[Adem1534]

Any news regarding the expected delivery date for the first US customer cars? Thanks

[Spook410]

To my knowledge I'm not first or even second on the local list but my salesguy emailed me the price guide as soon as it was available said he was ready to prepare my order. I wonder if 'the list' is as important as someone stepping up and specifying their order. That or maybe the orders go in regardless of insight to their allocation.

No hard data but if they are about to input their orders maybe we'll see these in spring instead of summer?

[tbc417]

Originally Posted by Spook410

To my knowledge I'm not first or even second on the local list but my salesguy emailed me the price guide as soon as it was available said he was ready to prepare my order. I wonder if 'the list' is as important as someone stepping up and specifying their order. That or maybe the orders go in regardless of insight to their allocation.

No hard data but if they are about to input their orders maybe we'll see these in spring instead of summer?

So the systems has opened/they have released allocations? It's seems like no dealers have been able to complete the order process yet.... Please let me know if they are able to submit your order!!!

[tbc417]

I'm the first at my dealer and they keep checking but they haven't been able to submit it yet

[CAVU]

I inquired yesterday and was told: the first build allocations will be released at the end of January; not every dealer will get allocations in January; first deliveries will likely take place in April.

[Spook410]

His words (via email) were: "Please let me know when you'd like to talk about your exact order."

I provided my specifics to him and will probably give him a call next week to see what they believe is going on. I don't think this indicates that the order books have opened. It may just be a way to see which buyers are serious as they line up initial inputs.

[Spook410]

Originally Posted by tbc417

So the systems has opened/they have released allocations? It's seems like no dealers have been able to complete the order process yet.... Please let me know if they are able to submit your order!!!

I am not a student of BMW's ordering process but "That or maybe the orders go in regardless of insight to their allocation." does not imply that allocations have been released. They are gathering information.. not sure what they plan to do with it.

[RoninX]

Originally Posted by Spook410

I am not a student of BMW's ordering process but "That or maybe the orders go in regardless of insight to their allocation." does not imply that allocations have been released. They are gathering information.. not sure what they plan to do with it.

I don't know if this is the way it works, but (with the exception of limited edition models) it would make sense to provide at least as many allocations to dealers the number of pre-orders submitted. After all, you have a guaranteed sale at MSRP -- why wouldn't BMW want to take that?

But maybe there are other company politics or dealer competition issues that makes it hard to do the simple thing...

[PackPride85]

Originally Posted by RoninX

I don't know if this is the way it works, but (with the exception of limited edition models) it would make sense to provide at least as many allocations to dealers the number of pre-orders submitted. After all, you have a guaranteed sale at MSRP -- why wouldn't BMW want to take that?

But maybe there are other company politics or dealer competition issues that makes it hard to do the simple thing...

They'll give out enough allocations to not interrupt supply of the other cars being produced in that facility.

[SW19]

Originally Posted by PackPride85

They'll give out enough allocations to not interrupt supply of the other cars being produced in that facility.

It will be interesting to see how many allocations the dealers end up getting for 2016,based on the production limitations at the Leipzig plant.
I guess we will know very soon because the first production month is February and it is a very short production year.

[drexplode]

Originally Posted by Nantucket

It will be interesting to see how many allocations the dealers end up getting for 2016,based on the production limitations at the Leipzig plant.
I guess we will know very soon because the first production month is February and it is a very short production year.

I was texting with David at STBMW and he said he had 17 pre-orders and expecting maybe one allocation a month! Wowzers!!!