Special-Order Ford F-150 Trucks Won’t Arrive Till February

Ford Motor Co. dealers have been told they won't receive custom-order 2015 model F-150 pickups until February.

The all-new aluminum-intensive trucks will go into production late this year. All Ford dealers will receive some units for inventory by year end.

Ford is idling its Dearborn, Mich. F-Series factory today to begin retooling the facility for the new model. Analysts say the extensive overhaul required to produce the aluminum pickup is unparalleled for such a high-production model.

Last year Ford sold 763,400 F-Series trucks, its highest-volume nameplate, in the U.S., according to Autodata Corp.

Ford's F-Series plant in Kansas City, Mo., will continue building the current 2014 pickup until the Dearborn changeover is completed.