That is for a US delivery, not UK

 

Ordered my Pro S gradient on 7/4/22. Got email to lock on 7/13/22 and locked in. Called dealer and confirmed no markups. They told me the wait time is 10-12 months. I am in ma.

 

There’s no clear answer anywhere.

 

At long last USA 2022's are being released from their extended code-update port holds and soon also the Chattanooga factory will be in operation. So logically things should improve, but by how much we don't know.

 

It may improve, but there is a fairly long waiting list that it will take a while to work through.

 

I have a tax situation in that I need the car delivered to the US in 2022. The collective impression is that is not going to happen.

 

Unless you buy one off the lot, I doubt you’d get a factory preorder in 2022, but no one really knows other than VW. What did they say when you put in your reservation?

 

It is possible to buy a car, today, tomorrow, next week or month directly from a dealer - That's how I got mine after a couple week search. You may have to drive it home from a few hundred miles away, but there are cars out there to be had. Some people reserved a car last year and then bought something else in the meantime, so when those cars finally show up, they aren't bought by the reservation holder and the dealers are free to sell them to anyone

It takes a little work, making phone calls and doing online searches, but if you really want one this year, it can fairly easily be done . . . . assuming you're willing to travel a bit to find the right car. Some dealers will try to mark up the price above MSRP, so you may need to search a little harder to find one for the right price

 

Just keep searching, send mass email to the dealers you're willing to go to, ask them if they're willing to sell one at MSRP and put you on their reservation/cancellation list.

 

Agree with the previous recommendations. As we are rapidly moving into recession, as well as time of expensive loans , I think we will see large number of cancelations in upcoming month.

The more I hear from "experts" the prices will not go down, the more I think they will.

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You might be on to something - theoretically, you can be more successful in choosing the correct approach by tossing a coin (or roll a dice, etc. depending on how many options you have), than listening to average pundits who say they know

 

You can use the below link to track for Dealer mark up information:

Very few VW dealers are selling cancelled order ID.4's without mark up. Try your luck if you can find one near you....

EV Dealer Markup Tracker

 

Good question but i am still waiting for mine to be leave the factory in Germany

 

US: Volkswagen ID.4 Deliveries Collapsed In Q2 2022

US: Volkswagen ID.4 Deliveries Collapsed In Q2 2022

During the first quarter of 2022, the Volkswagen ID.4 deliveries in the US decreased 71% year-over-year to 1,660.

insideevs.com

 

thanks

 

I reserved Nov 2021 and just locked today, July 7, PRO rwd the locking email stated that the car would be ready "mid 2022". By my reconing, July is Mid 2022. It did not say whether this was coming from Germany or from Chatanooga.

 

most likely coming from germany i locked my in early april 2022 but said mid 2022 but who knows my is pro awd

 

I think the reservation portal may be giving everyone a mid 2022 delivery estimate regardless of actual wait/production times. I'm always hoping turnaround times will improve but so far the most common turnaround time I've seen from people who took delivery of their ID.4 has been around 1 year.

 

I’m actually debating on whether I should reserve an AWD soon. My current lease expires September 2023 and I’ve held off with a reservation because of the promises of increased capacity with the Chattanooga plant. Starting to wonder if I should just put in a reservation to be safe and I can just cancel if they really start pumping them out.

 

That's not a bad idea. There is a large backlog of orders so it just might take that long to come in.

 

Wow that’s a fast lock!

 

I was surprised myself. I wonder if it has something to do with the US plant starting production? May be I will get mine sooner than the dealer predicts? I can only hope.

 

I have been waiting 9 months and anticipate another 2-3 before delivery. That said, I think that the wind is in your favor for a quicker delivery. The new line in TN will increase supply for NA as well as decrease transit time. Plus rising interest rates are going to kill demand for big ticket consumer purchases which require financing. Rumor is for a 1% hike by the fed the next time around.

 

I ordered the highest trim package and locked in my reservation in April with a mid 2022 delivery date. Still shows Mid 2022 delivery date, but I just called the dealership and was told it's been updated on their end to be at the lot for pick up Nov/Dec of this year, maybe earlier if the new factory gets production going quickly, but he did not sound optimistic. He stated burning belts and chip shortages did not help with speed of production, either.

 

He stated burning belts and chip shortages did not help with speed of production, either.

sounds like this dealer may be blowing smoke. The reference to the burning belt does it for me. We had a fire at the plant almost a year ago where a conveyor belt caught fire and shut part of our plant down for a day or so. That had absolutely nothing to do with the ID4. Also, there were not that many ID4s that were on the ship that sank. The chip part is spot on however.

 

So weird. One dealer told me today he is expecting wait times to come down to 4 months based on VW increasing production.

 

I'll be very surprised if that happens this year.

 

It is frustrating. I read people are reserving and locking in days or a week. I placed my reservation 4 MAY (yeah, yeah Star Wars fans I know), still NO LOCK.

 

I'm right with you, May the 2nd. I figure it will be a '23 for sure, whether the end of this year or sometime next year is the question.

 

i truly remember when i first ordered this car and when i lock in for processing but still have to wait since vw said Mid 2022 but probably fall 2022

 

I feel your angst I reserved June 2 2022 and was recently sent an email I’d be getting a 2023. But no clue as to where we are in the line to actually order.
Come on VW couldn’t you at least post a cue number?

 

long story short i just keep waiting for my 2022 but if it iis a 2023 i can qualify for the US tax refund 7500

 

If I placed my order today for 2023 model S (RWD), how long before I get an email to lock the order?

 

Its hard to say. I reserved in early May and still haven't locked, but some people lock within a couple weeks. There appears to be a mysterious system that looks at the trim level you picked and your geographic location/what dealer you picked. It definitely isn't first in/first out. The hope is that things get quicker with Chattanooga up and running but there haven't been any locks since they started producing and it sounds like they might be sitting on what they make and release a big number in October.

 

my order was reserved and locked about 2 months later though still has not left the factory in Germany so who know when i will see my ID4 Pro AWD, so i guess about 30-45 days since coming from the New plant in Tennesse

 

very true i locked my order about 3 months and still have not left the factory in Germany
and VW of America sent me an email saying they cant give me any information on my order
so just have to wait since i have already bought a electrify home charger and a new 14/50 plug in
my garage