My F150 Lightning Delayed from 2022 to 2023 model and price increased

[Alex001]

Good day!

I’ve had a lightning order in since Feb 2022, original pre-order deposit was May 2021.

The dealer has said I will not be getting a 2022 truck and it will be a 2023 model. I had ordered an extended range XLT model. They are telling me I need to act now and will be at the front of the line for when the 2023s go into production.

I live in canada, the cost of this truck has gone up almost $14k from $83.6k to $97.2k, before tax. In canada we pay 15% tax, so $14k is really a $16k increase.

The dealer had originally said they will try and should be able to keep the pricing from 2022 even if my order was moved to 2023 (they mentioned the risk). They have gone back on this, I don’t have it in writing.

Is there anything I can do here? If I can’t get that price I likely won’t want the 2023 truck.

Thanks for your help!!

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[cvalue13]

Is there anything I can do here? If I can’t get that price I likely won’t want the 2023 truck.

I thought I read here somewhere that Ford wasn’t extending the price protection/private discount to Canadians?

Hopefully our brothers and sisters to the north will weigh in

 

[LightningShow]

If you actually have an order I would think they'd honor the price. Are you sure the dealer didn't sell your truck out from under you? I don't think they've been allowing people to order trucks that they can't make. Maybe Canada has a different situation, though.

 

[SteffanG]

This is not the first time I have heard this. If it is actually true, they will likely sell next to no f150 lightning trucks in Canada as the price jump between ICE and EV is now about $25k so it makes it not worth the switch unless you have a lot of money to burn.

 

[Joforg]

Same conversation today...I talked to ford and they said my order at the dealer and deposit didn't constitute an order with ford...so $13k price bump to the 2023 by the time taxes get counted.

 

[hturnerfamily]

I don't know why a dealer would not honor a price protection/offer from Ford, but, unfortunately, the 'terms and conditions' of reservations and orders on Ford's website that we all used, gives the Dealer all the cards - Ford is simply providing a MSRP starting point. It used to be that we customers negotiated DOWN from MSRP, now it looks like it's UP....

 

[Joforg]

It ls certainly a bit crazy. Signed a dealer order and put down $1000, ford says it doesn't count because it didn't get assigned a vin...hence no price protection in Canada. That'll do it for me

 

[Trick]

I do not think they can make any changes to the 2022 at this point. My 22 turned to a 23, Lariat with the ER, only option I added was max tow. Dealer had to select

After that I got an email from Ford saying my order was confirmed. I think you need to wait until it turns over to a 23.

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