My car still hasn't start production

[ShahiniBmw]

I ordered my car 12/28 and still waiting for it to start production . Does anyone know when production starts ?

[sirajkas]

I ordered 12/19 and I still don't have a prod date..

[ShahiniBmw]

I don't even have a production number aha.. My CA keeps telling me "they waiting for Open production" .. I hate waitin

[minokea]

I ordered on around the same as you and my production hasn't started either. However, i have gotten my production # and according to my SA, my production is due in week 6.

[ShahiniBmw]

Originally Posted by minokea

I ordered on around the same as you and my production has started either. However, i have gotten my production # and according to my SA, my production is due in week 6.

I probably should email my CA tomorrow and ask him . I keep annoying them but oh well lol

[coconut780]

I ordered November 13 and my car is in production right now. MSport 50i. Hopefully waits will only get shorter as they sort out the shortages.

[letsgobmw]

I ordered mine Dec 23rd and started production Jan 13th.
Expecting delivery date is around last week of Jan.
Good luck to all!!!!!

[sirajkas]

I have a 7 digit order number which I think might be the production number because when I call BMW, they are to able to see the order but I cannot use that order number on the BMW website to track the order.

[chrisny]

When you ordered doesn't matter. What matters is what allocation your dealer gave you, if they had one. If you haven't gotten a production (order) number yet, ask your CA for it. If they don't have it, you're not just waiting for production, you're waiting for an allocation to even submit the order.

Once you have that, you should also be given an estimated production week, which should hold true unless there are delays (due to parts shortages, for example).

[chrisny]

Originally Posted by sirajkas

I have a 7 digit order number which I think might be the production number because when I call BMW, they are to able to see the order but I cannot use that order number on the BMW website to track the order.

How long ago did you get the number? That should be the production number but it should also find your order on bmwusa based on that number. May take a day or two to show up but shouldn't be more than that.

[ShahiniBmw]

Originally Posted by chrisny

When you ordered doesn't matter. What matters is what allocation your dealer gave you, if they had one. If you haven't gotten a production (order) number yet, ask your CA for it. If they don't have it, you're not just waiting for production, you're waiting for an allocation to even submit the order.

Once you have that, you should also be given an estimated production week, which should hold true unless there are delays (due to parts shortages, for example).

What is an allocation ? That's what my dealer told me

[sirajkas]

Originally Posted by chrisny

When you ordered doesn't matter. What matters is what allocation your dealer gave you, if they had one. If you haven't gotten a production (order) number yet, ask your CA for it. If they don't have it, you're not just waiting for production, you're waiting for an allocation to even submit the order.

Once you have that, you should also be given an estimated production week, which should hold true unless there are delays (due to parts shortages, for example).

Thanks Chrisny.. That helps a lot.. When I called BMW last week, the customer service rep told me the estimated production date for my order is week 6. So I hope that's true and it goes in production 1st week of feb. So at what point VIN no is assigned to the order? Do I need a Vin no to add the vehicle online to my BMW account?

[chrisny]

No, you should be able to add it with the production number. vin doesn't get assigned until it enters production. If you just got the number late last week, I would guess it should recognize it Monday or Tuesday.

[sirajkas]

Originally Posted by chrisny

No, you should be able to add it with the production number. vin doesn't get assigned until it enters production. If you just got the number late last week, I would guess it should recognize it Monday or Tuesday.

I got the number the same day the order was placed. The ca told me that's the order no. The customer service rep from bmw told me that's the production no. But I cannot add the vehicle online using that number. It's a 7 digit no.. I will call BMW and find out why the website is not accepting that no..

[minokea]

Originally Posted by ShahiniBmw

I probably should email my CA tomorrow and ask him . I keep annoying them but oh well lol

Dont worry, i bug my CA every once a week with order changes and inquiry about the status of my order haha. The wait is just excruciating.

[minokea]

Originally Posted by sirajkas

I got the number the same day the order was placed. The ca told me that's the order no. The customer service rep from bmw told me that's the production no. But I cannot add the vehicle online using that number. It's a 7 digit no.. I will call BMW and find out why the website is not accepting that no..

I don't think that order number is production number. Bmw has to accept your order from the dealer before production number is assigned

[minokea]

Originally Posted by coconut780

I ordered November 13 and my car is in production right now. MSport 50i. Hopefully waits will only get shorter as they sort out the shortages.

Word.

[barcelona]

^^^^ To verify whether your contract has been accepted by BMW NA from your dealer (i.e. that your dealer has an allocation, for Toronto is was 10 per dealer for Dec 2013) ask to see the Vehicle Inquiry Report (VIR). My nine digit ( with leading 00, hence 7 digit) production number was assigned about 2 weeks after contract was signed. Your production # entered into the VIR will show all options and details except VIN #, which is assigned about 5-10 days before production. For Canada, there was no online tool for order tracking. Once a production # is received, you can call BMW Canada for updates; however, even speaking to different customer service associates on the same day they gave incorrect status reports.

[sirajkas]

I have VIR but there is no production no on it. I guess the dealer doesn't have a open slot yet.

[chrisny]

Originally Posted by sirajkas

I have VIR but there is no production no on it. I guess the dealer doesn't have a open slot yet.

Sorry to say, but you are correct. That would be just "in the order bank." Once they get an allocation, they attach it to the order and it gets accepted by BMW, then you get the production number. Is the VIR recent?

[USAusi]

I ordered an X5 35d (on 12/21) and have a production number. I noticed on the tracking web site, it now shows that it has moved from "Order Documented" to "Production Begins" status. If I call the 800 number it says "Scheduled for Production with no firm date yet". My CA says it is "in production" but is reluctant to give me an anticipated completion date.
Does anyone have any general guideline for how long it takes to roll off the line once the web site says it is in "Production Begins" status? and in light of what the 800 number says, do you think it is really in production, or am I still in the "waiting for a production date" like the 800 number says.

Thanks in advance,

[dn325ci]

Originally Posted by USAusi

I ordered an X5 35d (on 12/21) and have a production number. I noticed on the tracking web site, it now shows that it has moved from "Order Documented" to "Production Begins" status. If I call the 800 number it says "Scheduled for Production with no firm date yet". My CA says it is "in production" but is reluctant to give me an anticipated completion date.
Does anyone have any general guideline for how long it takes to roll off the line once the web site says it is in "Production Begins" status? and in light of what the 800 number says, do you think it is really in production, or am I still in the "waiting for a production date" like the 800 number says.

Thanks in advance,

I just kept calling during that period. Between the time I got the Production number and the time production actually began, BMW and my CA were very vague. In my case the 800 number said "scheduled for production with no firm date" for about 3.5 weeks. But then production all of a sudden began, and the whole car was built within the next week.