TransportJanuary 31, 2022

Even hotcakes don’t sell this fast – Mercedes-Benz has stopped taking orders for the $150,000 G-Class SUV as every single unit is sold out till 2025.

by Sayan Chakravarty
Have you been planning to add a brand spanking new G-Wagen to your garage? Well, tough luck! According to a report by MBPassionBlog, Mercedes-Benz has stopped taking any new orders for the G-Class and the boxy luxury SUV is completely sold out for the next 3 years. Quoting several prospective buyers, the report states that stopped accepting fresh orders for the model after January 17, and several order requests were rejected by retailers. The retroactive order freeze is expected to continue until further notice. The news comes hot on the heels of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class setting a new sales record. The German automaker managed to deliver 41,174 units of the celebrated SUV in the last year.


The box-shaped SUV with military origins was originally introduced in 1979 and has been continuously in production since, making it one of the longest-produced vehicles in Daimler’s history. The second-generation G-Class (W463) debuted in 2019 with major updates that bring it up to date, although the overall design of the iconic SUV was retained. A facelift model has been spied undergoing winter testing, which is expected to be showcased soon. The company is also working on an all-electric version of the G-Class. The company even showcased an EQG concept last year. However, the current G-Class has faced lengthy delivery delays with waiting periods of up to 15 months or more. In fact, the V8-powered G-Class has been discontinued in the USA for the year 2022 due to a parts shortage.
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[Via: MB Passion]

 

Old news! Orders restarted last week!!!

 

An article appears in tomorrow's WSJ print edition about Ford's and GM's plans to discipline their dealerships who sell vehicles above MSRP. Worth a read.

 

I've seen bits and pieces of the Ford CEO cracking down. Do you have a link to the article somewhere online that is coming out in the print edition?

 

WSJ online access is restricted to subscribers and posting the article as an attachment would violate its copyright. If you message me with your email, I can send you a pdf copy.

 

Fake news. I placed an order for a new 2022 to be built in May with August delivery.

 

that is correct, dealer in jersey has a allocation for may build with premium tho…

 

3 months from production to delivery? Seems kinda long, no?

Mine's 3rd Decade May production...he said it may be here a month or so afterwards.

 

It could be...but because 2022's weren't sold in the US as of yet, my SA said there could be a delay at port for EPA reasons. He was just being conservative on his delivery estimate...it could be June for all I know.

 

And there are still traffic jams at the sea ports. Thirty cargo ships are waiting to unload at Charleston, and the port authority expects 8 - 10 weeks to catch up. Today's word is p - a - t - i - e - n - c - e.

 

Since the 2022s are mechanically the same as the 2021s, hopefully there won't be any ETA delays! But I guess we'll just have to wait and see.