Ford Announces 2022 Bronco Orders Will Stop Next Month

It's not big news that theFord Broncois one of thehottest new vehicles on the marketright now. Since the sixth generation's introduction in July 2020, eager buyers have been flocking to the automaker's website and dealerships to place orders. There's still a waiting list. Part of the reason for this delay is the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage crisis, something neither Ford nor any automaker can do much about. Deliveries have been delayed because of this; there's currently ahuge stockpile of Broncosparked outside in a lot near Detroit that still require those chips. Their owners are understandably frustrated. Due to this, the Blue Oval has been forced to make a tough decision.

TheBronco6Gforum has managed to obtain a memo Ford recently sent to dealers informing them it is pausing all Bronco retail orders after March 7, 2022. The only exception to this is the recently revealed 2023 Bronco Raptor.

"Due to continued strong retail demand for Bronco and the desire to prioritize current order holders, we are making the decision to pause new retail orders of the 2022 model year Bronco - excludingBronco Raptor- after Monday, March 7, 2022."

Retail orders for the Bronco Raptorwill begin on March 8. Interestingly, this announcement comes just a few days after the carmaker announced updated 2022 model year Bronco pricing. The dealer memo further outlines a series of measures being taken to help increase the chances of additional Bronco orders being built this year. Examples include removing paint protection from still-to-be-completed factory orders. The only exception to this is the Bronco Wildtrak.