This board needs a tracking thread

rak299 · 03-20-2021, 02:05 PM

There are tracking instructions and comments to share on other sub-forums and I think the procedures for G80/G82 are different. I believe they are made in 2 factories: Dingolfing for M4 and Munich for M3. They would come to Bremerhaven to go out, probably on different trains.

The last time I dealt with this was for an F30 so a lot more was being made in Munich. It was my experience that most or all the cars went out on WWL carriers but that was only my experience. There were 2 departures per month that went to the west coast, but someone else would know more about east coast stuff.

Now, there seem to be 2 WWL ships per month and some number of NYK ships. As far as I know, there is no way now to tell when cars clear customs and are released by the carrier. WWL tracking used to be available by VIN, but now you need cargo ID or Bill of Lading number for WWL. That info seems unavailable. I don't know about KYN

chicagofan00 · 03-20-2021, 04:40 PM

This is the one from the F80 section:

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1181156

Not sure how much different it is between the F80 and G80 as well as how much COVID is effecting things.

rak299 · 03-20-2021, 05:24 PM

I expect it is very different. At that time, the F80 was built in Regensburg with the F33 and F83, and the F82 was built in Munich with the F30 and F32. Now, the G80 is made in Munich with the G20, and the G82 (and soon the G83) is made in Dingolfing with the G22 and G23.

Rick955 · 03-21-2021, 04:46 PM

Can't imagine there being any difference with tracking, at least not at our level... what we can see. Dingolfing is only about an hour south of Regensburg, same distance northeast of Munich. They have full rail facilities right into the factory. Whether it takes a train from one or the other, time to Bremerhaven will be about the same. It's when it gets to the port, waiting to get on the ship is where it gets more interesting, but once there, the process won't be different just because the car originated in Dingolfing. Unless there's an unexpected issue or shortage at one factory, overall status and timeframes will be about the same.

pg80 · 03-21-2021, 05:12 PM

the only way iv been able to see anything is the bmw my garage and calling the bmw genius thay can see a fair bit on there end

Saturatedfat · 03-21-2021, 05:35 PM

The f80 post was pretty spot on for tracking my M3.

snareman · 03-21-2021, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rak299

I expect it is very different. At that time, the F80 was built in Regensburg with the F33 and F83, and the F82 was built in Munich with the F30 and F32. Now, the G80 is made in Munich with the G20, and the G82 (and soon the G83) is made in Dingolfing with the G22 and G23.

How do you think that affects end delivery or tracking though?

snareman · 03-21-2021, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by pg80

the only way iv been able to see anything is the bmw my garage and calling the bmw genius thay can see a fair bit on there end

What more info have they been able to give you past the BMW site that just says "production started" for me?

Ximian · 03-21-2021, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by snareman

What more info have they been able to give you past the BMW site that just says "production started" for me?

They can give you the actual dates. They told me mine will be done with all the assembly stages on the 23rd while My BMW garage seems to be a couple of days behind.

snareman · 03-21-2021, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ximian

They can give you the actual dates. They told me mine will be done with all the assembly stages on the 23rd while My BMW garage seems to be a couple of days behind.

Oh wow, ok. I'll definitely have to give them a call then. They seemed surprisingly not genius like last time I called them. I asked them several questions to which they told me I should ask my CA for the answer.

rak299 · 03-21-2021, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by snareman

How do you think that affects end delivery or tracking though?

They used to build a lot more cars in Munich. (all the F30s) Now, a larger percentage of the cars ship on NYK (rather than WWL) and NYK uses seems to use substantially smaller ships. I really don't know how that affects port wait time.

pg80 · 03-22-2021, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by snareman

What more info have they been able to give you past the BMW site that just says "production started" for me?

they have dates but they are estimates as I found out today they told me my car came in Sunday but it came in today so they are close

snareman · 03-22-2021, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by pg80

they have dates but they are estimates as I found out today they told me my car came in Sunday but it came in today so they are close

Yea, I called them and they told me I'm supposed to be done on 3/29.

Jason · 03-26-2021, 11:09 AM

Here we go...

https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1811516

Let us know if anything needs to be updated in the guide for G8x tracking.

03-20-2021, 02:05 PM	#1
rak299 Major 601 Rep 1,048 Posts Drives: 2021 M3 6MT Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: san francisco iTrader: (0)	This board needs a tracking thread There are tracking instructions and comments to share on other sub-forums and I think the procedures for G80/G82 are different. I believe they are made in 2 factories: Dingolfing for M4 and Munich for M3. They would come to Bremerhaven to go out, probably on different trains. The last time I dealt with this was for an F30 so a lot more was being made in Munich. It was my experience that most or all the cars went out on WWL carriers but that was only my experience. There were 2 departures per month that went to the west coast, but someone else would know more about east coast stuff. Now, there seem to be 2 WWL ships per month and some number of NYK ships. As far as I know, there is no way now to tell when cars clear customs and are released by the carrier. WWL tracking used to be available by VIN, but now you need cargo ID or Bill of Lading number for WWL. That info seems unavailable. I don't know about KYN
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rak299 Major 601 Rep 1,048 Posts Drives: 2021 M3 6MT Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: san francisco iTrader: (0)	I expect it is very different. At that time, the F80 was built in Regensburg with the F33 and F83, and the F82 was built in Munich with the F30 and F32. Now, the G80 is made in Munich with the G20, and the G82 (and soon the G83) is made in Dingolfing with the G22 and G23.
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Rick955 Captain 459 Rep 843 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 ZCP Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	Can't imagine there being any difference with tracking, at least not at our level... what we can see. Dingolfing is only about an hour south of Regensburg, same distance northeast of Munich. They have full rail facilities right into the factory. Whether it takes a train from one or the other, time to Bremerhaven will be about the same. It's when it gets to the port, waiting to get on the ship is where it gets more interesting, but once there, the process won't be different just because the car originated in Dingolfing. Unless there's an unexpected issue or shortage at one factory, overall status and timeframes will be about the same. __________________ Future Order: 2022 M4 Comp X, Portimao/KO Previous: 2018 M3 ZCP, YMB/Silverstone 2015 M3, SO/Black
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