I'm friends with my general manager at my store and he told me today that he just received word from Benz that GLE, GLS, and G-Wagon V8 models will make a return for 2022 with builds being produced in May of this year. He said that order banks would likely open next week with allocation sizes unknown. No word on E-Class's however.

 

Did he say if it would be 2022 MY or 2023? Hopefully this is good news for us waiting to get an opportunity to get one.

 

No mention of model year but it could be an early MY23 vehicle (similar to MY20 GLE's being released in early 2019) but there's a possibility it could be a MY22 since both SL and S-Class are also MY22's.

Another member on the forums who works at a dealer CincyMBGuy confirmed the news that I was told.

 

Update: Confirmed MY22. Models include G 550, G 63, GLE 580, GLE 63, GLS 580, GLS 63, GLS Maybach. Very Limited Allocations.

 

Lol everyday we have conflicting information being released.

https://www.motor1.com/news/563863/m...s-order-delay/

Some people saying no more spots till 2023/2024, some people saying builds in May 2022. Some GMs (friend of mine works at Mercedes) saying no allocations until mid 2023, etc. etc. etc.

 

Order bank will open Feb 2nd.

 

Allocations will be extremely limited for all the vehicles returning, with a car like the G it will likely just go to the next in queue buyer, but the news is the fact that there will be MY22 G-Wagons afterall.

 

Yeah not doubting your post at all.

For the average person if they want a G, they'll have to wait for a while now. Like you said, those allocations are probably already spoken for before even being released.

 

YES - based on email to Dealer Management this morning - Order Banks for V8 Models "scheduled to open" Weds Feb 2 - however Dealer Order Guides (specs) not released as of today Saturday/Jan-29.

The Process: Dealer Order Guide Posted (no email pre-announcement to Dealers) - Order Bank Opens w/2022 Options (opening confirmed to Dealer's by email) - Dealer Allocation announced (by email to Dealer Management) - then email to Dealer's on "restrictions"/limited-no-availability particular Options

 

Just received this yesterday from my dealer.

 

Any word on MSRP?

 

This would explain the current price reduction of available 21 inventory by MB dealers. If there was no order allocation available till 24, prices would have gone up. The bubble started to burst.

 

So many people that paid huge ADM's better cash out now before they are left holding the bag.

 

I too received a heads up that the dealership I have a deposit with received the same indication. Hoping to hear something by the end of the week on the situation.

 

This will tank used prices lol
I predicted last week that used G63s will sell at a discount to MSRP late this year. I would like to amend that and say they will sell at a BIG discount

 

I have no dog in this fight - I happily took delivery of my G at MSRP in December and have no plans to sell it but the extremes people express are incredible. Prices are not going to tank below msrp. There will still be a premium on the car - not 75-100 likely but still a premium. The market will not be flooded with new Gs in multiples of past productions. And, I even suspect we see a noticeable increase in msrp when the new orders open.

 

Who could have predicted that buying a mass produced (yet wonderful) SUV at like double retail was a bad idea? lol
Im sure for some of them its chump change and having the flex was worth it but for most $100K+ extra for no value added is a lot.

 

In some markets these things were selling with ADM before the 2022 cancellation. Why would prices tank even if production resumed pre-COVID levels?

Im not saying prices wont normalize, but I highly doubt anyone is going to score an amazing deal on a new or gently used G in the next 12 months.

 

The 22 wil be without the face lift and updates.
The 23 will show some differences, rumored w higher MSRP.
At the end if the day the G is an amazing car, no other SUV , even Lambo AM or RR, was able to show this track.
The continuation of 22 G is a good reminder lesson to dealers to care about their customers, not about being greedy to make easy cash buy denying customers from ordering cars or asking for a high AMV.

 

Well I was specifically referring to used Gs. (New will prob continue pre-covid trends.)

 

I don't think this will change dealers adding ADM, but I do believe we won't be seeing these crazy 100k plus ADMs here soon.

 

This. ADM's will come off of the absurdity shelf but will remain in place.

 

Here it is.

 

Used market will taper, wont tank immediately as these aren’t gonna be w dealers until summer. ADMs will go back to $30k for new 63s and $15k for new 550s (thats what I was seeing across the board before the announcement).

 

Depends on the market. I think the big urban stores will ask and get those kinds of markups. Especially if the allocations are very limited.