Hi gang. The “Priority Code” that buyers see on their order/build sheets is the build priority which your Dealership has assigned to the order. It tells Lincoln the priority that our Dealership wants our order to have, in relation to other similar orders from that Dealership only. Nothing more than that.
There are many variables playing a part in the scheduling of a new order.
And for newer members, there are at least several existing threads concerning all of this, if anyone is interested and wants to perform a search.
A quick rundown of just a few variables would include:
- Dealer allocation for that particular vehicle.
- When the order is placed by the Dealership.
- The Priority Code assigned to the order by the Dealership.
The “Priority Code” is pretty much what it sounds like. A simplified example would be…when a customer orders a new vehicle (in this case, Navigators) the Dealer assigns a Priority Code to the orders.
So, if you and I both order a new Navigator around the same time, the order with the lower numerical priority code assigned by the Dealership will generally be scheduled first, all other variables being equal (other variables then come into play, see below). Dealer generated Priority Codes run 10-19. 10 being best. There are other numerical Priority Codes, but they are not relevant to this discussion and/or for most buyers.
Then once the order is placed, things are in the hands of the factory schedulers. So all of the previous factors will weigh in, plus parts scheduling and shipments, any possible commodity constraints, weather, holidays etc. etc.
Those are just a few of the main variables and bullet points, and I’m sure a few other members will jump in to add more information.
Hope everyone receives their new vehicles as soon as possible and good luck.
