MaximusMeridius

Not me mate. I have a July 21 order. There is one from Belgium who ordered in Feb 21. Poor guy, if he is still waiting. I hope he got it and just forgot to write in delivery time. 😞

We know. I checked the table, cause it didn't make sense. Good thing we have one.

Now, for sure. In 6 months time to a year we will see... Maybe if they lower the prices. Trust me, there will be a time, when situation will change.

If mass cancellation occurs because of recession, they will sell nothing to noone. Rich guys are definitelly not buying your cancelled Skoda, while middle class is saving money.

They should hurry up with what they can produce. Recession is incoming and that means many cancellations.

Apparently we have a lucky guy/girl from Poland on the list. Ordered 28/08/2021, delivered 20/06/2022. Congrats Komono!

Starting to catch up? They couldn't catch a cold in the Arctic.

Just great. So I will get my car after waiting more than one year and few months later it will be an old model. They are really idiots, sorry, I have no other words for Skoda right now. 🤭

Latest article about Skoda from slovak newspaper: https://ekonomika.pravda.sk/firmy-a-trhy/clanok/630257-sef-skoda-auto-na-slovensku-fabiu-ci-karoq-dodame-od-5-do-6-mesiacov-ceny-pojdu-asi-o-par-percent-hore/ Google translate: Skoda Auto head in Slovakia: We will deliver Fabia or Karoq in 5 to 6 months, prices will go up by a few percent The car can be manufactured without spare parts, such as control units or door panels. It passes the inspection and is exported to the parking area, where it waits for its completion. Another thing is cable harnesses, without them we can't easily assemble a car, says Jaroslav Hercog, head of Škoda Auto Slovensko, in an interview for the daily Pravda. Tomáš Bakoš 06/13/2022 16:41 The Mladá Boleslav-based carmaker Škoda Auto still does not produce to the maximum capacity. The problem is the lack of parts. So what is the situation, what parts are missing from carmakers? Not only the automotive industry is facing the impact of covid, which has brought about the severance of logistics ties, the closure or reduction of production at suppliers. Gradually, individual waves came with various constraints, which manufacturers and suppliers gradually adapted to a number of measures to ensure uninterrupted production. At the time of the covid, demand for chips from cars, where the rise was expected to be slow, was shifting to chips in consumer electronics as people spent much more time at home. This created an imbalance between supply and demand, which caused a second blow to most car manufacturers. Again, we said that worse things couldn't have happened anymore, and we had no idea what was coming on February 24 this year. Did the war in Ukraine come and with it other problems with works? Apart from the great suffering experienced by the people of Ukraine after the aggression, the war has exacerbated the effects of the shortage of parts even further. Production at many suppliers from Ukraine was discontinued, especially in the area of cable harnesses. However, in a short time, thanks to the great commitment of all parties involved, the production of cable harnesses was at least partially resumed. Our ambition is to continue production in Ukraine, and thus help even in difficult times. That is why we very much appreciate the flexibility of Ukrainian employees, who, even in times of war, were able to at least partially maintain production in the factory. As a result of this situation, we also feel that we need to diversify much more. Head of Škoda Auto Slovakia: We are launching a novelty, responding to the lack of vehicles on the market: What exactly does that mean? Specifically, in our case, this means that in close cooperation with the affected suppliers from Ukraine, we duplicated the production of cable harnesses to the Czech Republic. At the same time, we have secured new production capacity in Morocco. The aim of these measures is to provide even better security against possible future supply disruptions. These measures make it possible, if necessary, to increase current production volumes. Ways are being sought so that the flow of components does not stop. Since October, when production was last discontinued, we are still not going at full capacity, but we have not had to stop production completely. You mentioned diversification in production. The game is the production of cable harnesses in Morocco. What exactly is there, was it a consequence of the war in Ukraine? The current situation has taught us a lot and contributed to a reassessment of current practices and customs in relation to globalization. There has been greater diversification and a shift away from globalization. There is a much greater emphasis on securing the supply of components from countries that are less risky, whether from a geopolitical or logistical point of view. In addition to the war in Ukraine, I will cite the example of Asia, specifically China, which, due to zero tolerance for the covid, closes repeatedly and ships not