Start of 2022 Production.

[Mexd781]

So after checking hundreds of dealer-listed VINs for build sheets, I discovered something interesting. First, when many of the dealers place orders, they'll place a "group" of orders that are similarly-optioned, but with slight variations (like color). And as it turns out, Ram is building these in groups as well over the course of a few days. Here are a couple of examples:

Autonation:
10th Ann Ltd (114123) Bright White, Texas - built 9/17
10th Ann Ltd (114124) Granite, Texas - built 9/21
10th Add Ltd (114125) Patriot Blue, Texas - built 9/20

Laramie SW Ed (124397) Billet Silver, Texas - built 9/20
Laramie SW Ed (124398) Bright White, Texas - built 9/21
Laramie SW Ed (124399) Diamond Black, Texas - built 9/21
Laramie SW Ed (124400) Granite, Texas - built 9/20

The list goes on and on like this. A dealer in Louisiana has had 5 Laramie SW Editions built over 3 days with consecutive VINs, for example.

You would think the people with orders at the volume dealerships might come before the smaller dealerships

 

[KWKSLVR]

Seen similar things all year, from a shipping point it makes sense. Fill a train/truck with vehicles going to the same location. So larger dealerships would get multiple trucks built at the same time. Smaller dealerships in close proximity (or along the same rail path) would be built near each other as well.

You would think the people with orders at the volume dealerships might come before the smaller dealerships

This was my assumption when going with Mark Dodge. I still think that a lot of us that ordered through Mark Dodge will get built out together. The last I heard, only 1 MD order was D1?

 

[crblake]

there has to be a bigger issue as to why Stelllantis, has not accepted your order, after 3 months i would have just told the dealer to order the same thing again or cancel it and ill head elsewhere. if you have no vin, it cannot hurt to issue a duplicate order since you aren't "in line."

My order is a carry over from a 2021 and my understanding is some of the options on my POC from my original order are not supposed to be available in my trim for 2022 without certain packages (that I don't have). I really have no reason to be in a rush other than wanting my new truck and I have price protection from the 2021 order.

 

[triple_B]

You would think the people with orders at the volume dealerships might come before the smaller dealerships

They do, but only to a certain point. They have to draw the line somewhere since that penalizes the smaller dealerships and would be even more incentive for EVERYONE to just go out of town to the larger dealerships to place orders if they knew this going in. So there appears to be some "pecking order" to which dealerships get trucks first, but that doesn't mean that ALL of their orders get built before the factory moves on to another dealership.

ie. a BIG dealership may get 20 trucks before a smaller dealership gets their first but if you are number 30 or 40 in line with the big dealer then you still came after the first or second guy at the smaller dealership. There are just SO many unknowns that go into selecting the next truck to be built that we will never know from the outside looking in. We just pull the seemingly random list daily and hope another member is on it!

 

[Hasti17]

So after checking hundreds of dealer-listed VINs for build sheets, I discovered something interesting. First, when many of the dealers place orders, they'll place a "group" of orders that are similarly-optioned, but with slight variations (like color). And as it turns out, Ram is building these in groups as well over the course of a few days. Here are a couple of examples:

Autonation:
10th Ann Ltd (114123) Bright White, Texas - built 9/17
10th Ann Ltd (114124) Granite, Texas - built 9/21
10th Add Ltd (114125) Patriot Blue, Texas - built 9/20

Laramie SW Ed (124397) Billet Silver, Texas - built 9/20
Laramie SW Ed (124398) Bright White, Texas - built 9/21
Laramie SW Ed (124399) Diamond Black, Texas - built 9/21
Laramie SW Ed (124400) Granite, Texas - built 9/20

The list goes on and on like this. A dealer in Louisiana has had 5 Laramie SW Editions built over 3 days with consecutive VINs, for example.

Aaron implied something to that effect when i first ordered, essentially if he thinks he can sell What you ordered and he sees demand for lot models he may order duplicates. my POC says Saved Favorites as a line item leading me to believe he may have kept the base build and ordered other variations of what i built.

 

[KWKSLVR]

Aaron implied something to that effect when i first ordered, essentially if he thinks he can sell What you ordered and he sees demand for lot models he may order duplicates. my POC says Saved Favorites as a line item leading me to believe he may have kept the base build and ordered other variations of what i built.

Mine from MD says Saved Favorites as well. Sales Code 5N7

 

[JBV]

They do, but only to a certain point. They have to draw the line somewhere since that penalizes the smaller dealerships and would be even more incentive for EVERYONE to just go out of town to the larger dealerships to place orders if they knew this going in. So there appears to be some "pecking order" to which dealerships get trucks first, but that doesn't mean that ALL of their orders get built before the factory moves on to another dealership.

ie. a BIG dealership may get 20 trucks before a smaller dealership gets their first but if you are number 30 or 40 in line with the big dealer then you still came after the first or second guy at the smaller dealership. There are just SO many unknowns that go into selecting the next truck to be built that we will never know from the outside looking in. We just pull the seemingly random list daily and hope another member is on it!

it would be interesting to talk to an operational manager/executive about production and allocation strategies. i'm sure it's wildly complex and probably has a political element as well. dealerships, order size, parts availability, etc, etc. i bet there's a team of people juggling all these factors working long stressful hours to figure it out and it's the kind of thing no outsider can never be privy to.

 

[Fliphappy]

it would be interesting to talk to an operational manager/executive about production and allocation strategies. i'm sure it's wildly complex and probably has a political element as well. dealerships, order size, parts availability, etc, etc. i bet there's a team of people juggling all these factors working long stressful hours to figure it out and it's the kind of thing no outsider can never be privy to.

