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2022 Ram HD Builds and orders - Post and discuss your TRUCK order here! ** NEW USERS READ POST #1 **

iflyskyhigh said:
I’m just curious how long they hang onto your money with no movement on the truck whatsoever. At someone point you gotta think okay this truck isn’t getting built. Or maybe not?
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I do not think Stellantis has a business model of not making vehicles to sell. I'm sure they are doing their level best to make as many vehicles as they can. Unfortunately, the supply chain everywhere is f'd up right now. Again, remember, they have only been building since 9 Aug...4 weeks.
 
usafakid09 said:
I do not think Stellantis has a business model of not making vehicles to sell. I'm sure they are doing their level best to make as many vehicles as they can. Unfortunately, the supply chain everywhere is f'd up right now. Again, remember, they have only been building since 9 Aug...4 weeks.
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Makes sense. I just thought I read back always that people had 21’s they were still waiting on. Maybe I mis read.
 
iflyskyhigh said:
Makes sense. I just thought I read back always that people had 21’s they were still waiting on. Maybe I mis read.
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I'm sure there is. But again, do you really think Stellantis is sitting in their offices saying, yeah, lets not make these cars customers ordered? Stellantis gets ZERO money until the dealer is invoiced. And I don't think the $1k deposit makes or breaks the dealer. They want to sell you truck and you want to buy one. Unfortunately the supply chain is just f'd up. Thank a global pandemic and just in time delivery.
 
usafakid09 said:
I do not think Stellantis has a business model of not making vehicles to sell. I'm sure they are doing their level best to make as many vehicles as they can. Unfortunately, the supply chain everywhere is f'd up right now. Again, remember, they have only been building since 9 Aug...4 weeks.
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Key word, Everywhere....
 
usafakid09 said:
I'm sure there is. But again, do you really think Stellantis is sitting in their offices saying, yeah, lets not make these cars customers ordered? Stellantis gets ZERO money until the dealer is invoiced. And I don't think the $1k deposit makes or breaks the dealer. They want to sell you truck and you want to buy one. Unfortunately the supply chain is just f'd up. Thank a global pandemic and just in time delivery.
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Do you really think that’s what I think or am implying? No. Of course not. That’s a very binary way to see it, and I’m sure it’s much more complicated than that. We’re talking about a giant worldwide mega corporation. I don’t think it’s far fetched to think that said corporation was and is overwhelmed and unprepared to deal with the current situation and things may slip through the cracks. Most of this thread is hypothesizing. Just asking questions.
 
twilliamsen said:
You guys and your instant satisfaction. Lol
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That’s the best take away from this whole “new normal”. God I hate that phrase. The days of getting what you want picked up or delivered within hours I do believe are gone for the foreseeable future, and not coming back anytime soon.
 
Flopsy said:
Well I have a long horn crew cab drw with the bells and whistles and I have a ship date of 9/26 I think it was fyi
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When did you order? I see your's is a DRW. Mine is SRW. No idea how the DRW vs SRWs are slotted to be built.

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iflyskyhigh said:
I’m just curious how long they hang onto your money with no movement on the truck whatsoever. At someone point you gotta think okay this truck isn’t getting built. Or maybe not?
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It has been 1 month since production started. I would think a little early to be complaining too much.

I erased everything else I wrote as it would just open a can of worms. I will say this, I ordered a new computer desk, it is just a fricking desk and it has been a month and I still don’t have it… not a new model year desk, just a desk they were sold out of, no computer chips in desk, just metal and wood… I still don’t have my desk… you think building a vehicle is less complicated logistically? I build F35 fighters, even more parts and more logistical issues…
 
iflyskyhigh said:
Do you really think that’s what I think or am implying? No. Of course not. That’s a very binary way to see it, and I’m sure it’s much more complicated than that. We’re talking about a giant worldwide mega corporation. I don’t think it’s far fetched to think that said corporation was and is overwhelmed and unprepared to deal with the current situation and things may slip through the cracks. Most of this thread is hypothesizing. Just asking questions.
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Exactly, a large corporation that has huge resources and this is still a problem. If they could, they would. Again, just in time delivery. No one predicted a global pandemic let alone one that would "last" this long. No one is saying not to ask questions. But let's think about this logically. They are in the business to sells cars. And no one gets really paid until the end customer pays up for a delivered vehicle.

