USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[foreignbishop]

What did they tell you about build time and delivery?

I just emailed my sales rep a little while ago. I'll report back what she says.

 

[cosmic_flower]

Just curious, how do you get the info on the boats that are arriving?

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You have to pay for full access, but at least you can see when boats arrive. There was one listed on 9.4, but I don’t see that one anymore and now it’s showing one arrived on 9.6 with cars on it.

 

[Rorie]

The September 6th shipment has 72 cars on it destined for North America. But we do not know allocation or VINs yet.

 

[Rorie]

Looking at Nova's tracking sheet, it's interesting and/or weird to see that in 2025, not a single 4-cylinder car has been shipped to US or Canada.

I was speaking to my dealer. They got quite a few at once I think at the end of last year. And strangely enough, it appears the 4 Cylinders sell better out west. The V6 in the East.

 

[EspritGuy]

I was speaking to my dealer. They got quite a few at once I think at the end of last year. And strangely enough, it appears the 4 Cylinders sell better out west. The V6 in the East.

Very curious..... pricing?......time zone change?

 

[Rorie]

Very curious..... pricing?......time zone change?

Sorry, I meant Western Canada.

 

[jbug187]

Any tips for searching for Emiras in dealer inventory in the US? Is there a centralized way to do that or do you have to check each dealer website individually?

 

[Milk242]

I found that cars.com was fairly accurate, it was missing some dealers in the northeast and Utah. You could also just look through every dealer on the lotus site. Sadly, not too many lotus dealers

Any tips for searching for Emiras in dealer inventory in the US? Is there a centralized way to do that or do you have to check each dealer website individually?

 

[Rorie]

There seems to be some good inventory choice in the US, both new and pre-owned.

 

[UCLAFC]

She’s here!!!
First time my vin has an actual search result on google(import genius). Arrived in Baltimore on 9/6
Here are the VINs it allows me to view.

 

[cosmic_flower]

Thank you for sharing that! Looks like 72 VINs, so I believe that’s all of them.

 

[Rorie]

Ugh. I am 11187. My car was supposed to arrive June 15th. Looks like it was not on the ship that arrived Sept 6th

 

[jbug187]

She’s here!!!
First time my vin has an actual search result on google(import genius). Arrived in Baltimore on 9/6
Here are the VINs it allows me to view.
View attachment 70552

Congrats @UCLAFC - long road!Unfortunately, mine goes on. The VIN I was given is not on the list and clearly it's only purpose is to torture me.

 

[Nova]

Alright Fellas. I've added the 9/6 shipment to the tracking sheet. Image links to tracking sheet with VINs

 

[admu]

She’s here!!!
First time my vin has an actual search result on google(import genius). Arrived in Baltimore on 9/6
Here are the VINs it allows me to view.
View attachment 70552

Better finish cleaning your garage. It won't be long.

 

[saltcrowe]

I just got confirmation from my dealer that my 2026 v6 SE order has been “locked in” and the next step would be “sequenced” when it moves to production scheduling. Not sure if that means much but nice to hear some news.

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

You were supposed to. I ordered a non-first edition, and asked them last week if a trickle charger is coming with it, and dealer said yes, all Emira's come with a trickle charger. At least you have a better after market one. I may do the same once I see the Lotus trickle charger in person.

Galpin definitely left a bad taste in my mouth early on, which I why Eurocar got my deposit and ultimately my business. But even then, they acted completely unaware of a trickle charger when I was picking my car up. Luckily this forum prepared me well, so during pickup I asked to receive the window sticker, then checked to see if this item was listed as included, and sure enough it was. After they "investigated" this, a trickle charger materialized and left with it along with the car.

And ordinarily yes, I'd agree with previous posters that it's no big deal, it's just a trickle charger, I have many and they work fine. But in this case...well here's some pics to whet your appetite. It's Lotus branded, and comes with really nice packaging and a nice case. Worth it IMO to make sure you get it at delivery (or go back to Galpin and demand what you paid for and should have received). My two, good luck with this everyone.

 

[Hardsports]

Alright Fellas. I've added the 9/6 shipment to the tracking sheet. Image links to tracking sheet with VINs

View attachment 70572

I can speak with certainty that 6 showed up this morning at Lotus St. Louis. All V6 M with one auto.

 

[seriously]

She’s here!!!
First time my vin has an actual search result on google(import genius). Arrived in Baltimore on 9/6
Here are the VINs it allows me to view.
View attachment 70552

Fellow bruin rooting for you! Let’s go!

 

[seriously]

Galpin definitely left a bad taste in my mouth early on, which I why Eurocar got my deposit and ultimately my business. But even then, they acted completely unaware of a trickle charger when I was picking my car up. Luckily this forum prepared me well, so during pickup I asked to receive the window sticker, then checked to see if this item was listed as included, and sure enough it was. After they "investigated" this, a trickle charger materialized and left with it along with the car.

And ordinarily yes, I'd agree with previous posters that it's no big deal, it's just a trickle charger, I have many and they work fine. But in this case...well here's some pics to whet your appetite. It's Lotus branded, and comes with really nice packaging and a nice case. Worth it IMO to make sure you get it at delivery (or go back to Galpin and demand what you paid for and should have received). My two, good luck with this everyone. View attachment 70635View attachment 70636View attachment 70637

It’s a pretty cool branded charger. I never got the welcome packet but was sure to get this.