The semiconductor chip shortage and other related supply chain challenges haveĀ severely impacted global automotive productionĀ over the last year or so, leading to dwindling new vehicle inventory andĀ skyrocketing pricesĀ for both new and used vehicles. However, this pandemic-induced problem has also forced automakers to change the way they do business. Ford CEO Jim FarleyĀ admitted last summerĀ that the automaker would switch to more of a built-to-order approach moving forward, and that shift has apparently already begun, according toĀ FoMoCoās December sales reportĀ that shows a surge in new Ford vehicle retail orders.
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The automaker revealed that it took over 70,000 new Ford vehicle retail orders in the month of December, which is up from 58,000 orders in December 2020. A significant 33 percent of Fordās retail sales last month stemmed from customer orders, much of which is due to a bevy of recently released products like theĀ Ford BroncoĀ andĀ Ford Maverick, which customers were able to reserve and then convert those reservations into orders.
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Source:Ā Ford Authority