Don Keener

Does anyone have a copy of the dealer 'order status screen' they could share? I understand that some dealers provide this info and Im going to press mine for it but it would help If I know what it looked like. Hoping it has things like the date the car was loaded on the railroad to Emden and when it loaded on the Ship.

Thanks!

scrmorling

This is the info I got from my dealer. I assume it was a screen shot from their delivery system:

Here is the estimated list of events for your new SQ5, it looks like we should be seeing it by the end of August or beginning of September :

Entry
04/26/2013

Port Arrived
08/16/2013
Marked Sold Order
04/26/2013

Dealer Invoice

Vehicle Assigned
04/26/2013

Port Hold End

Release to Manuf.
05/30/2013

Rel. to Carrier (Port)
08/22/2013
Release for Production

Rail Load

Factory Inspected

Rail Unload
Departure Port Arrived

Truck Load

Ship Loaded
07/18/2013
Dealer Delivered
Week of 09/02/2013
Retail Sale

It actually ended arriving early and I took delivery 8/31. Haven't stopped smiling since.

Steve

Don Keener

Thanks Steve!! Cant wait for mine to arrive!

JBDinTX

Yes I got one for my 2010 S5 and my 2014 SQ5

audi40

From accessaudi.com (provided my dealer):

Don Keener

Finally got my order info from the dealer today. My salesman was out so I saw the Sales Manager and he printed it all out for me. He also told me about the 'Audi Owner in Waiting' program.... Once you are signed up in the program, Audi automatically sends you updates on the progress of the build of your vehicle. Im enrolled now. I sure wish I was offered this back when I placed the order!!!! Enrollment has to be done thru your dealer and there isnt a website... its simply and email to the address you specify when the car status changes.

Looks like my car is on the mfg line now and it will be on the ship Firmament Ace in about 12 days! At least now I have the facts.


10/9/2014 Order Entry
10/9/2014 Marked Order Sold
10/9/2014 Vehicle Assigned
10/13/2014 Release to Mfg
11/10/2014 Release to Production
Factory Inspected
Departure Port Arrived
Estimated 12/15/2014 Ship Loaded
Estimated 12/30/2014 Port Arrived
Dealer Invoice
Port Hold End
Estimated 1/5/2015 Release to Carrier
Truck Load
Dealer Delivered
Retail Sale

sq5me

congrats on your order! i was signed up right away, but only got 3 emails from Audi Owner In Waiting. maybe that's a normal amount of communication from the program. or, maybe there were other messages that ended up in my spam folder. the 1st one came about a week after the order (Audi was closed for the winter holiday when i ordered) saying "your SQ5 order is starting to move". the 2nd message, about 4 weeks after order date, was "your SQ5 is scheduled to be built". the 3rd message was "your SQ5 is nearly ready for delivery", generated when it reached US port.
since you know the name of your ship, if you want, you can stalk her on marine traffic websites as well as see her on port webcams if those are available. i found pics of "my" ship at Emden as the cars were being loaded. i later watched her go through the Panama Canal on their webcams and took screenshots

rob40wilson03

My SQ5 has a "Release to Manufacturing" date of 10/16/2014. As of 2 days ago my dealer had no update on it. I'm guessing I can't correlate anything from Don Keener's timeline since it's Q5 vs SQ5? I feel like somebody on here said something about them basically being made in 'batches'...?

Anybody?

Don Keener

Both cars are made at the same factory in Inglostadt. Released to MFG seems to say that the factory has accepted the order (dealer has allocation) and the steps to get parts supply and a spot on the line lined up is in process. The next key date is "Release to Production"... that says all the parts are staged/scheduled and you are in line to be built. If you are ordering something that needs parts in high demand or limited supply you may sit in line for a while. My actual build week was 11/24 with a release to production date of 11/11.

rob40wilson03

Ok thanks. Hopefully mine follows your timeframe. That would put it being built soon.