[td1439]

Originally Posted by td1439

Bravery Ace is now in port at Altamira. Global Leader is being guided to a dock at Veracruz as I post this.

Global Leader has departed Veracruz and is underway to Newark, NJ. If anyone finds out their car is on that boat, let us know, especially in terms of your build date and time spent on RFT thus far. No change on my tracker, but I've read in many places that there's often no change until a ship has been underway for a day or two, and sometimes not even until it docks in the US.

[harveydotnet]

Today apr25 from rft to dispatched from factory.
It stayed 1 week in rft status.

[td1439]

Originally Posted by harveydotnet

Today apr25 from rft to dispatched from factory.
It stayed 1 week in rft status.

I'm also on 1 week in RFT. The fact that your status changed and mine didn't probably means that, a month after being built, my car is. still. sitting. at. the. factory.

Originally Posted by Ceolan

A few updates for mine:
4/11 - Final Assembly
4/12 - Ready for Transport
4/26 - At the Port

Just a few more steps to go...

oh, cool. I'm glad a car that was built two weeks after mine is already at the port. Makes perfect sense.

[Ceolan]

A few updates for mine:
4/11 - Final Assembly
4/12 - Ready for Transport
4/26 - At the Port

Just a few more steps to go...

[elprincep]

Originally Posted by elprincep

Guys, could you tell me if I can check the car status being from Spain? I don't know what is that genius you talk about. In my BMW app I can't see it.

Im new to this forum, I ordered a m240i in December and since February the car is built and waiting in Veracruz.

Update. The dealer has told me my car is now in Germany!! Thats the last step before going to Spain. I suppose now is matter of a few weeks. Anyone knows what are the germans now doing to my car? I guess US customers receive the car directly from Mexico, right?

[td1439]

Originally Posted by elprincep

Update. The dealer has told me my car is now in Germany!! Thats the last step before going to Spain. I suppose now is matter of a few weeks. Anyone knows what are the germans now doing to my car? I guess US customers receive the car directly from Mexico, right?

US bound cars are sent to a VPC (vehicle processing center) where some final steps are completed. It may be that there are no VPCs in Spain, so they might carry out those final steps in Germany before shipping the car to your dealer.

Hope it moves quickly for you.

[OGPedro]

Originally Posted by elprincep

Update. The dealer has told me my car is now in Germany!! Thats the last step before going to Spain. I suppose now is matter of a few weeks. Anyone knows what are the germans now doing to my car? I guess US customers receive the car directly from Mexico, right?

Just a few days ago you said “since February the car is built and waiting in Veracruz.” Does that mean you never got any other updates until the dealer told you it was in Germany? Does this allow me to have some false hope that my car may actually be on a boat and not languishing in a warehouse in Mexico?

ETA: lol nope. Customer service just told me that it’s definitely languishing in a warehouse somewhere 😭

[Blazer9547]

Just for fun I decided to call and see what they said. For me, it hasn't been assigned to a vessel yet (so maybe RIP at getting onto tomorrow's ship.) After it's at the port in California up to Seattle, she estimated 1-2 weeks.

Edit: While on the call, I learned the right way to say Port Hueneme: why-KNEE-me.

[Ceolan]

Originally Posted by Ceolan

A few updates for mine:
4/11 - Final Assembly
4/12 - Ready for Transport
4/26 - At the Port

Just a few more steps to go...

Already moved to In Transit today. It's been assigned to the Morning Crown, which BMW Genius told me will arrive at Port Galveston tomorrow! I'm so freaking excited. Might be looking at a mid May delivery.

[td1439]

Originally Posted by OGPedro

ETA: lol nope. Customer service just told me that it’s definitely languishing in a warehouse somewhere 😭

I hear you - I think I'm in the same situation. No idea what their process is for moving cars but it makes zero sense.

[elprincep]

Originally Posted by OGPedro

Just a few days ago you said “since February the car is built and waiting in Veracruz.” Does that mean you never got any other updates until the dealer told you it was in Germany? Does this allow me to have some false hope that my car may actually be on a boat and not languishing in a warehouse in Mexico?

ETA: lol nope. Customer service just told me that it’s definitely languishing in a warehouse somewhere 😭

I contacted the dealer one week ago and he told me the car was waiting at the port in Mexico. Today he said it has arrived to Germany. NO IDEA mate, no idea.

[td1439]

Genius let me know it's on the way to the port, so, yay, actual progress!

Just hoping it doesn't then sit at the port for three weeks...

[RightYouAreKen]

Originally Posted by td1439

Genius let me know it's on the way to the port, so, yay, actual progress!

Just hoping it doesn't then sit at the port for three weeks...

Great news! What status does it show on the website?

[M5wag]

Folks I think Glovis Sun is our best bet… I will go insane if it isn’t lol. Arrives in Veracruz on May 2 and from what I see it’s coming from Brunswick so should be heading back up the east coast to deliver our cars!!!

[td1439]

Originally Posted by RightYouAreKen

Great news! What status does it show on the website?

