Cayenne Shortage UK
Cayenne Shortage UK
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steing

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25 posts

189 months

Tuesday 25th March 2014
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Any one else heard that Porsche HQ have drastically dropped Cayenne builds for the UK?

Ordered a Diesel Platinum Edition at beginning of Feb, was told May build, heard from OPC that Porsche HQ have reduced all Cayenne's for the UK with many customers now not getting one at all ,even though no announcement on official replacement date.
Apparently I'm one of the lucky ones and that I am ok but build date would now be July?

Anyone else heard this from their OPC?, I've not phoned around yet to see what other OPC's are saying about it.

mollytherocker

14,460 posts

238 months

Tuesday 25th March 2014
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Perhaps they are using the line to build new GT3 engines? wink

Zyp

16,073 posts

218 months

Tuesday 25th March 2014
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mollytherocker said:
Perhaps they are using the line to build new GT3 engines? wink
Or they can't now afford to build Cayennes cos of all the compo they've got to pay to GT3 owners. smile

PowerMalc

222 posts

173 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Only my guess but they have probably switched production capacity over to the new Macan. My OPC is now quoting Sept 15 for delivery on Macans

pete

1,634 posts

313 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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I wonder if this is related the recent announcement that Porsche are setting up a Cayenne production facility in Slovakia? However I thought that was a mid-term change for 2016, so probably more related to lack of capacity at Leipzig to handle the Macan ramp up.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5022b050-aeb7-11e3-aaa6-...

Pete

mrp61

47 posts

181 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Isn't another facelift due, in order to tide the Cayenne over to Mark III version in 2016/17? If so, perhaps it is affecting ptroduction plans?

APOLO1

5,391 posts

223 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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steing said:
Any one else heard that Porsche HQ have drastically dropped Cayenne builds for the UK?

Ordered a Diesel Platinum Edition at beginning of Feb, was told May build, heard from OPC that Porsche HQ have reduced all Cayenne's for the UK with many customers now not getting one at all ,even though no announcement on official replacement date.
Apparently I'm one of the lucky ones and that I am ok but build date would now be July?

Anyone else heard this from their OPC?, I've not phoned around yet to see what other OPC's are saying about it.
yes and that the Turbo S allocation has been cut along with the GT3.....but I told you this months ago...on the 991 GT3.....132 CARS FOR THE UK, THATS IT NO 2ND RUN NO MK2...WITH A N/A ENGINE...

AMD1

342 posts

215 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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The OPC's can't order them at the moment due to Macan and to tool up for the new one.

They will continue to build up until July

Glad I got mine in November!

insurance_jon

4,096 posts

275 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Sounds good for residuals! Pick my 4.2 diesel up in 4 weeks

theinsider

1 posts

150 months

Thursday 27th March 2014
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Alot of OPC's have taken orders and lots of customers have now been told they will not be getting a car even though they ordered them in January onwards. If you have a car on order check that the OPC has been given a confirmed build allocation for your order otherwise you may find you will not get a car. Any OPC that has any unsold allocation is selling a NO discount i.e. RRP.

Note that a signed Porsche Order Form does not guaranteed they will build you a car and you must read the terms i.e. "Design or Specification Changes - (f) in the event of the Manufacturer of the goods described in the order ceasing to make goods of that type, the Seller may (whether the estimated delivery date has arrived or not) by notice in writing to the Purchaser cancel the contract."

Fezzaman

558 posts

222 months

Thursday 27th March 2014
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Argh, supposedly got an April build and haven't heard from OPC for a few weeks now- only know the build finish date and that it will take 10 days to ship... going to have to give them a ring to see if that's changed now I think.

pete

1,634 posts

313 months

Thursday 27th March 2014
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Blimey, hadn't realised there is a genuine shortage. I'm glad mine is sitting at Reading OPC ready to be collected tomorrow :-)

Pete

pete

1,634 posts

313 months

Thursday 27th March 2014
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458 Italia said:
They all know about the facelift.
As did I - I just decided I'd rather have a car 6 months earlier, for about 10 grand less than an equivalent facelift car :-p

pete

1,634 posts

313 months

Friday 28th March 2014
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I think the Panamera Diesel price rise was around 4-5% (£62->65k), so I expect similar for the Cayenne Diesel. With a sensible discount off list, and the extras they put on the Platinum Edition to clear old stock, it was enough to sway me. If Porsche put prices up to a level similar to the Range Rover Sport, or even the new BMW X5, then the Cayenne will stop looking like such good value. I suspect it won't stop them selling tens of thousands of them though!

Pete

Fezzaman

558 posts

222 months

Sunday 30th March 2014
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I haven't heard anything from OPC so I'm guessing no news is good news in this instance. But it does seem more and more that the shortage could be legit - poster on the Cayenne Diesel S review thread said someone with a Diesel S ordered in Jan can't have one for his May delivery date, or rather can't have one at all as they're not building them anymore! I'm starting to see why approved used nearly new cars command the prices they do now...

insurance_jon

4,096 posts

275 months

Monday 31st March 2014
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just had news mine is here for next week, but dealer has confirmed that they cant get anymore for love nor money

ted 191

1,469 posts

254 months

Monday 31st March 2014
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It's not just cayenne's, there are very few new 991's coming through.

stevod

454 posts

169 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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^three year facelift due?

IPK

290 posts

186 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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stevod said:
^three year facelift due?
I've just been told that there are less 991 coming through but Gen 2 is not until towards the end of 2015.

Wozy68

5,436 posts

199 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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steing said:
Any one else heard that Porsche HQ have drastically dropped Cayenne builds for the UK?

Ordered a Diesel Platinum Edition at beginning of Feb, was told May build, heard from OPC that Porsche HQ have reduced all Cayenne's for the UK with many customers now not getting one at all ,even though no announcement on official replacement date.
Apparently I'm one of the lucky ones and that I am ok but build date would now be July?

Anyone else heard this from their OPC?, I've not phoned around yet to see what other OPC's are saying about it.
New model coming out, that is surely why. One of my customers has ordered one and has been told it will be months as it will be the new model, I think Sept/October is stated delivery date.