[drumhorn]

Originally Posted by m3mahesh

Interesting. Did they specify if the driver seat was also impacted by this deletion?

Not sure what you're asking here because isn't lumbar support only on the driver's side?

[mechman]

Originally Posted by drumhorn

Not sure what you're asking here because isn't lumbar support only on the driver's side?

I meant the BMW configurator already shows the passenger lumbar and width adjustment being deleted when the vernasca is optioned driven by the chip shortages.

Hence, I was curious if the Genius was specifically referring to the driver side when he confirmed Lumbar being deleted or if he just confirmed what the online configurator is showing.

[drpie]

Grande Mirafiori is docked in Port Newark with my car on board; going to try and call the VDC tomorrow to get status updates; hopefully it won't be long now !!!!!

[mechman]

Originally Posted by m3mahesh

UPDATE: Things moved surprisingly quicker than I thought
Quality Check 1/17
Final Assembly 1/17
Ready for transport 1/18

I checked the vin recall tool and it looks like there is no open issues with the RAM for my VIN (not sure if it takes a while to update the database). Dealer also confirmed that he wasn't seeing any deletions from my order thus far.

UPDATE:
Ordered 12/15
Production no 12/19
VIN assigned 12/29
Production began 1/5
Entering assembly line 1/14
Assembly begins 1/17
Quality Check 1/17
Final Assembly 1/17
Ready for transport 1/18
Awaiting Carrier assignment 1/31
In transit 1/31

Loaded onto RCC Europe scheduled to arrive in Charleston on 2/8

[AMMG42]

Originally Posted by m3mahesh

UPDATE:
Ordered 12/15
Production no 12/19
VIN assigned 12/29
Production began 1/5
Entering assembly line 1/14
Assembly begins 1/17
Quality Check 1/17
Final Assembly 1/17
Ready for transport 1/18
Awaiting Carrier assignment 1/31

Congratulations! I often wondered how and why some vehicles are moving through the production process faster than others. Is it because of larger market areas getting preference over smaller markets?

Here is my UPDATE:

Ordered 8/28
Production no Not Available
VIN assigned Not Available
Production began 10/13
Entering assembly line 11/11
Assembly begins 11/11
Quality Check 11/12
Final Assembly 1/22 (Yes, 10 weeks later, January 22nd)
Ready for transport Still Waiting
Awaiting Carrier assignment Still Waiting

[beamer-dreamer]

Originally Posted by AMMG42

Congratulations! I often wondered how and why some vehicles are moving through the production process faster than others. Is it because of larger market areas getting preference over smaller markets?

Here is my UPDATE:

Ordered 8/28
Production no Not Available
VIN assigned Not Available
Production began 10/13
Entering assembly line 11/11
Assembly begins 11/11
Quality Check 11/12
Final Assembly 1/22 (Yes, 10 weeks later, January 22nd)
Ready for transport Still Waiting
Awaiting Carrier assignment Still Waiting

My theory is that when they started the early production cars and were missing parts.. they held those cars off to the side (so to speak) and as the parts came in they kept the production line moving quickly, but are now not making progress on the cars that had been delayed

[mechman]

I see it first hand everyday working in the auto industry and even during normal times, the production launch of a new vehicle at a plant is in itself a daunting task due to various issues with supply chain, last minute engineering changes and software improvements to name a few.

Adding the issues of chip shortages and covid delays with part availability would have made it even worse to have a smooth launch.

The company I work for launched 2 new models last year and it was every bit as challenging. Having said that, it seems to me that the European OEM's struggled more for parts than the domestic OEM's considering they are having to forego a lot of options pretty commonly found on "luxury" cars such as no touch screens for a while on the X SUV's or no powered seats on the new G26 grancoupe. My company had to trim some options but definitely not to the extent of removing powered seats and our production volumes are way higher than BMW.

[Darby]

I was told by my dealer today that my 240m in grey metallic is being made in Munich. Can anyone confirm this??? He is telling me that it was originally supposed to be made in Mexico but it was not do to QC issues. I have been on final assembly for 2 weeks. placed order 10/1.

[beamer-dreamer]

Originally Posted by Darby

I was told by my dealer today that my 240m in grey metallic is being made in Munich. Can anyone confirm this??? He is telling me that it was originally supposed to be made in Mexico but it was not do to QC issues. I have been on final assembly for 2 weeks. placed order 10/1.

do you have your VIN number, I believe one of the initial characters refers to the country the car is built

edit: adding link
https://www.edmunds.com/how-to/how-t...exico%20is%203.

