Pontiac Solstice Forum - View Single Post - 2007 Pricing including Solstice GXP

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Originally Posted by twopolarbears

He told me last night, that based on his consensus report for June, that they aren't getting any GXP allocations for July. He said he wouldn't know until next month what, if any, he'd be getting allocated.

I wish there was a way this process could be described for the layman.

Let me just ask this. Is there any dealership, anywhere, that has been allocated GXP's yet? (I thought I saw a post from someone that said his dealer said yesterday that they have two already). If there are dealers that do, and mine does not, does that mean i missed the first allocation?

Would you SD, or anyone else, be willing to post a thread that shows the step by step process in laymans terms, and how it all works... how allocations are given, how orders are placed... etc....or is this done, and I've managed to miss the thread somewhere?

The consensus report is just one way for a dealership to see into the future and what they may be getting for 2007 Solstice GXP allocation. Now they can also look at regular allocation reports through VOMS or Dealer WorkBench. They should be able to see if they have any allocation for the order cycle that starts today, June 22nd. The same report wwill show the number for the allocation order cycle starting July 13th.

The process was never intended to be watched over by the buyer. Most cars are sold from dealership inventories, so all the "behind the curtain" stuff has taken place. Most salespeople are not involved in the ordering process, so they do not know it. Large dealerships can have an Inventory Manager that does all the ordering for a single dealership or a whole chain. So even an on the floor Sales Manager may not know the full system.

If your dealership doesn't have any allocation showing on the reports, then yes your order will miss being "picked up" in the first allocation cycle.

On the last point, hopefully my 2007 constraint thread, if I finish it, will include explainations and definitions of the process as part of it. At least that is my dream. Much of the information is scattered throughout posts by the dealership and GM people that have posted here on site.

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	Small Dealer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Under an invisibility cloak, somewhere in the Northeast	Quote: Originally Posted by twopolarbears He told me last night, that based on his consensus report for June, that they aren't getting any GXP allocations for July. He said he wouldn't know until next month what, if any, he'd be getting allocated. I wish there was a way this process could be described for the layman. Let me just ask this. Is there any dealership, anywhere, that has been allocated GXP's yet? (I thought I saw a post from someone that said his dealer said yesterday that they have two already). If there are dealers that do, and mine does not, does that mean i missed the first allocation? Would you SD, or anyone else, be willing to post a thread that shows the step by step process in laymans terms, and how it all works... how allocations are given, how orders are placed... etc....or is this done, and I've managed to miss the thread somewhere? The consensus report is just one way for a dealership to see into the future and what they may be getting for 2007 Solstice GXP allocation. Now they can also look at regular allocation reports through VOMS or Dealer WorkBench. They should be able to see if they have any allocation for the order cycle that starts today, June 22nd. The same report wwill show the number for the allocation order cycle starting July 13th. The process was never intended to be watched over by the buyer. Most cars are sold from dealership inventories, so all the "behind the curtain" stuff has taken place. Most salespeople are not involved in the ordering process, so they do not know it. Large dealerships can have an Inventory Manager that does all the ordering for a single dealership or a whole chain. So even an on the floor Sales Manager may not know the full system. If your dealership doesn't have any allocation showing on the reports, then yes your order will miss being "picked up" in the first allocation cycle. On the last point, hopefully my 2007 constraint thread, if I finish it, will include explainations and definitions of the process as part of it. At least that is my dream. Much of the information is scattered throughout posts by the dealership and GM people that have posted here on site. __________________ INFORMATION POSTED ON SITE Any GM Solstice Service Manual and Service Bulletin information found here on site, or Sales and Product information should be thought of as correct and accurate as of the date posted. After that any information or procedure should be confirmed as still correct with your dealership.