January 2021 Allocation Updates?
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Jan 8, 2021, 10:21 AM
Racer
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I don't believe the last line is correct. The dealer KNOWS what his January 2021 allocation is (and has known for many months). January 14th is when he can actually ORDER the cars he is allocated for January.
Then on January 21st, the dealers will receive their Feb/March/April allocations.
Then on January 21st, the dealers will receive their Feb/March/April allocations.
We do know how many January allocations we're getting but the 21st is when we can actually place the January orders. That's when we can move them from 1100 to 2000 status. Jan 14th is when the monthly dealer consensus starts. The consensus shows dealers the allocations for every model that they have coming for the remainder of January for ordering. Every dealer that has Corvette allocations for January will see those allocations on the Jan 14th consensus. Everything on the consensus can be pushed to 2000 on the 21st or 28th. For Corvette, it will likely be on the 21st.
We don't know exactly which day we will receive the new allocation guide for Feb-April.
Hope this makes sense.
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Yes, thank you. That is what I was thinking about.
My dealer got an allocation in November of 5, and then another allocation in December of 2. My understanding is that the allocations will come out monthly, meaning the specific slots that a dealer can assign to.
My dealer got an allocation in November of 5, and then another allocation in December of 2. My understanding is that the allocations will come out monthly, meaning the specific slots that a dealer can assign to.
Racer
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The pattern of consensus reports appears to be on the 2nd or 3rd Thursday of the month. Also, the 3 month allocations for MY 21 began in November with allocations released for November, December and January. IF my understanding of the aforementioned process is correct, in January the months of February, March and April numbers should be released. What exact date though?
I think the Stickys on allocations helps people understand some aspects of the process, the actual calendar dates of consensus reports for those months would help answer this frequently asked, and albeit very important question to many people on waiting lists. I'm next, for an allocation in February so this is important to me too.
In other words, it seems that if there is a "calendar" out there that could be released with those critical dates shown for the model year run, people would have that to look forward to rather than the current guessing game. The way we seem to find out about allocation announcements is after the fact.
I think the Stickys on allocations helps people understand some aspects of the process, the actual calendar dates of consensus reports for those months would help answer this frequently asked, and albeit very important question to many people on waiting lists. I'm next, for an allocation in February so this is important to me too.
In other words, it seems that if there is a "calendar" out there that could be released with those critical dates shown for the model year run, people would have that to look forward to rather than the current guessing game. The way we seem to find out about allocation announcements is after the fact.
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Well said! They way I am understanding it, there was a three month "expectation" number for the dealer, but the actual allocation, meaning one that they can then submit as an order and move from 1100 to 2000, is given to them once a month. Is it on the third Thursday of the month ... that would be a nice consistent approach we could all follow along with.
I'm fairly close to the top at my dealership so I'm keeping my fingers crossed and definitely want to stay on top of it so I can "check in" whenever this magic date occurs this month!
I'm fairly close to the top at my dealership so I'm keeping my fingers crossed and definitely want to stay on top of it so I can "check in" whenever this magic date occurs this month!
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Racer
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Dealers know how many total and for which months. 1st Allocation (November, December, January) 2nd Allocation (February, March, April). 3rd Allocation and probably final 2021 (May, June, July). Deliveries are usually the following month November allocation December delivery. December allocation January delivery. January allocation February delivery.
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Thanks CorvetteAJ!
I'm probably over thinking it, but are you saying that dealers would have received their allocations for the first quarter (Nov, Dec, Jan) already, but there is some specific notification they receive each month that allows them to actually submit orders (status 1100 to status 2000)? For my experience, the dealer seems to be finding out month by month what they are getting with no indication (at least that they shared with me) of what any future months would hold. They got 5 in November and didn't know how many they would get for December, then on about the 17th they informed me they got 2. And so I am assuming that I won't know how may they get in January for another week or so.