Here's another example. I'm working on a $1.7B construction project in the Middle East. We are overrunning schedule because we can't get certain things. Millions of dollars over budget because of schedule slip. The shortages are everywhere.
 
Looking at the tracking sheet this morning, I’m surprised that there are only approx. 10% of the listed preorders with build sheets, then approx. 80% of the dealer stock orders with build sheets!?

36 build sheets with only 16 window stickers is pathetic!! Production has been rolling for 4 weeks now. I know there were a couple holds and a slow ramp up, but even at 50% of capacity, we should have 7,000 or so trucks built, where are they???
 
Mptolomey said:
Looking at the tracking sheet this morning, I’m surprised that there are only approx. 10% of the listed preorders with build sheets, then approx. 80% of the dealer stock orders with build sheets!?

36 build sheets with only 16 window stickers is pathetic!! Production has been rolling for 4 weeks now. I know there we a couple holds and a slow ramp up, but even at 50% of capacity, we should have 7,000 or so trucks built, where are they???
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Can you please point me to this tracking sheet? Is this where we add our VINs and details? I spoke with Ram Chat Friday. Gave them my VON and they said they didn’t have a VIN yet and to check back Tuesday, that it can take a week for the system to populate the info.
 
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iflyskyhigh said:
Can you please point me to this tracking sheet? Is this where add out VINs and details? I spoke with Ram Chat Friday. Gave them my VON and they said they didn’t have a VIN yet and to check back Tuesday, that it can take a week for the system to populate the info.
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Check out the 2022 VIN tracker. It's a thread on here. And it took about a week for my VIN to populate.
 
What I’ve seen, the frustration is not so much the wait, but what appears to many as illogical scheduling. When you have people that ordered late July having their units built ahead of people that ordered May/June with equal or higher chip reliant packages, it’s bad optics and the chip shortage argument goes out the window. The shortages are real, but IMO, many companies have just started using “the times” as an easy out and excuse.
 
I think the whole issue is not knowing, right? When is the truck going to get built? For some of us that ordered in May/June to see the same stuff you ordered being put on July/August orders and shipped…meanwhile you’re sitting there with a D status and your original estimated ship date has come and gone….that’s the issue. Not knowing when it will actually be built. You figure that your truck would be built prior to a later order with the same options. But that’s not the way Ram operates. They did the Limited MC before the Laramie CC. Just gotta sit and wait. Don’t like it? Cut bait and run.
 
UhOH said:
What I’ve seen, the frustration is not so much the wait, but what appears to many as illogical scheduling. When you have people that ordered late July having their units built ahead of people that ordered May/June with equal or higher chip reliant packages, it’s bad optics and the chip shortage argument goes out the window. The shortages are real, but IMO, many companies have just started using “the times” as an easy out and excuse.
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Trims, locations to where they are going, batch building, etc etc goes into all of it. I'm going to take a shot for all of you all tonight and I only get three drinks a day lol.
 
Surf2snow1 said:
I think the whole issue is not knowing, right? When is the truck going to get built? For some of us that ordered in May/June to see the same stuff you ordered being put on July/August orders and shipped…meanwhile you’re sitting there with a D status and your original estimated ship date has come and gone….that’s the issue. Not knowing when it will actually be built. You figure that your truck would be built prior to a later order with the same options. But that’s not the way Ram operates. They did the Limited MC before the Laramie CC. Just gotta sit and wait. Don’t like it? Cut bait and run.
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Couldn't have said it any better myself. The total lack of information from stelantas to the dealers or us is appalling. You are exactly right what is angering most is that preorders are backburnered while new orders post production start date get fast tracked.

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