Or it is a bunch of names in a hat. Or a random number generator. Or dealer's choice.
But you're probably closer to the reality, though less fun.

 

[AngelPhoenix]

Or it is a bunch of names in a hat. Or a random number generator. Or dealer's choice.
But you're probably closer to the reality, though less fun.

I just pictured a gigantic bingo wheel with all our VIN's it. "Today's winners are!!..."

 

[Hasti17]

Mine from MD says Saved Favorites as well. Sales Code 5N7

yes. feel like your build is what people Lot Shopping Would envision a limited coming equipped As.

 

[KWKSLVR]

yes. feel like your build is what people Lot Shopping Would envision a limited coming equipped As.

Maybe, but I don't see a lot of ram boxes and MFT's out on the road. I couldn't find any that were equipped how I wanted on lots anywhere. If I could find a new 2021 somewhere, I'd be tempted to take it, even with UC4.

 

[Werfs Flammen]

So after checking hundreds of dealer-listed VINs for build sheets, I discovered something interesting. First, when many of the dealers place orders, they'll place a "group" of orders that are similarly-optioned, but with slight variations (like color). And as it turns out, Ram is building these in groups as well over the course of a few days. Here are a couple of examples:

Autonation:
10th Ann Ltd (114123) Bright White, Texas - built 9/17
10th Ann Ltd (114124) Granite, Texas - built 9/21
10th Add Ltd (114125) Patriot Blue, Texas - built 9/20

Laramie SW Ed (124397) Billet Silver, Texas - built 9/20
Laramie SW Ed (124398) Bright White, Texas - built 9/21
Laramie SW Ed (124399) Diamond Black, Texas - built 9/21
Laramie SW Ed (124400) Granite, Texas - built 9/20

The list goes on and on like this. A dealer in Louisiana has had 5 Laramie SW Editions built over 3 days with consecutive VINs, for example.

And they are already for sale on their website...

Used & New Cars for Sale - Price & Specifications | AutoNation

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www.autonation.com

They even have some listed in the Hydro Blue Pearl. Is that the one that was supposed to be only for the 10th anniversary limited?

 

[KWKSLVR]

And they are already for sale on their website...

Used & New Cars for Sale - Price & Specifications | AutoNation

Looking for the best place to find a used or new car online? Browse from millions of car deals everyday with our free search functionality. Find your car now!

www.autonation.com

They even have some listed in the Hydro Blue Pearl. Is that the one that was supposed to be only for the 10th anniversary limited?

No, that's Blue Shade.

 

[Eighty]

And they are already for sale on their website...

Used & New Cars for Sale - Price & Specifications | AutoNation

Looking for the best place to find a used or new car online? Browse from millions of car deals everyday with our free search functionality. Find your car now!

www.autonation.com

They even have some listed in the Hydro Blue Pearl. Is that the one that was supposed to be only for the 10th anniversary limited?

Yes, that's how I found them in the first place. They've been listed for quite a while.

 

[Werfs Flammen]

No, that's Blue Shade.

Thanks. I wasn't able to find that color listed on the configuration for the 2021's on the official site. It turns out to be the same color as my trade in a 2004 2500 with a 5.7 hemi

 

[Donald22]

So after checking hundreds of dealer-listed VINs for build sheets, I discovered something interesting. First, when many of the dealers place orders, they'll place a "group" of orders that are similarly-optioned, but with slight variations (like color). And as it turns out, Ram is building these in groups as well over the course of a few days. Here are a couple of examples:

Autonation:
10th Ann Ltd (114123) Bright White, Texas - built 9/17
10th Ann Ltd (114124) Granite, Texas - built 9/21
10th Add Ltd (114125) Patriot Blue, Texas - built 9/20

Laramie SW Ed (124397) Billet Silver, Texas - built 9/20
Laramie SW Ed (124398) Bright White, Texas - built 9/21
Laramie SW Ed (124399) Diamond Black, Texas - built 9/21
Laramie SW Ed (124400) Granite, Texas - built 9/20

The list goes on and on like this. A dealer in Louisiana has had 5 Laramie SW Editions built over 3 days with consecutive VINs, for example.

@Eighty - Does your search show the dealership name or just the state in which the batch builds are being done? Curious to know if any are coming to Virginia and which dealership.

 

[Eighty]

@Eighty - Does your search show the dealership name or just the state in which the batch builds are being done? Curious to know if any are coming to Virginia and which dealership.

With some of the listings, I can see the dealership name/location, but with others I can't. So I only have partial records of the dealership that ordered. But I have found some trucks shipping to Virginia - to Blue Ridge CDJR.

 

[Ramontario21]

Canadian here, I ordered in March and I still don't have a VIN assigned, not feeling the love.

You must have ordered a 21 in March … so you would definitely have a different vin now with the 22… I am in the same boat … ordered a 21 in March switched over to a 22 in August but had vin for both….

 

[bigdodge]

Yes I do have a POC w/ a VON. Just spoke with the dealer as well, no VIN as of yet. Tried Ram Chat to try to understand what the delay is, but since the order is from Canada they wouldn't help and support up here just told me to contact my dealer.

so you have a POC and a VON and no vin?
Can you post a pic of your POC?

 

[bigdodge]

Yes, that's how I found them in the first place. They've been listed for quite a while.

and when you click on the pictures a vin comes up. but when you run the vin you get nothing.
1C6RREJT7NN169694
try it and see.
that vin is higher then mine.