USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[bman6074]

Has anyone gotten a "Your build has started" message from their dealer for a 2026? Or do you know when Lotus will start those builds?
What are the steps after submitting an order?

 

[Jinba ittai]

Has anyone gotten a "Your build has started" message from their dealer for a 2026? Or do you know when Lotus will start those builds?
What are the steps after submitting an order?

Unless the process has changed, you’ll get no communication from Lotus and then Nova will tell you when your car is in the US.

 

[bman6074]

Unless the process has changed, you’ll get no communication from Lotus and then Nova will tell you when your car is in the US.

So that's it. No VIN number or other statuses of where the car is in the build process. BMW has a site that shows where the car is in the process of the build from beginning to end.

 

[Jinba ittai]

So that's it. No VIN number or other statuses of where the car is in the build process. BMW has a site that shows where the car is in the process of the build from beginning to end.

I mean maybe they’ve gotten their act together now that things have slowed down. My experience was: place deposit, receive a couple generic emails, 2.5 years later dealer phone call to confirm order, 6 months later call from the dealer to say the car will arrive in 2 days. I think most people get a VIN from their dealer a few weeks out but I didn’t. I definitely wouldn’t expect BMW or Porsche levels of communication, which is a shame.

 

[kitkat]

So that's it. No VIN number or other statuses of where the car is in the build process. BMW has a site that shows where the car is in the process of the build from beginning to end.

This is Lotus, not BMW. BMW sells millions of cars per year, Lotus is lucky if it sells 10,000. You should adjust your expectations if you’re going to own a Lotus, that’s just how it is.

 

[bman6074]

I mean maybe they’ve gotten their act together now that things have slowed down. My experience was: place deposit, receive a couple generic emails, 2.5 years later dealer phone call to confirm order, 6 months later call from the dealer to say the car will arrive in 2 days. I think most people get a VIN from their dealer a few weeks out but I didn’t. I definitely wouldn’t expect BMW or Porsche levels of communication, which is a shame.

ok thanks. Just trying to understand the proccess

 

[bman6074]

This is Lotus, not BMW. BMW sells millions of cars per year, Lotus is lucky if it sells 10,000. You should adjust your expectations if you’re going to own a Lotus, that’s just how it is.

Thanks. I have owned a Lotus before. Just not from new. So just trying to learn the process. I have no expectations at the moment. Learning as you all help explain it.