Still shows RFT. The app still shows 'Final Assembly'. lol.

The tracker idea is great, but if they don't update it for accuracy, it only leads to frustration. The Genius rep who replied to my (rather direct) email was understanding.

Originally Posted by M5wag

Folks I think Glovis Sun is our best bet… I will go insane if it isn’t lol. Arrives in Veracruz on May 2 and from what I see it’s coming from Brunswick so should be heading back up the east coast to deliver our cars!!!

Yeah here's hoping!

[RightYouAreKen]

Originally Posted by td1439

Still shows RFT. The app still shows 'Final Assembly'. lol.

Thanks, same for me. I emailed my salesman Saturday and he said mine was at the port waiting for a vessel, and gave a rough estimate of a month for delivery. But the trackers still show Ready for Transport and Final Assembly like yours.

[Blazer9547]

Originally Posted by RightYouAreKen

Thanks, same for me. I emailed my salesman Saturday and he said mine was at the port waiting for a vessel, and gave a rough estimate of a month for delivery. But the trackers still show Ready for Transport and Final Assembly like yours.

I have a bad feeling we may have missed the boat (figuratively and literally.)

If we're not on the Cepheus Leader (and mine also still shows RFT), then the next ship that I see from NYK is the Asteria Leader which is a full month from now to Port Hueneme.

https://www.nykroro.com/customer/sch...|USNTD||VESSEL

Of course BMW may use more than just NYK, I have no idea. So, big grain of salt and all that. Honestly I've just accepted it's gonna end up being a 6 month deal and I'll be happy to have it by mid/late summer.

[RightYouAreKen]

Mine just changed to In Transit on the website and Ready For Transport on the app this morning. So maybe there’s hope for a quicker arrival? How about yours Blazer?

1/31/24 - Order Accepted (Dealer's previous order allocation)
3/3/24 - Order updated to my specs, deposit made (Thundernight M240i xDrive)
3/15/24 - In Production (status 150), build date 4/11/24, VIN assigned
3/27/24 - Build date changed to 4/10/24
4/10/24 - Entered Production through Final Assembly
4/16/24 - Ready for Transport
4/30/24 - In Transit

[RightYouAreKen]

Looks like this schedule indicates another option for us, if we didn't get on the Cepheus Leader.

https://www.nykroro.com/wp-content/u...W-3.pdf#page=1

Looks like the Mercury Leader departs Lazaro Cardenas May 9th and arrives Port Hueneme May 15th, and the Astoria Leader Blazer mentioned sails May 22nd arriving at Port Hueneme on May 28th.

[RightYouAreKen]

Actually, according to BMW Genius, I'm on the Cepheus Leader!

"Our records indicate that your 2024 BMW M240i xDrive Coupé MX is currently on a vessel, making its way to the USA! Your vehicle was placed on the vessel "Cepheus Leader" on 4/28/2024 with an estimated voyage duration of 5 days. We're currently expecting your vehicle to arrive at the port in the USA on 5/2/2024."

Woohoo!

[Blazer9547]

Originally Posted by RightYouAreKen

Mine just changed to In Transit on the website and Ready For Transport on the app this morning. So maybe there’s hope for a quicker arrival? How about yours Blazer?

1/31/24 - Order Accepted (Dealer's previous order allocation)
3/3/24 - Order updated to my specs, deposit made (Thundernight M240i xDrive)
3/15/24 - In Production (status 150), build date 4/11/24, VIN assigned
3/27/24 - Build date changed to 4/10/24
4/10/24 - Entered Production through Final Assembly
4/16/24 - Ready for Transport
4/30/24 - In Transit

Oh shit, you're right! You just made my week.

[Navin_Johnson]

Originally Posted by td1439

Still shows RFT. The app still shows 'Final Assembly'. lol.

The tracker idea is great, but if they don't update it for accuracy, it only leads to frustration. The Genius rep who replied to my (rather direct) email was understanding.

Yeah here's hoping!

Glad to see the West Coaster's cars are moving along and on the way to them. I hope the orders going up the East coast will be following soon. I'll chime in here now with my "progress" through the waiting period:
Feb 8 - Placed order
Feb 13 - Order Confirmed
Feb 26 - Production number confirmed
March 6 - VIN released
March 21 - Assembly in progress
March 22 - Final Assembly
April 12 - Ready for Transport

21 days on Final Assembly......18 on Ready for Transport so far. All dates are from my laptop. My phone app is still showing Final Assembly! Frustration has been the word of the day for the last few months. If there is a system to track an order, update it, and keep it accurate. This is worse than tracking a package through the UPS system.

I called the Genius yesterday because I've been watching the posts here and noticing my order falling behind, and she told me it should move "any day now". She was very nice, and read what showed on her screen. None of us can understand how different cars can sit in one position so long, and another takes 1 or 2 days to pass through and move to the next station.

I'm just glad that this car is not needed at a certain time to replace a wreck, or end of lease contract. Still frustrating though.