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Low and behold when the dealer and I started raising a fuss last week with the Ford D.O.M. by suggesting we'd go over his head to get this MKX serialized..bingo it was serialized the next day with the NAV system, looking at mid May production. We did learn that MKX allocation is very tight for Canada but as you indicate things should ease up in June. We were told awareness of the MKX is urban US cities is in the 30% range..far too low and that most of the MKX shipments are going to urban USA in coordination with a heavily weighted media plan to boost awareness, trial and hopefully sales.

I'm stuck..ordered Jan 2 and still not serialized..dealer says June. I think I'm a victim of allocation restraints..mine is a small Lincoln dealer..suspect they are low on the priority list. Any thoughts on how I can hurry things along?

Can anyone at Oakville confirm that NAV systems for Edge/MKX's are in very short supply?? Also can they confirm that some orders needing Nav systems are not yet serialized due to this. Any idea when this situation will improve? Thanks

These waits are tough to take..I've been waiting since Jan 2nd and still not serialized. Out of curiosity does your Edge have the nav system and/or the Vista roof? Enjoy.

I was told today by Ford that orders with Nav systems placed as far back as early January are on hold and not even serialized as of yet due to shortages of nav systems from the supplier. ( Pioneer I believe). Can anyone confirm this or provide further information??? Thanks.

Pioneer manufactures the unit for Ford

ZM: Thanks so much for this..basically I think what you are saying is "when demand exceeds supply we have a process, confusing as it may be, to allocate vehicles." I strongly suspect that this is the situation my order is in. I have always thought that there are better ways to retail vehicles and at the same time boost boost consumer satisfaction and manufacturers' margins. Your response has strengthened this thought.

This comment about shortages of Chrome wheels was raised a few weeks ago..the reply on Feb 7th. was "The supplier that produces the 18" chrome rims fell behind on orders. They are mass producing the rims now and all orders will be filled. Should take a week or so to get caught up.'

Can anyone explain how allocation works please?? i.e. what dealers are affected, how many vehicles do they get per month, any idea how long allocation will be in place, can they trade allocation with other dealers? etc. Thanks

I have a question about orders and deliveries. Does Ford prioritize which dealers get vehicles before others? Do "A" dealers get vehicles before "B" dealers?? I have had an MKX on order for 8 weeks and as of today it is still "clean and unscheduled". I find this unusual when on this site I find, among others, an Edge ordered Jan 26 and produced Feb 20th. Thanks.

Just wondering...does anyone know how many Edge's and MKX's have been produced since the start up in October 2006??? Thanks

Mugs:: Any idea how many Edge's and MKX's are being produced weekly?? Thanks

Anyone know if there are production slow ups on the MKX due to parts shortages or delays. I am aware of three MKX's that were ordered six and seven weeks ago and the dealer doesn't haven't a VIN yet on any of the three. I ask this because on this website I have seen many Edge's ordered after these MKX's and yet they have VIN's and in some cases have already been built. Thanks from Ontario Canada.

I saw one as well, in bright light I felt you could definitely tell it was purple but otherwise it looked black especially from a distance. It is a very dark color.

jrod: In the above message the last five digits are 72477, does this mean this is the 72,477th Edge produce since the start of manufacturing?? As well I ordered an MKX on Jan 2 07..the dealer says he has no info yet, no VIN. What interests me is I've seen MKX's ordered after mine that are serialized and have VIN's. Any idea why this happens. Thanks