Ford Trucks

[Old Cowzilla]

Plants shut down again with more chip shortages just when they seem to have a few on the lots. Seed reps forced to drive old 2020 beaters for the summer oh my !

[15444]

Are your RAM dealerships fully stocked? Had a load of straw delivered from Manitoba a couple weeks ago and was talking pickups with driver. Every town he goes through, RAM dealers all fully stocked, whereas huge fluctuations in Ford and GM inventory.

He was wondering just how many RAMs were sold during pandemic, vs GM and Ford. I know locally, RAM inventory was slow to move and most of the other two brands inventory was already sold when it was in transit to the lot.

[LEP]

Are your RAM dealerships fully stocked? Had a load of straw delivered from Manitoba a couple weeks ago and was talking pickups with driver. Every town he goes through, RAM dealers all fully stocked, whereas huge fluctuations in Ford and GM inventory.

He was wondering just how many RAMs were sold during pandemic, vs GM and Ford. I know locally, RAM inventory was slow to move and most of the other two brands inventory was already sold when it was in transit to the lot.

I heard that Dodge has been sending pickups out without some of the chips. Have the dealer install them later.

[bucket]

When the Ambassador Bridge was blocked , everyone was so worried about trade.


They forgot to mention the chip shortage would cause the same issues. And that is the auto companies' fault.

Was told at agribition by the GM rep that when the pandemic hit , the rocket scientists at management thought vehicle sales would decline so they reduced chip orders , that put them at the bottom of the list for the chip manufacturers.

People quit flying when the pandemic hit and started driving, while hauling grain last spring and summer , never seen so many Quebec plates on the short trip down the transcanada.

[farmboy44]

When the Ambassador Bridge was blocked , everyone was so worried about trade.


They forgot to mention the chip shortage would cause the same issues. And that is the auto companies' fault.

Was told at agribition by the GM rep that when the pandemic hit , the rocket scientists at management thought vehicle sales would decline so they reduced chip orders , that put them at the bottom of the list for the chip manufacturers.

People quit flying when the pandemic hit and started driving, while hauling grain last spring and summer , never seen so many Quebec plates on the short trip down the transcanada.

In fairness, did you know how consumer trends were going to react during the beginning of the pandemic when lockdowns were being imposed and the stock market was cratering? They were doing what they thought they had to to maintain some semblance of a bottom line in face of a global pandemic. Im sure you would have known far better at that time.

Its really easy to make a comment like this with the benefit of hindsight

[bucket]

In fairness, did you know how consumer trends were going to react during the beginning of the pandemic when lockdowns were being imposed and the stock market was cratering? They were doing what they thought they had to to maintain some semblance of a bottom line in face of a global pandemic. Im sure you would have known far better at that time.

Its really easy to make a comment like this with the benefit of hindsight

It may be hindsight but when you tell a dealer that it isn't worth waiting 6 weeks for a truck that may not have the options you ordered, and this continues for a year or two, along with neighbours saying the same thing, you start to look for other brands that have trucks on the lot.

I think being short to the end of year at car dealers is one thing but if they are not picking up the pace for two years while jacking prices just because they can...they may have a harder time getting that business back....then it will require another government bail out. Just watch or subsidies to get chips made back in the USA because they sent everything offshore for years.

[fjlip]

Heard Toyota orders "MIGHT" get here in 2023...

[Rareearth]

Shen Zen, China major tech area is in lock down 50,000,000 people, they call it the stealth varient. Expect the same here in another 3 months?

Bad time to order anything.

[LEP]

I ordered an F250 crew cab super duty. Surprisingly it was 14 % more than an identical one ordered 4 years ago. But if it doesn’t come until fall it will be an additional 4% more. I didn’t think it was too bad.