DaveB
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How are you certain many (how many???) would be shocked and cancel their order?I hear ya.
Ineos are treading a fine line at the moment.
If by some magic, it were possible to know the exact future date of receiving a car, i'm certain that many today would be shocked to know it, and cancel their order. Although it's irritating, probably less bad to incrementally nudge delivery dates backwards, eek out the goodwill, and offer news only when it's warranted, i.e. when there's actually something worth communicating.
I think the majority of the Ineos order placers have bought into the project and accept their will be some hickups and delays along the way. But that is just what I think, not what I am certain of.
I am National Product Manager of a global manufacturer that has been in business since 1953 (so very experienced unlike Ineos) and at the moment there is no way we can give our customers exact manufacturing dates. We had one product go from 23 days to 150 days and has just come back to 100 days. It is hoped that it will go back to 20 days by the end of the year. We give an estimated lead time at time of quoting and only once a firm order has been placed can we give a reasonably accurate delivery schedule. This however is subject to change. Most of our opposition are quoting lead time in months and one is saying approximately 1 year minimum.