Lincoln to pay dealers for MKZ delays

[newcat]

ordered my mkz in October, have my $100 dinner in hand- would much rather have information when i will receive the MKZ

[2b2]

it's starting to sound like the Powers That Be have been asleep at the wheel since...Labor Day?
OR
that some feifdoms continue - like the advertising people being UNAWARE that the manufacturing people were heading for a cliff.
Makes me
- worry about the Thursday morning meetings in the Thunderbird Room
&
- start a new Poll...
Will(the)Lincoln(Z fiasco)KILL Mark Fields?
...nah, just add this here

Mark Fields
Was promoted from Ford America's operations executive V.P. to COO, positioning him to take over from Mulally when he retires.
Why he's rated higher than his boss: Detroit buzz is he's already doing Mulally's job on a daily basis....

This has nothing to do with leadership. The factories are slammed. Flat Rock will resolve this issue. BUT in the long run, Lincoln does need its own plant.

imho it's more/worse than that

[nruggiero]

imho it's more/worse than that

Just curious, what makes you think that?

[2b2]

• they blow the superbowl ad - 1/2 saved by using Phoenix to split the spot
• they blow the intro of the Z - after OKing such a late start for it that only uncommonly good luck would get any in the dealers before it coulda/shoulda been a 2014my
• apparently they still plan an equally late start for the MKC
^these^ really make me wonder if they're TRYing to kill off more dealers
&
(personal peeves)
• (the ridiculous trim levels of the Z)
• (along with stupid trim names that CAN'T continue so are a waste of time/opportunity)
&
older stuff
• mentioning "Bespoke" for Lincoln and not (yet) following thru with ANYthing about it
• MyTouch
• the MKS & MKT MCE'd while preparing the Z-Concept but with grilles that resemble nothing that came before OR after
• not-Lincoln but the recalls/TSBs they had esp the 1.6 and the PowerShift's programming


...I just don't see a "laser focus" or a cohesive Team in any of that

[falcon lover]

^ imho they just have to get the MKC to dealers when they SAY it'll be there


THANKS for that article, Jose

it's starting to sound like the Powers That Be have been asleep at the wheel since...Labor Day?
OR
that some feifdoms continue - like the advertising people being UNAWARE that the manufacturing people were heading for a cliff.
Makes me
- worry about the Thursday morning meetings in the Thunderbird Room
&
- start a new Poll...
Will(the)Lincoln(Z fiasco)KILL Mark Fields?
...nah, just add this here

Mark Fields
Was promoted from Ford America's operations executive V.P. to COO, positioning him to take over from Mulally when he retires.
Why he's rated higher than his boss: Detroit buzz is he's already doing Mulally's job on a daily basis....

If the MK Z is responsability of Mark Fields, this big dissaster must hurt his image and prestige as a top FoMoCo executive. Some one at FoMoCo must take the responsability and must resigne or be fired . The MK Z is the most important Lincoln launch in 20 years, and everything is happening wrong... Why Ford launch a car that is unable to produce??? Why the horrible marketing campaing??? Why not to wait until the Flat Rock plant can produce the car, with the quality expected for this product?? Why to show the car at Detroit 2012 if the car will ready to produce at april 2013????

I hope Lincoln could survive to this debacle... Lincoln and the dealers, that invest a lot of money to sell nothing during 4 or 5 months since november 2012 to april 2013. And i hope that the MK C launch, if this occur, will be well planed and executed .

[newcat]

send UAW employes to Mexico-you have to be kidding the plant is in Mexico to avoid the UAW and the high wages and poor workmanship by american workers in the
past

[nruggiero]

• they blow the superbowl ad - 1/2 saved by using Phoenix to split the spot
• they blow the intro of the Z - after OKing such a late start for it that only uncommonly good luck would get any in the dealers before it coulda/shoulda been a 2014my
• apparently they still plan an equally late start for the MKC
^these^ really make me wonder if they're TRYing to kill off more dealers
&
(personal peeves)
• (the ridiculous trim levels of the Z)
• (along with stupid trim names that CAN'T continue so are a waste of time/opportunity)
&
older stuff
• mentioning "Bespoke" for Lincoln and not (yet) following thru with ANYthing about it
• MyTouch
• the MKS & MKT MCE'd while preparing the Z-Concept but with grilles that resemble nothing that came before OR after
• not-Lincoln but the recalls/TSBs they had esp the 1.6 and the PowerShift's programming


...I just don't see a "laser focus" or a cohesive Team in any of that

IDK. I'm frustrated too, but I'm sure everything will be addressed. Let's not lose patience.

This is a time where I'd like to see wings chime in.

[germeezy1]

I plan to go down, and drive one as soon as they hit the dealers. I only plan to drive the V6 models because I simply have no interest in the 2.0T Ecoboost.

Also for those unfamiliar with the developing MKZ debacle this is not a plant supply issue, and the MKZ bottle neck is caused by something quite divergent from supply issues.

[nruggiero]

I plan to go down, and drive one as soon as they hit the dealers. I only plan to drive the V6 models because I simply have no interest in the 2.0T Ecoboost.

I hope they stock both instead of one. Or else you might have to wait longer. I had to wait for a 2.0T Fusion to arrive before I could test it.