Damn, that's a lot of work! Thanks, again.
850 per week is lower than I expected.
My understanding is that they are stopping production June/July to retool/expand and significantly increase production after September. If all goes to plan, and we know a lot of things can derail this.
I would guess Ford will "sell" 100,000 Lightnings in 2023.
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Ford still has production constraints. The most recent was moonroofs and power tailgates.I'm still waiting. Placed my order March 31, with an estimated delivery date between June and August (I never believed that, but here's hoping...) I got this email this week:
Here’s your status, along with a promise
We understand it has been too long since you last heard from us. Today, we wanted to give you an update on the status of your F-150 Lightning LARIAT order.
Unfortunately, continued supply chain issues are slowing things down. We’re working diligently to try and reduce these delays.
Now here’s our promise to you. We know that waiting for delivery of your Ford is far less fun than actually driving it. So, we commit to updating you as soon as we can, at least once every 45 days regarding your vehicle’s production schedule status. No matter what.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
No idea what the time frame means now and would love input from folks who seem to have inside track. Taxman? Any thoughts?
Makes sense why we are seeing so many pros built that were originally fall 23 estimated delivery
I'm very curious about this. We sort of new LFP was coming to machE(and lightning) but i was still surprised how abruptly it happen for machE. I wonder if the Lightning retooling is going to start things back up with LFP showing up in September for the Lightning. It's not like they are going retool again 2 months later for the 2024 models that have been said to officially have the LFP. Additionally , are they going to take that moment to put in the android auto that had been previously announced for 2023. They talk about being more like Tesla by making positive changes right in the middle of things and not waiting for refresh cycles. They sort of did the macheE LFP right in the middle of a model year.
The lfp changeover wont require any retooling, it just a different cell chemistry I side the same cell architecture. There may be changes to the battery BMS and some software changes but none of that should affect the actual assembly process. Same with the change to android for the infotainment unit. It will be the same hardware just with different software. I keep thinking I should wait and order a 2024 but damnit it's going to be so much more expensive than my pro order.
My Lightning Lariat SR was ordered 12/16/2022 and I recently got the same email.I'm still waiting. Placed my order March 31, with an estimated delivery date between June and August (I never believed that, but here's hoping...) I got this email this week:
Here’s your status, along with a promise
We understand it has been too long since you last heard from us. Today, we wanted to give you an update on the status of your F-150 Lightning LARIAT order.
Unfortunately, continued supply chain issues are slowing things down. We’re working diligently to try and reduce these delays.
Now here’s our promise to you. We know that waiting for delivery of your Ford is far less fun than actually driving it. So, we commit to updating you as soon as we can, at least once every 45 days regarding your vehicle’s production schedule status. No matter what.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
No idea what the time frame means now and would love input from folks who seem to have inside track. Taxman? Any thoughts?
