Ford issues restart dates for some US plants as soon as April 6Regarding the Borg Warner plant damage, this got me wondering about parts on hand for vehicles that were scheduled for production.
I ordered my 2020 F150 Limited on March 4, got the VIN on the 13th and on the 19th was advised it was scheduled for production the week of the 30th. Shortly after getting that news, it was announced that the plant would be shutting down for 2 weeks (that sure was optimistic).
My questions are, when a truck is scheduled for a specific week to be assembled, that implies that all the pieces & parts would be at the Dearborn plant by the beginning of that week, right? If that is the case, how far before that week would the parts get there? And specifically regarding the transfer case that I assume would be coming from the BW plant, would the plant have x number of them on-hand when a production run is started?
As someone who has been a car nut all my life, when I stop and think about it, it is truly amazing how many pieces & parts go into a build and where they are all coming from.
Everyone be safe!Mon, 20 Apr 2020 22:37:44 +0000
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