To my fellow GMC vehicle hopefuls and maxepr:
Yes; my 2022 GM vehicle “purchase” experience has been similar….
Placed a deposit on: 10-29-21
Order Date by the local GMC Dealer: 5-5-22
Scheduled for Production: 7-5-22
Picked up for Production: 7-11-22
Build Complete at Holding Facility: 8-4-22
Shipped via Rail: 8-11-22
At Holding Facility: 8-29-22
TENTATIVE Delivery date to local GMC Dealer: 9-22-22
Throughout this timeline I have maintained a positive attitude.
Look around…
Unless you have your head stuck in the sand, (since late 2020) EVERY single industry, is having “supply chain issues.”
Consider this…
the high cost of gas and diesel fuel (Fjb) is recking havoc, throughout the automotive transportation. Drivers (at the GMC holding Facilities) are refusing to deliver vehicles, due the high cost of fuel and low profit margins, of “trucking” vehicles across the USA.
At EACH of the GM distribution centers, (between the production plant and your local GM dealer) there are THOUSANDS of trucks and vehicles WAITING to be “trucked” or “railed” to their final dealer destinations. Being a GM Logistics Manager, (this past year) has got to be nightmare. You couldn’t pay me enough money, to do that job.
Last Quarter; GM LOST 1 BILLION DOLLARS in revenue…. DUE to; building thousands of vehicles and NOT being able to get those vehicles to market, SOLD to customers.
As a consumer; it is a difficult time to be ordering ANYTHING, let alone, a “custom” anything.
Building vehicles, (parts being manufactured and final assembly) are dependent on “just in time” supply.
Just yesterday; the FedEx CEO, is predicting a world wide RECESSION.
If this; supply chain issue, was limited to GM, I’d wholeheartedly agree with maxepr. However; it’s NOT just a GMC problem.
A suggestion to all…
Having a positive attitude, and patience, makes ALL the difference.
Give the GM Customer Representatives a break, they are doing their best, with the information they are able to disseminate to you and I.
My GM Customer Representative experience, has been fine. I might not like their answers, (to my questions) I would have liked delivery of my vehicle, MONTHS ago. However; the GM Customer Reps. have ALWAYS been very courteous and professional throughout this challenging situation.
After I take possession of my 2022 GM vehicle; I’ll share exactly what worked for me, preventing my 2022 order from being pushed to a 2023 order. (adding thousands of dollars, for basically the same 2022 vehicle, delivered in 2023)
I figured this out, planned and “customized” my GM vehicle, back in the summer of 2021.
I’ve used this same “plan,” / approach when ordering and delivering purchased product and materials, faster. (In the construction industry)
