I have an order in for an E55. I was told it was a May build. My dealer says, according to the computer, it is now `in production.' What does that mean?

Does it mean they are building it this month? When should I expect ot get it?

 

Pbglas,

The question that you need to ask your salesrep is what "decade" in May is the car scheduled to be produced. This will give you a pretty good indication on delivery, based on the 45 day rule. From my experience on ordering cars for clients, the rule is pretty reliable and it goes like this: MB breaks the month in to 3, ten day build cycles called "decades". Now, if you are is scheduled for the 1st decade of May, then delivery will be around mid to late June. If built in the 2nd decade of May, then delivery will be late June to early July. Finally, if built in the 3rd decaded of May, then expect delivery to be in early to mid July. This is how I explain to my clients the delivery process. It has always been very predictable for me, but since you are in Chicago, then the rule may be a little different.

 

Thanks Marcus. It was scheduled for the middle of May. She told me delivery would be in late June.

But the `in production' threw both her and me. If `in production' meant `build,' they might have brought the schedule forward. On hte other hand, in production might mean something else.

I was wondering...

 

Typically, when a car is about 3 to 4 weeks away from the actual built time, it will be pulled into the "In Production" status in Netstar. This does not necessarily mean the car is being built, but that the plant is confirming all the options, colors and so forth in the anticipation of production!

 

Thanks again, Marcus.

 

@marcus

Hi,

just a short question: which app do you use for these information? I live in Switzerland and here we use a programm called GO (Global Ordering)

 

In the states, all the dealers use a system called Netstar and from what I understand, this is very similar to your GO program. It is very useful as there is no way a dealership can carry every possible color and option combination in their inventory. It not only allows us a way to track our allocation, but we can run searchs using specific criteria and it tell us if the car exists or in on its way to another dealer. Very cool and useful at the same time!!!