I have a question for some of you who are more sophisticated about the car business than me…. Do customers of higher volume RAM dealers get faster deliveries for factory orders?
I’ve noticed that delivery performance on orders in the last ~10 weeks vary widely, based on posts in this forum. Some may be due to options selected, but that can’t explain everything. Sometimes very high end RAMs get built faster and other times more mid-range ones get the fast builds. Build time from D1 seems to vary widely -- this is after all the parts are gathered so it can’t be material shortages.
My brother-in-law looking to order a Corvette C8 and has confirmed this behavior by GM. If he orders from a high volume dealer, he can get faster delivery times. If he orders from a low volume dealer, he has to wait a year in line before they will even input his order, then wait another year for delivery.
If this is true, then a customer wanting a timely delivery for his RAM should focus on the high volume dealers (several mentioned throughout this forum). Bummer for those who want to support their local, smaller dealers (like me).
Thoughts?