Ford Dealers Hording Trucks Before Next-Generation Debut

Ford dealers are racing to stockpile 2014 F-150 pickups ahead of the launch of the next-generation model.

Some dealers have requested as many as 20 percent more F-150s than usual, fearful that a shutdown of Ford Motor Co.’s Dearborn Truck Plant for retooling next summer could strain the supply of the best-selling vehicle in the country. Ford’s other truck plant, in Kansas City, Mo., will be retooled later next year.

Production of the current-model F-150 could drop as much as 10 percent next year because of the planned stoppages. For buyers, that could mean a shortage of trucks and the sweet deals that normally accompany model-year changeovers.


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skytop - 12/16/2013 4:02:56 AM

+1 Boost

Why would people buy an obsolete dated Ford truck when a modern new model becomes available.