 62A – Intelligent Access w/Push Button Start • 64B – 18” Premium Painted Luxury Wheel • 67B – Rear Inflatable Seat Belts • 90A – SE Luxury Driver Assist Package • 96B – Trunk Cargo Net Retail Scheduling Until the okay to buy has been achieved, retail orders will not be selected for scheduling. Order Guide Updates • Intelligent Access with Push Button Start (62A) is now available with Job #1 production. An important note is that the option INCLUDES remote start. The order guide is being updated to make this clear. Please advise the dealers that the option includes the remote start feature. • Power Code Remote Start System (55S) is also now available with Job #1 production, including with the new 1.5L engine. • The Wireless Charging Accessory (77C) is no longer available. Fusion orders with this option will not be selected for scheduling. Please remove this option from existing orders. • The Front Heated and Cooled Front Seats (46B) and Medium Soft Ceramic on Titanium are both late availability. They will begin scheduling in mid-October (November Production). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hybridbear Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Very interesting to see the breakdown on what's going to be produced at FRAP as needed. Also cool to know that the cooled seats "late availability" option means November production and possibly December delivery if ordered now. Too bad we already have a 2013 or we'd buy a 2014 SE with push button start and possibly with cooled seats too! Or perhaps a Titanium, that would be the hardest part of the decision. I also hope the hybrid sales pick up with the announcement today about improved fuel economy. I'd love to see the hybrid compose 50% of Fusion sales or more. I don't understand why more people don't buy the hybrid. Edited July 17, 2013 by hybridbear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MineralstangGT Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Now I just need to wait for the OKTB so my '14 will get scheduled. Its also Sunset in color, so it should be coming out of Hermosillo for sure. Hopefully their OKTB comes soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expresspotato Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I dunno you need to remember that push button start is standard on the Prius-C. Here in Canada you'll quickly end up with a $42,000 car if you go for all the trimmings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Per this week's Commodity and Constraints Letter... On July 25 – Scheduling Unscheduled Allocation in Week 30 at the Hermosillo Plant and Week 34 at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant Retail Scheduling The okay to buy has been achieved at Hermosillo Plant excluding orders with the 1.5L engine. Retail orders without the 1.5L engine will be selected for scheduling on 7/25. Good News! To assist with the demand for the new 2014 Fusion, production has been added at an additional plant - Flat Rock Assembly Plant (“FRAP”). Startup scheduling at FRAP will continue this week (7/25) for Fusion with Week 34 allocation. Any Fusion Allocation in Week 30 will be built at Hermosillo where all configurations will continue to be produced including the S and SE FWD. Note: Only 2 Fusion configurations are being built at FRAP. They are the S Series (P0G) & the FWD SE (P0H) with a 1.5L Engine. By Thursday, August 15 scheduling, system fill at FRAP should be completed and Fusion allocation will no longer require two separate scheduling plans by allocation week. We apologize for any confusion this system fill scheduling plan at FRAP may cause. Scheduling Restrictions for Week 34 at FRAP during System Fill: • Only stock orders are eligible to schedule until the OKTB is achieved. • During this start up scheduling period at FRAP, Dealers in Select Zones V, W, X, Y & Z will not schedule any of their Week 33, 34, 35 allocation at FRAP. This allocation will be eligible to begin scheduling after system fill is completed. • Dealers in Region 70, 71, 72 and 74 will not participate in system fill scheduling at Flat Rock Assembly Plant. Paint Not Buildable at FRAP: • BT - Darkside • D7 - Sunset Options Not Buildable at FRAP: • 18C – Active Park Assist with Forward Sensing System • 47B – Start-Stop • 52A – Heated Steering Wheel • 53B – Adaptive Cruise Control with Forward Collision Warning with Brake Support • 62A – Intelligent Access w/Push Button Start • 64B – 18” Premium Painted Luxury Wheel • 67B – Rear Inflatable Seat Belts • 90A – SE Luxury Driver Assist Package • 96B – Trunk Cargo Net 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 FYI... Getting 2014 Fusions scheduled has been anything but easy so far. I have about 40 orders in the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) including every model and every powertrain. Last week I had allocation for 5 units and only one vehicle was scheduled... a 2014 Fusion S for Flat Rock production. The 4 unscheduled orders from last week were added to this week's allocation giving me 9 Fusions to be scheduled this week. As of this morning's "AM Scheduling Preview Report" only 2 units are flagged for scheduling tomorrow morning. Included in the "AM Preview" report is a list of units not selected for scheduling with the reasons why. For every order not selected for scheduling tomorrow morning, the reason listed is "No Dealer Allocation"! Ford generates SIMS (Smart Inventory Management System) suggested orders each week but not even those orders are flagged for scheduling this week. I've tried repeatedly to contact the Field Scheduling Agent in Dearborn but haven't been able to get anything other than voice mail today. Just wanted to share this week's experience with the BON Forum members here to share the frustration involved in getting vehicles scheduled at times! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MineralstangGT Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Thanks for the update. Makes me wonder if my order will be part of my dealers allocation number or not. I'll find out soon I guess. At least the OKTB was issued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2b2 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 FYI... Getting 2014 Fusions scheduled has been anything but easy so far. I have about 40 orders in the USOB (Unscheduled Order Bank) including every model and every powertrain. Last week I had allocation for 5 units and only one vehicle was scheduled... a 2014 Fusion S for Flat Rock production. The 4 unscheduled orders from last week were added to this week's allocation giving me 9 Fusions to be scheduled this week. As of this morning's "AM Scheduling Preview Report" only 2 units are flagged for scheduling tomorrow morning. Included in the "AM Preview" report is a list of units not selected for scheduling with the reasons why. For every order not selected for scheduling tomorrow morning, the reason listed is "No Dealer Allocation"! Ford generates SIMS (Smart Inventory Management System) suggested orders each week but not even those orders are flagged for scheduling this week. I've tried repeatedly to contact the Field Scheduling Agent in Dearborn but haven't been able to get anything other than voice mail today. Just wanted to share this week's experience with the BON Forum members here to share the frustration involved in getting vehicles scheduled at times! I'm curious ... at TOMORROW morning's Review meeting, which exec ought to have an orange-or-red folder for this situation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 We had allocation for 5 2014 Fusions last week and only 1 was scheduled. The unscheduled allocation from last week rolled over to this week giving me allocation for 9 vehicles to be scheduled this week. FYI... I have about 40 Fusions in the order bank with every powertrain and package combination. The scheduling result was that only 2 Fusions were scheduled yesterday morning. I called the "Field Scheduler" on Wednesday which was of no help and saw our Ford Zone Manager yesterday morning and he's clueless. On the plus side, at least one of the two 2014 Fusion orders scheduled yesterday was a retail order for a 1.6L/Manual Transmission that was placed for a customer earlier this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrnf Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 ice-capades, Thanks for information. That's really helpful. Has anyone received a VIN for a 2014 Energi Titanium yet? I ordered on June 7, and I'm trying to estimate how far back in the queue I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egraham3 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Does order date have anything to do with how they select to schedule? I love Ice-capades updates as well.. only way i seem to know what's actually going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_h Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I am at the dealer today to get 13B07 software update for my FFH, as I pulled in I saw a 2014 Fusion in "Dark Side" that has just arrived - snapped a few pics for anyone who might be interested in that color. Since it just came off the truck it's still dirty, but I got a couple pics in the sunlight so that dark-greenish metallic hopefully shows up as it can be seen in person. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Every time I hear that name I think it should come with a Death Star sticker and a Darth Vader helmet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridbear Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Thanks Jeff, it looks like Tuxedo Black in some light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MineralstangGT Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Its pretty heavy metallic when we saw an explorer in Dark Side. They say its a blue, but I agree that there is green metallic flake in it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I am at the dealer today to get 13B07 software update for my FFH, as I pulled in I saw a 2014 Fusion in "Dark Side" that has just arrived - snapped a few pics for anyone who might be interested in that color. Since it just came off the truck it's still dirty, but I got a couple pics in the sunlight so that dark-greenish metallic hopefully shows up as it can be seen in person. The Fusion comes with spinners now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared6788 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 The Fusion comes with spinners now? not sure if serious, but the car just got off the truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 not sure if serious, but the car just got off the truck Not serious, but was there a covering on the wheels or something? It's obviously not moving, but the wheels look like they are spinning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MineralstangGT Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Not serious, but was there a covering on the wheels or something? It's obviously not moving, but the wheels look like they are spinning. Yeah, that looks crazy but its just the plastic covering over the wheels to prevent damage in shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Yeah, that looks crazy but its just the plastic covering over the wheels to prevent damage in shipping. Interesting, I've never seen that before. I've seen plenty of cars on carriers, but have never noticed the wheels covered before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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