2025 Manufacturing Observations

[lonepeak]

For the RHO fans here's a detailed description. I don't off-road where I live but just looking for the standard Limited Longhorn to begin shipping.

All-new 2025 Ram 1500 RHO Offers Best Value, Fortifies Industry's Leading Light-duty Lineup

/PRNewswire/ -- 2025 Ram 1500 RHO offers heightened off-road capability and performance with an aggressive appearance All-new 2025 Ram 1500 RHO expands and...

www.prnewswire.com

 

[Pikeman_66]

For the RHO fans here's a detailed description. I don't off-road where I live but just looking for the standard Limited Longhorn to begin shipping.

All-new 2025 Ram 1500 RHO Offers Best Value, Fortifies Industry's Leading Light-duty Lineup

/PRNewswire/ -- 2025 Ram 1500 RHO offers heightened off-road capability and performance with an aggressive appearance All-new 2025 Ram 1500 RHO expands and...

www.prnewswire.com

they have not even activated any of the VINs yet on the built limited and limited longhorns so you can click on them and see the window tag.
something is weird about that.

 

[lonepeak]

Where are you seeing window tags? I only see the VINs assigned to dealers and they show "being built". Still waiting on parts it seems.

 

[Pikeman_66]

Where are you seeing window tags? I only see the VINs assigned to dealers and they show "being built". Still waiting on parts it seems.

no thats exactly what I see also is just the vin. but if you notice on the other models like big horn for example you can click on the vin number and the window sticker will pop up. none of the vins for the Limited's or limited longhorns allow this even on the first ones that appeared weeks ago that I can't believe are still being built.

 

[Runagun]

They're a lot of 2025 ram 1500 trucks at the belvedere plant ready to get loaded on the trains

 

[PetePA]

Here are a couple of updated charts. Notes:

-Tradesman production is picking up (oh joy)
-Rebel is leveling out
-Limited is increasing, but extremely slow

-2024 inventory decline is mostly steady with about 195 selling per day. (That's a total inventory of 21,876 / 195 = 230 days)

 

[dammitbobby]

Here are a couple of updated charts. Notes:

-Tradesman production is picking up (oh joy)
-Rebel is leveling out
-Limited is increasing, but extremely slow

-2024 inventory decline is mostly steady with about 195 selling per day. (That's a total inventory of 21,876 / 195 = 230 days)

Hopefully after the 2 week build freeze limiteds pick up and tungstens start. But 195 trucks selling a day nation wide I feel like is not good at all.

 

[lonepeak]

So I guess any Limiteds being produced or going out are without the A equipment group which in theory was the holdup. That would be a naked truck.

 

[firecadet613]

They're a lot of 2025 ram 1500 trucks at the belvedere plant ready to get loaded on the trains

They may be waiting on parts. No reason to truck them from SHAP to Belvedere just to go on a train.

My '19 went from SHAP to Toledo via truck, then loaded up with some Jeeps and took a truck to my dealer.

 

[Pikeman_66]

Well, I have gotten frustrated to the point I have contacted Ram directly. I have a care case and got an apology for the holdup. I was told the truck was in the preliminary production schedule in Rams computer system and I should get a VIN very soon. Now just for the sake of the conversation there wasn’t anything concrete in that reply as far as a date or anything like that. All it said was they would follow it and notify me within days to let me know how it’s progressing.
That’s it nothing more nothing less. I have found a Denali in Volcanic Red with just about everything I would want on it except AT tires relatively close by. I am just not ready to give up just yet on the Ram. It’s like once you drive one you don’t want anything else I guess that’s what’s making it hard normally I would have bailed by now.

 

[Pikeman_66]

Hopefully after the 2 week build freeze limiteds pick up and tungstens start. But 195 trucks selling a day nation wide I feel like is not good at all.

It looked like my dealer all 3 25s last week but still have their 3 24s

 

[Pikeman_66]

So I guess any Limiteds being produced or going out are without the A equipment group which in theory was the holdup. That would be a naked truck.

I looked all through them yesterday online I found every option in the limiteds and longhorns except level A still.

 

[PetePA]

It HAS to be getting close to production time for these beauties. It's gonna be worth the wait I'm certain lol.

 

[lonepeak]

I emailed an automotive writer from the Detroit Free Press last week who wrote up a RAMs article from the Austin event and asked if he could check with his contacts and see what the holdup was explaining what our collective problem was. He wrote back a short time later and she he'd be glad to. I hope to hear from him this week.

 

[dammitbobby]

I emailed an automotive writer from the Detroit Free Press last week who wrote up a RAMs article from the Austin event and asked if he could check with his contacts and see what the holdup was explaining what our collective problem was. He wrote back a short time later and she he'd be glad to. I hope to hear from him this week.

Piggybacking off this: I’m not sure if this is the same article you were talking about but I just stumbled upon this article Ram's new top sport truck gets 6-cylinder, serious off-road character, and a hefty price cut

Which clearly states that they’re reducing the price across the board down 4-10k depending on the trim level, this make sense considering the pricing of the RHO. Now my question is when are the prices going to reflect this price cut because how it’s worded in the article it infers that the cuts already happened but it doesn’t appear to be reflective of that online.

 

[cpetku]

I emailed an automotive writer from the Detroit Free Press last week who wrote up a RAMs article from the Austin event and asked if he could check with his contacts and see what the holdup was explaining what our collective problem was. He wrote back a short time later and she he'd be glad to. I hope to hear from him this week.

I guess you're getting a multi-colored truck. He, She, He'd, Him?

 

[Pikeman_66]

They may be waiting on parts. No reason to truck them from SHAP to Belvedere just to go on a train.

My '19 went from SHAP to Toledo via truck, then loaded up with some Jeeps and took a truck to my dealer.

That’s a ways to ship them for just a part. From shap to Belvedere is a fair distance 21/2 hours one way at least on a good day on Chicago interstates. That has to be costly for an already pricey truck! I can tell you for sure in July, I drive right by the plant on my way to northern Wisconsin up to the cabin.

 

[dcchris311]

I got a VIN on my Tungsten!!!!! But I had submitted a cancelation because I switched to a RHO........ now what?

 

[lonepeak]

I guess you're getting a multi-colored truck. He, She, He'd, Him?

Yeah good catch there. They said those colors will be delayed.

 

[lonepeak]

I got a VIN on my Tungsten!!!!! But I had submitted a cancelation because I switched to a RHO........ now what?

That's great news but us peons can't even get an order in for a Limited Longhorn. That’s a joke BTW.