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What day do BMW Production Weeks begin?
Forgive me for the somewhat esoteric question, but I just realized that even though I'm scheduled for "week 45" production, I don't exactly know when week 45 begins and ends.
For example, do BMW production weeks (PW) begin on a Sunday, Monday, or something else? Is BMW producing 7 days a week in Munich? Similarly, also curious whether BMW starts its week numbering according to the ISO-8601 standard, which states that "Week 1" is the week containing the first Thursday of the year. For 2012, that would indicate that week 1 ran from 12/31/2011 to 1/6/2012, and consequently that week 45 begins next Monday, November 5th [edit - was 4th]. Thanks in advance! Last edited by EnerJi; 10-30-2012 at 05:44 PM.. |
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Where do you see that, on a vehicle inquiry report (VIR) or on bmwusa.com? As of Friday, my status was 112, but that was also the day the order was submitted. I don't have a more recent VIR, but on bmwusa.com the wrong color/drivetrain is listed, and the status is "order documented." EDIT: I called the 1-800-831-1117 number for kicks, and it says my vehicle is in production, with an estimated completion date of November 8th! As of two days ago the phone line definitely had a different message. Odd that the website doesn't even accurately reflect my BMW order as of yet. Last edited by EnerJi; 10-30-2012 at 05:53 PM.. |
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Because it's conventional wisdom + confirmed by my dealer. And Sunday Nov 4th is the 45th week of the year. And the factory doesn't build on Sundays, so the obvious conclusion is that PW45 starts on Monday Nov 5th. There is no other conclusion that can be drawn.
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Mine is also scheduled for PW45, but the 1800# still plays the same dreadful message "Your vehicle is scheduled for production with no confirmed production date yet". My CA had told me it should get bumped up a week since they they made it a Priority-1 order which means it should have started production by now.
All you guys with PW45 build "in production" as of today, are you a Germany or SA build?
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Mine is Germany as well.
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As for "no other conclusion which can be drawn," see my OP and the Wikipedia article link. There are actually many differing methodologies for choosing "when" the first week of a year begins, which creates some uncertainty as we don't know what methodology BMW uses. |
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Not sure how long it actually takes to produce a car, but I'd guess at least 7 days. After reading all the latest forum posts, rumors, and confirming with my CA as well as by another CA at another dealership I would not be looking forward for the updated navi to be included in the MY2013 US spec cars.
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As for whether my car is in production or not, I'm taking it with a grain of salt. The web site still says I'm getting a white X-drive, while I actually ordered an EBII rear-drive. When I ordered, my dealer said he had a PW46 allocation. However, when I received my VIR (right after ordering), it said I was scheduled for PW45. If it's really in production this week, it would (apparently) be PW44, which is odd to me (although I won't be complaining if I somehow get my car before the holidays!) |
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Sounds like I'm in 150 status though, which is one step closer to getting my new ride! |
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It's making me slightly nervous, however, not knowing if I'm going to beat the holidays or not. If it's going to be January that's fine, I just want my expectations set. At the current pace, if my car finishes production Nov 8th, it might(?) make a ship leaving November 14th, arriving December 3rd. (There's also a ship leaving November 11th but I imagine that's highly unlikely.) It then needs to clear customs, go through VPC, etc. and then be shipped to the Performance Center (I'm doing PCD.) They need a couple of days there to ensure everything is perfect plus a few buffer days to allow for any issues before my appointment. If everything goes absolutely perfectly I "might" be able to squeeze in right before the holidays, but my guess is it will be January. I just wish I knew for sure! |
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