Had a call last night with Alfa Romeo Santa Monica, and was told only 62 QVs were comin to the US this entire year and all of them are pre spec'd vehicles so you get what you get from the dealer.
Can anyone confirm this?
62 Came in the first shipment, select higher volume dealers received one car. There are 160 dealers nationwide to date. The next batch is late January, early February(Ti's). As long as there is a demand for the cars they will keep making them. FCA is 7 billion in the hole and is pulling for AR and Maserati to help pull them out of it (With help from the Giulia and Stelvio Lines). I don't see them limiting production on these or stopping at a set number if there is a demand. Dealers were also allotted a certain number of cars that they can order, orders were that were placed will see fulfillment in late march and early April.Doesn't seem logical to only ship 62 QVs over if there is a demand. I'm sure that's just the first batch, another batch should be on the way.
That is pretty well what I heard. Ordering allocation comes out Thursday. Hopefully I get a fair number of QV's. There are 3-4 orders for people with leases ending that I need to do quickly.62 Came in the first shipment, select higher volume dealers received one car. There are 160 dealers nationwide to date. The next batch is late January, early February(Ti's). As long as there is a demand for the cars they will keep making them. FCA is 7 billion in the hole and is pulling for AR and Maserati to help pull them out of it (With help from the Giulia and Stelvio Lines). I don't see them limiting production on these or stopping at a set number if there is a demand. Dealers were also allotted a certain number of cars that they can order, orders were that were placed will see fulfillment in late march and early April.
Over the past week there was a big toss up with management and as of today FCA just pledged another 1 Billion to be invested in state side manufacturing plants.
Many of us need to see a real car before deciding whether to buy one.That is pretty well what I heard. Ordering allocation comes out Thursday. Hopefully I get a fair number of QV's. There are 3-4 orders for people with leases ending that I need to do quickly.
62 Came in the first shipment, select higher volume dealers received one car. There are 160 dealers nationwide to date. The next batch is late January, early February(Ti's). As long as there is a demand for the cars they will keep making them. FCA is 7 billion in the hole and is pulling for AR and Maserati to help pull them out of it (With help from the Giulia and Stelvio Lines). I don't see them limiting production on these or stopping at a set number if there is a demand. Dealers were also allotted a certain number of cars that they can order, orders were that were placed will see fulfillment in late march and early April.
Over the past week there was a big toss up with management and as of today FCA just pledged another 1 Billion to be invested in state side manufacturing plants.
Thank you both for clarifying the information I received from the dealer.That is pretty well what I heard. Ordering allocation comes out Thursday. Hopefully I get a fair number of QV's. There are 3-4 orders for people with leases ending that I need to do quickly.
Correct. The current problem at hand is this. If I am allocated 2 QV's for ordering this month, and I have 5 pending in system it will pick two of them, but not necessarily the first two put in. So I have to put them in as I am basically "awarded" more. Yes you can certainly order through me, our store will fly customers here at no cost to you or arrange for shipping. Not sure when build and price will be up but I can email you the options/pricing, or just let me know what options you want and I'll price it out.Thank you both for clarifying the information I received from the dealer.
@DaneARFOM, when you say ordering allocation comes out Thursday, does that mean that you're accepting customers who want to order a QV the way they want it? a la the builder configuration on Alfa's website? If so, can I place an order through you?
7 Billion is basically what has been spent or pledged revitalizing the Alfa Romeo brand. It's not all Alfa though, they're basing the next generation charger on the Giorgio platform. Production will ramp up in the coming months. If I'm not mistaken the factory is capable of producing 30 Giulia's per day, as opposed to the maximum of 6 4C's per day out of the maserati factory.I'm not sure what "7 billion in the hole" means but I agree that Giulia is intended to be a volume line with the US being a primary market, so the only limit is what they can produce, and that's a **** of a lot more than 62 QVs.
Spoke with my customer today. He's out of town till Friday night but next week he said any day was fine just to give him a heads up.Many of us need to see a real car before deciding whether to buy one.
7 Billion is basically what has been spent or pledged revitalizing the Alfa Romeo brand. It's not all Alfa though, they're basing the next generation charger on the Giorgio platform. Production will ramp up in the coming months. If I'm not mistaken the factory is capable of producing 30 Giulia's per day, as opposed to the maximum of 6 4C's per day out of the maserati factory.
This is very intriguing to me even though I am in Chicago and have never purchased a car out of state. You have certainly been an incredible and passionate delegate for the Alfa Romeo brand and instrumental in providing information early and often during this initial release when no one else would or could. I would much rather reward and support a true enthusiast that has proved his worth so early in the process. Kind regards to you sir!Yes you can certainly order through me, our store will fly customers here at no cost to you or arrange for shipping.
Factory capability for total vehicles 1,000 yes. The Giulietta, Stelvio and Giulia's are all made in that factory. FCA announced plans to hire 1,800 workers by 2018, so it may not have the work force employed to produce the capability of the factory. It's been over a year since that information was mentioned in training so I'm a bit foggy, that may be Quadrifoglio specific and production could have easily been increased by now. But now it's going to bug me so I'll find out what the per day QV number is lol.30 per day? Try more like 1,000 cars per day.
Yay, that is awesome! I don't mind having it shipped to my doorsteps without me having to drive it (plus I would like all the covering/plastic to be intact and not removed)Correct. The current problem at hand is this. If I am allocated 2 QV's for ordering this month, and I have 5 pending in system it will pick two of them, but not necessarily the first two put in. So I have to put them in as I am basically "awarded" more. Yes you can certainly order through me, our store will fly customers here at no cost to you or arrange for shipping. Not sure when build and price will be up but I can email you the options/pricing, or just let me know what options you want and I'll price it out.
Precisely how I feel. It is very comforting and nice to have a sales person who is dedicated and passionate as much as the buyer/purchaser themselvesThis is very intriguing to me even though I am in Chicago and have never purchased a car out of state. You have certainly been an incredible and passionate delegate for the Alfa Romeo brand and instrumental in providing information early and often during this initial release when no one else would or could. I would much rather reward and support a true enthusiast that has proved his worth so early in the process. Kind regards to you sir!
@that boy asadThis is very intriguing to me even though I am in Chicago and have never purchased a car out of state. You have certainly been an incredible and passionate delegate for the Alfa Romeo brand and instrumental in providing information early and often during this initial release when no one else would or could. I would much rather reward and support a true enthusiast that has proved his worth so early in the process. Kind regards to you sir!
Factory capability for total vehicles 1,000 yes. The Giulietta, Stelvio and Giulia's are all made in that factory. FCA announced plans to hire 1,800 workers by 2018, so it may not have the work force employed to produce the capability of the factory. It's been over a year since that information was mentioned in training so I'm a bit foggy, that may be Quadrifoglio specific and production could have easily been increased by now. But now it's going to bug me so I'll find out what the per day QV number is lol.