I'm probably over thinking it, but are you saying that dealers would have received their allocations for the first quarter (Nov, Dec, Jan) already, but there is some specific notification they receive each month that allows them to actually submit orders (status 1100 to status 2000)? For my experience, the dealer seems to be finding out month by month what they are getting with no indication (at least that they shared with me) of what any future months would hold. They got 5 in November and didn't know how many they would get for December, then on about the 17th they informed me they got 2. And so I am assuming that I won't know how may they get in January for another week or so.
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Thanks CorvetteAJ!
I'm probably over thinking it, but are you saying that dealers would have received their allocations for the first quarter (Nov, Dec, Jan) already, but there is some specific notification they receive each month that allows them to actually submit orders (status 1100 to status 2000)? For my experience, the dealer seems to be finding out month by month what they are getting with no indication (at least that they shared with me) of what any future months would hold. They got 5 in November and didn't know how many they would get for December, then on about the 17th they informed me they got 2. And so I am assuming that I won't know how may they get in January for another week or so.
I'm probably over thinking it, but are you saying that dealers would have received their allocations for the first quarter (Nov, Dec, Jan) already, but there is some specific notification they receive each month that allows them to actually submit orders (status 1100 to status 2000)? For my experience, the dealer seems to be finding out month by month what they are getting with no indication (at least that they shared with me) of what any future months would hold. They got 5 in November and didn't know how many they would get for December, then on about the 17th they informed me they got 2. And so I am assuming that I won't know how may they get in January for another week or so.
According to the post above, the 14th is when the dealers will find out how many they will actually receive for January.
Racer
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I'm not sure if anyone really understands this or not. Plus, maybe some dealerships move slower, idk. What I do know is that I received an email today saying that my order was picked up. Not sure if it was matched to a december allocation or a january. Not even sure if that matters anymore. +15 months from original order date!
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I'm not sure if anyone really understands this or not. Plus, maybe some dealerships move slower, idk. What I do know is that I received an email today saying that my order was picked up. Not sure if it was matched to a december allocation or a january. Not even sure if that matters anymore. +15 months from original order date!
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There are people far more qualified than me to answer, but I believe this is accurate: Your dealer should have been giving a total number back in November for their first 3 month allocations (Nov, Dec, Jan) - if they received 5 in Nov, 2 in Dec, then January should be their original consensus - 7 (if they were given 10 total, then they would get 3 in January).
According to the post above, the 14th is when the dealers will find out how many they will actually receive for January.
According to the post above, the 14th is when the dealers will find out how many they will actually receive for January.
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There are people far more qualified than me to answer, but I believe this is accurate: Your dealer should have been giving a total number back in November for their first 3 month allocations (Nov, Dec, Jan) - if they received 5 in Nov, 2 in Dec, then January should be their original consensus - 7 (if they were given 10 total, then they would get 3 in January).
According to the post above, the 14th is when the dealers will find out how many they will actually receive for January.
According to the post above, the 14th is when the dealers will find out how many they will actually receive for January.
Then on January 21st, the dealers will receive their Feb/March/April allocations.
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I don't believe the last line is correct. The dealer KNOWS what his January 2021 allocation is (and has known for many months). January 14th is when he can actually ORDER the cars he is allocated for January.
Then on January 21st, the dealers will receive their Feb/March/April allocations.
Then on January 21st, the dealers will receive their Feb/March/April allocations.
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I don't believe the last line is correct. The dealer KNOWS what his January 2021 allocation is (and has known for many months). January 14th is when he can actually ORDER the cars he is allocated for January.
Then on January 21st, the dealers will receive their Feb/March/April allocations.
Then on January 21st, the dealers will receive their Feb/March/April allocations.
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Dealers know how many total and for which months. 1st Allocation (November, December, January) 2nd Allocation (February, March, April). 3rd Allocation and probably final 2021 (May, June, July). Deliveries are usually the following month November allocation December delivery. December allocation January delivery. January allocation February delivery.
Racer
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Every dealer can see the total that they're getting for the 3 month period and which month they're getting it. I'm guessing that some of the smaller dealers just don't know where to look to see this number. It's not hard to find, they're just not trying hard enough. There's literally a button that says Corvette Allocation Guide within the dealer's Chevrolet Brand HQ link on Global Connect. Every single dealer has access to this.
