There was a thread a couple of years ago when the company was "Looking for an investor".
https://www.bikeforums.net/folding-b...e-company.html
It sounded to me that they were having seasonal workflow issues. My thoughts at the time was that they needed to use their off-season to work on cutting their lead time during the spring and early summer.
I would have done it so one might have mainframes, rear triangles, and forks ready to have seat masts added, then get powder coated and final assembly. A pile of pre-made wheels.
As a potential buyer, if what I wanted was already ready to buy, I'd get it that way.
However, I'd likely choose some of the super-light options and upgraded components which might steer me towards custom.