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2021 Ford F-150s parked at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City awaiting quality review
https://www.freep.com/story/money/c...city-assembly-held-quality-review/4060202001/
December 28, 2020
Ford needs to install seat belts and conduct software checks on early-production F-150 pickups parked in lots around the Kansas City Assembly Plant, as well as thousands in lots around metro Detroit, while some dealers await deliveries of America’s bestselling truck, Ford confirmed to the Free Press on Monday.
"As part of our commitment to delivering high-quality vehicles, we are conducting final quality inspections on trucks built before dealer shipments started last month to ensure they meet the quality expectations of our customers," said Kelli Felker, Ford global manufacturing and labor communications manager.
Ford factory employees at the Dearborn Truck Plant and Kansas City Assembly have been working to meet an insatiable demand for the 2021 F-150. That meant Ford had to build trucks while the prototypes were still being driven as test models.
Trucks from the early build make up the stockpile of vehicles parked around Detroit Metro Airport and the Flat Rock Assembly Plant — as well as sites including Worlds of Fun amusement park just a few miles from the assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri, as they undergo final assessment.
"The vehicles at the location you referenced are among those early builds. The number of vehicles at those locations continues to dwindle as we perform the quality inspections and ship them to dealers," Felker said Monday.
New F-150s coming out of the factory in recent weeks have been loaded directly with no delay onto truck haulers and trains to go to dealerships around the country, Felker said.
An assembly worker at the plant, who was not authorized to speak publicly, also confirmed that dealer shipments are moving forward as planned.
Felker confirmed the quality review situations are the same at both plants. The situation is unrelated to supply chain issues or COVID-19, she said.
The Free Press first reported Dec. 23 that Ford is using nonunion workers in Flat Rock to install seat belts and do software updates on early production all-new F-150s before they're shipped to dealers. UAW members are addressing issues in Dearborn.
https://www.freep.com/story/money/c...city-assembly-held-quality-review/4060202001/
December 28, 2020
Ford needs to install seat belts and conduct software checks on early-production F-150 pickups parked in lots around the Kansas City Assembly Plant, as well as thousands in lots around metro Detroit, while some dealers await deliveries of America’s bestselling truck, Ford confirmed to the Free Press on Monday.
"As part of our commitment to delivering high-quality vehicles, we are conducting final quality inspections on trucks built before dealer shipments started last month to ensure they meet the quality expectations of our customers," said Kelli Felker, Ford global manufacturing and labor communications manager.
Ford factory employees at the Dearborn Truck Plant and Kansas City Assembly have been working to meet an insatiable demand for the 2021 F-150. That meant Ford had to build trucks while the prototypes were still being driven as test models.
Trucks from the early build make up the stockpile of vehicles parked around Detroit Metro Airport and the Flat Rock Assembly Plant — as well as sites including Worlds of Fun amusement park just a few miles from the assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri, as they undergo final assessment.
"The vehicles at the location you referenced are among those early builds. The number of vehicles at those locations continues to dwindle as we perform the quality inspections and ship them to dealers," Felker said Monday.
New F-150s coming out of the factory in recent weeks have been loaded directly with no delay onto truck haulers and trains to go to dealerships around the country, Felker said.
An assembly worker at the plant, who was not authorized to speak publicly, also confirmed that dealer shipments are moving forward as planned.
Felker confirmed the quality review situations are the same at both plants. The situation is unrelated to supply chain issues or COVID-19, she said.
The Free Press first reported Dec. 23 that Ford is using nonunion workers in Flat Rock to install seat belts and do software updates on early production all-new F-150s before they're shipped to dealers. UAW members are addressing issues in Dearborn.
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