rayainsw Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Job #1 of 2017 Fusion production was scheduled for this past Monday – April 4th. Though I am aware that the Sport model [ the one I am interested in ] will not be produced until somewhat later, I am curious if anyone know – did production actually start this week? And how long after Job #1 do these first production \ salable units typically start to show up on dealer lots? Thanks, RaySat in a 2017 at the Atlanta Auto Show – before they locked it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I would not expect them to show up for another 4-6 weeks minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailhiker Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I could have sworn I saw one in Maryland earlier this week. It could have been MotorWeek testing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I could have sworn I saw one in Maryland earlier this week. It could have been MotorWeek testing it. Wouldn't surprise me if it was a preproduction unit. They've been testing around Dearborn for months now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 The dealer web sites around here are now listing 2017's. My dealership has 4 listed, one has a valid VIN that ETIS shows the build date of 07.04.16 and the list of minor features. Another has the sticker with options and MSRP, but is not listed on ETIS and the other two show a generic Fusion window sticker with standard features only and Vehicle Not For Sale across the sticker image. I'm hopeful that my VIN will be assigned this week or next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BORG Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) It usually takes a month from production before we see the okay to ship/sell, although this is a very minor update with most of the hallmark technology arriving as "Late Availability" with the Sport. I would not be surprised if they hit the showrooms relatively quickly. Escape is roughly on the same timeline with a similarly minor update, they are starting to appear in online inventories so we should expect them in a few more weeks. Edited April 12, 2016 by BORG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Inventory as of April 1 Fusion 77,300 - 70 days Escape 76,100 - 72 days A couple of good selling months and Ford will have most of the inventory as 2017s.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) I talked with my salesman and he told me my car is still Unscheduled - Clean. Can anyone give some insight on production, priorities and distribution. I checked some of the larger Ford dealership web sites in my area and four of the six have 2017 Fusions listed as dealer ordered. All have VIN's assigned and according to http://www.etis.ford.com/home.do only two of the 25-30 ordered cars have been built. The un-built cars list the model as a Transit Connect, with a build date of 30.11.0002. I know ETIS is a European site, but I believe the build dates and list of features are accurate. This isn't my first new car order, so I know it takes time. I was just hoping that after six weeks I would see some movement towards a build date. My questions are: - Are order numbers sequential and what are the last 6 numbers of the VIN, the order number, the factory sequence number, or something else? - Regardless of priority number and order number, are dealer orders filled first, even if an order from a dealer came in after a retail order? - Are all dealer orders from across the country filled before any retail orders, regardless of where the retail order originates from? - Are cars built by region, parked at the factory in the same lot area, then shipped out by region, or is it completely random and chaotic? - Do higher volume dealerships get orders filled first, or do regions of the country get priority over another, such as West Coast/East Coast over Upper Midwest? - Finally, why the hell is my car still unscheduled?!! (This one can't be answered, it's my equivalent to screaming out the window) Thanks Edited April 16, 2016 by transitman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Your car is still unscheduled because it's a retail order. Retail orders aren't scheduled until the OK TO BUY is given, which is usually 3-6 weeks after production begins. Only dealer stock cars are built to start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Everything goes by priority. Retail orders are supposed to be priority 10-19 and dealer stock 20-99. When a dealer is given allocation Ford starts with the lowest priority order from that dealer. If more than one order has the same priority it uses order date. Don't forget that retail orders are not built until the OK to buy is given after 5 straight days with no build errors, so dealer stock may show up first. Either they haven't started retail scheduling yet, your dealer has no allocation, there are other orders ahead of yours or there is a material hold issue. Your dealer has access to all this information but good luck getting them to share it with you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) Your car is still unscheduled because it's a retail order. Retail orders aren't scheduled until the OK TO BUY is given, which is usually 3-6 weeks after production begins. Only dealer stock cars are built to start. It's been 6 weeks, so hopefully any day retail orders should begin. I guess it's a good thing retail orders have to wait, any undetected issues will most likely show up in dealer stock and not a later built retail order. EDIT: I just realized it's been 6 weeks since my order was submitted, but only two weeks since production started. I'll go sit down and wait my turn. Everything goes by priority. Retail orders are supposed to be priority 10-19 and dealer stock 20-99. When a dealer is given allocation Ford starts with the lowest priority order from that dealer. If more than one order has the same priority it uses order date. Don't forget that retail orders are not built until the OK to buy is given after 5 straight days with no build errors, so dealer stock may show up first. Either they haven't started retail scheduling yet, your dealer has no allocation, there are other orders ahead of yours or there is a material hold issue. Your dealer has access to all this information but good luck getting them to share it with you. My order number is 9006, does that mean mine was the 9006th retail order, total orders submitted, or does that number have nothing to do with order sequence? I was told I have a priority 10, so hopefully it will be soon. My dealer has four dealer ordered on their web site, so I'm assuming they have allocation and hopefully mine is included in that initial allocation. The dealership I work with is a smaller family owned operation in business since 1949, they rarely advertise on TV and relies on customer loyalty, a great service department, State and local business contracts (a lot of branded vehicles in their lot) and word of mouth. Another much larger dealership, that advertises much more has a much bigger volume has 10 dealer ordered 2017's on their web site. Just spit ballin' here, but maybe my dealer, about half the size of the other, has an allocation of 5, four on the web and mine is the fifth. Edited April 16, 2016 by transitman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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