[shaman420]

Originally Posted by Darby

I was told by my dealer today that my 240m in grey metallic is being made in Munich. Can anyone confirm this??? He is telling me that it was originally supposed to be made in Mexico but it was not do to QC issues. I have been on final assembly for 2 weeks. placed order 10/1.

I wonder if this is why some cars have just been in QC and not moving.

[Darby]

The vin says its made in Mexico but idk how accurate the websites are. Yea, idk if its just an excuse or what but he said that the munich factory shut down for a couple weeks and that is why it is experiencing this much of a delay. We were originally told we would get it before Christmas.

[e36uulm]

Originally Posted by Darby

I was told by my dealer today that my 240m in grey metallic is being made in Munich. Can anyone confirm this??? He is telling me that it was originally supposed to be made in Mexico but it was not do to QC issues. I have been on final assembly for 2 weeks. placed order 10/1.

I'm not sure how accurate that statement is.

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/globa...an-luis-potosi

Harald Gottsche, President and CEO of BMW Group Plant San Luis Potosi commented: “Two years after starting operations, our Plant integrates a new model to its production line. This has been possible thanks to the great talent of the team in San Luis Potosi. We are proud to be able to exclusively assemble this vehicle in Mexico for the worldwide market. With the new 2 Series Coupé we will show the enormous capacity existing in this country. I am convinced that this will be the first of many other successful launches”.

[beamer-dreamer]

Originally Posted by Darby

The vin says its made in Mexico but idk how accurate the websites are. Yea, idk if its just an excuse or what but he said that the munich factory shut down for a couple weeks and that is why it is experiencing this much of a delay. We were originally told we would get it before Christmas.

I would trust the Vin number process more then a human at the dealership.. they may just want to make you feel better about the delay.

I suspect you could email the BMW Genius corporate and ask for clarification of where your specific car is

[mechman]

Originally Posted by AMMG42

Congratulations! I often wondered how and why some vehicles are moving through the production process faster than others. Is it because of larger market areas getting preference over smaller markets?

Here is my UPDATE:

Ordered 8/28
Production no Not Available
VIN assigned Not Available
Production began 10/13
Entering assembly line 11/11
Assembly begins 11/11
Quality Check 11/12
Final Assembly 1/22 (Yes, 10 weeks later, January 22nd)
Ready for transport Still Waiting
Awaiting Carrier assignment Still Waiting

Thank you!

I can understand your pain. Hopefully, all of your wait time was between quality check to final assembly.

[mechman]

Originally Posted by Darby

I was told by my dealer today that my 240m in grey metallic is being made in Munich. Can anyone confirm this??? He is telling me that it was originally supposed to be made in Mexico but it was not do to QC issues. I have been on final assembly for 2 weeks. placed order 10/1.

The link attached should provide more clarity

[drpie]

Originally Posted by drpie

Grande Mirafiori is docked in Port Newark with my car on board; going to try and call the VDC tomorrow to get status updates; hopefully it won't be long now !!!!!

From my CA:

"My screen shows your vehicle will arrive at the VPC tomorrow and shows no stop sale on it, as of now. Should all goes as planned your vehicle should be here end of the week early next week.

Once the vehicle is at the VPC I will confirm it with you and have a better idea as to when it will arrive at the dealership."

[randomusername]

Originally Posted by mechman

The link attached should provide more clarity

Can you screenshot it please? I'd like to see but I'm wary of having files downloaded to my computer from a public forum.

[danallxt]

Originally Posted by Darby

The vin says its made in Mexico but idk how accurate the websites are. Yea, idk if its just an excuse or what but he said that the munich factory shut down for a couple weeks and that is why it is experiencing this much of a delay. We were originally told we would get it before Christmas.

Unfortunately some car salespeople are poorly informed and spew nonsense. One BMW salesman i communicated with about ordering a new M240 had no idea any were made in Mexico. Needless to say i did not order thru that dealership.

[AMMG42]

Originally Posted by mechman

The link attached should provide more clarity

Mechman, I'm confused by the link. Are you saying that the start of production to the end of production is 11 months for a G42, 222K, 53CM? How is it then there are others on this forum receiving their vehicles in much less time, like 3 -4 months?

[mechman]

Originally Posted by AMMG42

Mechman, I'm confused by the link. Are you saying that the start of production to the end of production is 11 months for a G42, 222K, 53CM? How is it then there are others on this forum receiving their vehicles in much less time, like 3 -4 months?

The SOP and EOP in the file refers to the start and end of production dates for the 22MY. Not how long it takes for a car to be produced.

[mechman]

Originally Posted by randomusername

Can you screenshot it please? I'd like to see but I'm wary of having files downloaded to my computer from a public forum.

Here you go

[AMMG42]

Originally Posted by mechman

Here you go

What source were the SOP and EOP established?