SunnySunshine
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This is exciting! Our new Expedition is in production, but how long does it usually take? My father and I are getting a bit inpatient. 
Usually how long does the vehicle take to build?
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RacerBX1
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My guess is two to three days on the production line. Five days would be the absolute most time it would take. Waiting for shipment is what can take a long time. Shipping is not that long. Final prep is the dealership washing it and get it ready for you to pick up which shouldn’t be longer then a day or two. I have not been to KTP where our Expeditions are made, but I have been to many final assembly plants, so my guess is an educated one.
SyndicateZ
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Thats exciting! Im putting my bet in now! My bet is that it will be ready for pickup on at the dealer on 4/5
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SunnySunshine
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It is still showing up as "In Production" and last updated on the 11th. Does it normally take this long? It's been 2 weeks.
RacerBX1
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I don’t believe things are actually how they are listed in the status page you posted. When I got mine the Build time took more then expected, but the shipping time was way to fast, so I think the lines between Built and Shipped are blurred. Ford would not start your vehicle down the line without having all the parts, and as mentioned before beginning to end of line is usually two to five days, so I think arranging shipping is also part of the “Build”.
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Looking at old Marti reports, I’ve seen some weird timelines. Long periods between scheduled date and actual. Other times I’ve seen a car ordered and built in a week! That was a 70 Cougar a local guy bought new.
Some cars get hung in the factory. When I worked for Toyota we had cars that went back to the body shop in the plant or other reworking that caused them not to be released for a week or more.
Some cars get hung in the factory. When I worked for Toyota we had cars that went back to the body shop in the plant or other reworking that caused them not to be released for a week or more.
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1775SS
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I know the Ford Super duty is on the assembly line for 24hrs. Unbelievable how fast they can build a vehicle. And the Expedition is built in the same facility as the Super duty, in Louisville, KY.
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We usually ran a takt time of like 54 seconds when I worked at the Georgetown plant about 15 years ago. Some times the plant guy would walk down and say there were cranking it up to recover lost ground and cut ot. Seems fastest I saw it was 49 seconds. Line was noticeably faster when they did that. If you went back in the plant a bit you’d see an ot tracker board that updated based on line stops against the target build number. Built 2000 a day. Two plants, plus a powertrain plant onsite. Pretty crazy place to see all that happening.
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SunnySunshine
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I'm guessing most of the time is finding someone to transport it to the dealer. It's been sitting at "In Production" for 2 weeks now.
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SunnySunshine
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I'm guessing it's waiting on shipping now. It finally updated.
SyndicateZ
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I still stand firm on my 4/5 ready for pickup date! Exciting news!
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SunnySunshine
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4/5 seems less and less likely.
It's still on "arranging shipment". Gosh, this is taking forever!!!
SyndicateZ
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Damnit!4/5 seems less and less likely.
ROBERT BONNER
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A little history: 3/11/24 "in production" means scheduled. Normally vehicles hit the "National Blend" schedule 1 week before the week that they are produced. Which means barring shortages, outages, holidays, etc. A painted expedition max body (in this case) would drop from trim selectivity onto the trim system sometime the week of 3/18. Depending on shift patterns, when it starts, it may or may not flow over a weekend or holiday to be completed. So, the 3/24 complete date makes sense.
The truck was built in Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, which is a railhead. The truck will be shipped via rail. Depending on order densities in your area (Kalifornia), the truck may or may not stop at the Kansas City rail head to be re-stacked into a different train for your specific area - which could take a few days. Once it reaches Kali, it will have to be put onto a "haulaway" (truck) in a railhead convoy lot. Typically that haulaway will be loaded to be dealer specific; so, it may have to wait for other vehicles to arrive to fill the haulaway - this may take a few more days. To make the trip from KTP to a dealer in S.F. will likely take 2-3 weeks, best case, assuming no rail car or haulaway shortages. If it takes longer than that it will because of transportation shortages.
The truck was built in Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, which is a railhead. The truck will be shipped via rail. Depending on order densities in your area (Kalifornia), the truck may or may not stop at the Kansas City rail head to be re-stacked into a different train for your specific area - which could take a few days. Once it reaches Kali, it will have to be put onto a "haulaway" (truck) in a railhead convoy lot. Typically that haulaway will be loaded to be dealer specific; so, it may have to wait for other vehicles to arrive to fill the haulaway - this may take a few more days. To make the trip from KTP to a dealer in S.F. will likely take 2-3 weeks, best case, assuming no rail car or haulaway shortages. If it takes longer than that it will because of transportation shortages.
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Does this normally happen? It reverting back to "Order Confirmed"?
SyndicateZ
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Now they are just messing with us eh?
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SunnySunshine
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If this continues, our family might just go get the one from Redwood City. Before we ordered this, we considered that one back in December because it had everything except 3 seats in the 2nd row. Which is why we ordered. We actually don't have that many people in our household, but we were a bit concerned with cargo flying forward in an emergency stop because we will keep the 3rd row down... Apparently that vehicle is still on the market and the dealership marked it down from MSRP somewhat.
Our 2006 Honda Pilot is showing transmission problems (problems that can actually be felt now occasionally when accelerating, on top of the light that occasionally lights up, along with the P0172 code so it won't smog, or it might because it takes a few days for the code to register again when we clear it), and our 2005 Lexus LS430 recently had an alternator break. We're in desperate need of a new vehicle now.
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I'd just hold on for the one you really want. The 2nd row bennch seat is clutch. If the status doesnt update again by wednesday are u able to call the ordering dealer for any inside status info?
ROBERT BONNER
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Interesting. Is the VIN the same? If it is not....something bad has happened (like damage or theft in transit). If it is the same VIN that you've been tracking, there is likely some glitch in the system and your truck is still on the way.
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SunnySunshine
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We were hoping not to appear too eager to buy so we can potentially have more room to discuss discounts.
So they've just been the ones emailing us updates (and me looking on the website), but we never initiated any contact about the vehicle.I'm still using the same VIN for the tracking system.
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