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FYI... Our dealership has 2 retail orders for 2016 Mustangs. When we met with our Ford rep a few weeks ago they offered us no 2016 Mustang allocation for the "Balance Out" scheduling. We asked for allocation in order to get the two retail orders scheduled but didn't get it. Our Ford rep was going to see if other dealers in our zone had allocation that they would give up to us but so far it doesn't look good. The retail orders are for a 2016 Mustang EcoBoost Premium Fastback (Triple Yellow w/Black Leather/Automatic) & 2016 Mustang V6 Fastback (Triple Yellow w/6-Speed Manual).

 

The EcoBoost Premium is for a 75 year old that has owned 3 Mustangs and wanted the car for the summer and because of the color it's not a car we can easily get from another dealership. The other car being a base V6 Muistang w/6-Speed Manual was always going to be a problem because of the extremely limited production for the V6, let alone a vehicle with the 6-Speed Manual.

 

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FYI... Our dealership has 2 retail orders for 2016 Mustangs. When we met with our Ford rep a few weeks ago they offered us no 2016 Mustang allocation for the "Balance Out" scheduling. We asked for allocation in order to get the two retail orders scheduled but didn't get it. Our Ford rep was going to see if other dealers in our zone had allocation that they would give up to us but so far it doesn't look good. The retail orders are for a 2016 Mustang EcoBoost Premium Fastback (Triple Yellow w/Black Leather/Automatic) & 2016 Mustang V6 Fastback (Triple Yellow w/6-Speed Manual).

 

The EcoBoost Premium is for a 75 year old that has owned 3 Mustangs and wanted the car for the summer and because of the color it's not a car we can easily get from another dealership. The other car being a base V6 Muistang w/6-Speed Manual was always going to be a problem because of the extremely limited production for the V6, let alone a vehicle with the 6-Speed Manual.

 

Further adventures to follow!

 

Crazy, I thought Ford was in the business to sell cars!!! :headscratch:

 

You would think retail orders would trump allocation... :shift:

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Crazy, I thought Ford was in the business to sell cars!!! :headscratch:

 

You would think retail orders would trump allocation... :shift:

 

Allocation applies to all orders both retail and dealer stock. It doesn't mean they're losing a sale - it means they're selling every mustang they can build and they are all spoken for by other dealers and exports.

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Allocation applies to all orders both retail and dealer stock. It doesn't mean they're losing a sale - it means they're selling every mustang they can build and they are all spoken for by other dealers and exports.

Ive never really understood this. If a customer places a special order, I dont quite understand why it matters which dealer they go through. All should be prioritized the same. Dealer allocation should only really be based on ability to sell cars that would otherwise sit on the lot.

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Ive never really understood this. If a customer places a special order, I dont quite understand why it matters which dealer they go through. All should be prioritized the same. Dealer allocation should only really be based on ability to sell cars that would otherwise sit on the lot.

 

I think part of the problem is that some dealers would use fake orders to get allocation for dealer stock that they would not normally be entitled to. However, Ford has done this in the past (schedule retail orders outside normal dealer allocation) for some vehicles.

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