This past week Vance looked at what they "could" produce in 2020 GLS's between now and end-June - and Canceled those 2020 GLS orders that they felt could not be produce by end-June.

If you have a 2020 GLS Build on orderr with your Dealer - you should check with your Dealer if your GLS is still on order with the factory - or if your order has been canceled by the factory.

The way it looks to me - Vance does want to start producing 2021 GLS's starting end-June/beg-July - of course at the moment there is no official word on that - much less a 2021 Dealer Order Guide (other than 2021 GLS63W4).

I’m sure this will be frustrating to many but the silver lining may be that mercedes corporate may end up letting us order the 2021 model year GLS over the summer instead of delaying it until fall as some have speculated in response to COVID-19. Although who knows when the vehicles will actually get built and delivered. I was planning on ordering a 2021 so this seems like good news for me and I’ll be putting in my order in soon.

Didn't you say before that all 2020s had to roll of the line before 2021 could start? Did MB change their mind?

Hmmm. A couple weeks ago I was told that my 580 mid May pre COVID-19 was now Mid July. I was thinking I'd rather have the '21 at that point, except no telling when/if that would be so I decided to go with Fate.
SO, it sounds like fate may be giving me a '21. Now the next problem is when will my dealer have an allocation and if they have others ahead of me.

Placed an order in October. Car was supposedly built in March. Plant supposedly built the wrong car (wrong exterior color, wrong interior color). Despite asking several times for it, have never been shown the PO.

The deadership resubmitted the order with a May build date. Asked for a copy of that PO. Never received it.

Just learned the second order was cancelled given the decision to stop producing 2020 models.

Ordered mine in October 2019. Was supposed to have been built and delivered by December but kept getting pushed back. It finally went to B4 status on 2/4/2020 but never left B4 status. Dealers and MBUSA has no idea what is up with the car. They have a VIN# for it, but no status updates.

Does anyone know why some 2020 custom orders were canceled and some were not?

Did the first message in this thread not apply to your situation?
I would assume that material supplies would be a factor. So if a certain trim was ordered (for example) but they could not secure that by end of June, the order was cancelled.
In my case, I was rescheduled for mid-July so even though I haven't heard for sure yet from the dealer, I'm guessing mine will be cancelled.

Is there a reason why dealers aren't getting info from the factory? Are things still not fully up enough for systems to have access to Vance orders?
This doesn't instill confidence, not that I have an alternative I am willing to go to.
Why won't they take my money!!!!!! Even worse, the more I dwell, the more options I want to add to the order. At this point, my 580 is almost the price of a base AMG.

I was just told June/July for my 580. It will still be a 2020.

Mine was a month behind yours, rescheduled to mid July. I was told it will NOT be a 2020 but it's not in the schedule yet.

My dealer said my GLS450 is expected to be produced at the end of June and it will be a 2020.

when did you place the order?

Dec, 2019

Just got a call that I have a July 1 build date with early August delivery.

It looks like 2021 won't be on the line until Sep/Oct. I am planning to lease so I am not too upset about getting the older model. If I was buying I would definitely cancel at this point and put in a new order for 2021.

I was informed that my GLS 580 order from last October will finally be built in August as a 2021.

So is Vance open? I’m getting conflicting info suggesting it’s closed. I did see news that it had closed in May because of parts shortages.

Vance has been "kind-of-open" - production has been snail slow due to disrupted supply chain..

I've had a 2020 GLE 450 on order since mid-June of 2019. The dealer now tells me that my car will be built on June 18th with delivery 3 to 4 weeks after that. Imagine waiting for an entire year to get a custom order! My GLE has most options including AMG exterior, Napa Leather (Black/Magma Grey), Driver Assistance Package, LED Lights, Air Suspension, etc. (but not E-ABC). Throughout the past year, I've been tempted to cancel many times. Now, I've decided to wait and see if this car ever gets delivered.

For those of you who have received your vehicles and put on some miles, I have a question. I know many of you have had lots of software and even "hardware" problems with the new model GLE. If and when our GLE450 arrives, my wife and I are thinking about a road trip from Seattle to Palm Springs or Phoenix in coming months. The last thing I want is to breakdown somewhere (especially in a more rural area with no Mercedes dealership and technicians who've never seen a 48 volt electrical system and beltless engine components). Should I be concerned? Please tell me I can rely on this vehicle for a long road trip. Otherwise, maybe I should refuse this car when it comes in and settle for a Subaru. By the way, I'm a life-long Mercedes guy having owned more than a dozen new Mercedes vehicles over the years (mainly E-class and ML with most recent being ab AMG E43). Thanks.

Friends, I had ordered on 1-Jan-2020 with the delivery expected in early May. I followed up with my dealer and he sent me the following screenshot but I do not understand all the codes. He says it will be mid-late Aug 2020 and I have the option of waiting for this car or cancel and place a new order for 2021 GLS which will be delivered in March 2021 approx.

Can someone tell e what the codes and status mean here and any idea on what are the key differences in 2020 and 2021 GLS 450 in Canada? Thanks

B4 Status for the US customers means 2 days to completion and 6.3 means it is scheduled for production 3rd decade of June (June 21-30) but I was told by my dealer here in Canada that is not the case for Canadian orders. He was right as mine was B4 for months. My order took 363 days to completion, but keep in mind my order was placed early in April 2019 before production began. The planned delivery date in my case was actually 2 months later. The differences between 2020 and 2021 will be different for Canada and your dealer can give you that info. The differences between 2020 and 2021 for the US have been published here but that can't be applied to Canada. Each country gets different standard equipment and select options, not all options are available in every country.

Definitely holding my breath for my GLS 450 order. I placed it in February for late April production. The factory shutdown and parts issues have moved it to late July production. I was very particular in what I ordered and I hope that MB doesn't make any changes to the order. I've never had that concern, but after what happened in the early stages of GLS/GLE production anything is possible. I ordered EABC and Exclusive Trim, neither of which are available on the 2021 GLS 450.

I'm not wild about getting the last of the model year, but if I were to get a 2021 I would have to forego the EABC or bump up $15,000 for the GLS 580.

Friends,
my dealer provided me VIN number finally. Any idea how long does it take once they start the assembly?

Was just informed that my GLS 580 is built and will likely be at the dealer next week.

Great news - Congrats. Send pics and your first impressions. I am considering upgrading from our GLS450 so am interested in all information.

Friends, what does B5 status mean?