only cannot sail, but there is no one to lock them for lockdowns, thus disrupting supply chains. However, I do not think that we will produce everything in Europe in the future. We do not have the capacity, the resources of the materials, the staff, nor the necessary investments to do everything at home. However, manufacturers will be very careful to be able to provide at least some of the key components directly, thus ensuring greater control over deliveries. Which parts are still affected? We know that only a handful of companies make chips. Is it possible to diversify it at all with chips? The production of chips is very demanding in terms of investment and technology. Manufacturers are located mainly in Asia - in Taiwan or Malaysia. It is a matter of several years to move such a factory to Europe. It will certainly happen that Europe will try to start producing some strategic components such as chips locally, which is already happening and that is good. Well, I don't think we'll be producing all the parts that go into cars here in Europe. Jaroslav Hercog, CEO of Škoda Auto Slovensko. Carmakers are missing parts. How are we to imagine what happens to vehicles, incomplete vehicles leave the production line and are delivered in parking lots? The car is a complex product that consists of thousands of parts. Without some of them, such as one of the control units or the already mentioned door panels, the car can be manufactured, inspected and exported to the parking area, where it will wait for its completion, as soon as the missing part will be available again. Another example is cable harnesses. Think of them as a network that travels like a car. If we talk about the main cable harnesses, then it is not possible to insert them into the car, because they are placed in the vehicle in the initial phase of car production and are often measured according to the model and equipment, even several kilometers. What are the current waiting times for vehicle delivery? The situation is gradually improving. Waiting times depend to a large extent on the selected model, equipment, engine or transmission. We can say that smaller models like FABIA, KAMIQ, SCALA or KAROQ can be delivered from five to six months after ordering, due to the fact that they need a smaller number of critical parts. Of course, even that is still more than we would like. For larger models, it's a bit more. The OCTAVIA model, where the already mentioned fire of the factory for the production of door panels also occurred in addition to the lack of chips, is currently waiting for about 12 months. We are very sorry for this situation. That is why I would like to take this opportunity to thank the customers who are waiting for their cars. I would also like to mention the fact that our customers traditionally order their ŠKODA according to their specific wishes in terms of equipment, motorization or preferred color. The share of such orders with us is up to 80%. Of course, there is also a group of customers who need a car immediately, and here is the opportunity to use the available stock of dealers or the newly introduced program of certified ŠKODA used vehicles, which customers will find under the ŠKODA Plus banner at our 17 authorized partners. At the beginning of December, the daily Pravda reported that the price of OCTAVIA or SUPERBA had risen last year. We have 12 percent inflation here, energy prices are also rising, which are additional costs for the plants. Is there a risk of rewriting price lists this year as well? We are certainly not planning to make our vehicles more expensive at such a high level, but we must reflect on what is happening around us. The prices of materials, energy and other inputs are constantly rising, and we are unable to compensate for these increases in efficiency and increased productivity. Our suppliers gradually pass on the costs to us and we have to compensate some of them by reflecting them in the price. Therefore, it may happen that prices move in the order of several percent. At the beginning of the year, we adjusted the prices and it may happen that due to high prices of materials and energy, prices will continue to move during the year. What further market development do you expect on the Slovak market of new passenger cars this year? We see that there is still a strong demand for new vehicles. The number of orders available to our network is at the level of covid years ago, which is a great result of the work of our network of dealers, attractive model offer as well as the trust of our customers. This year, the market could be around 85,000. However, we must also take into account the fact that we are still moving in a very turbulent environment full of unpredictable influences.

Dude, you can make them, before you will get your car. I am getting one next month, still no info about the car and I ordered the car few months before I made one. 🤣

They are giving them away and all have matrix lights. This is what I find most troubling. I am more interested in that guided tour for children. I imagine it looks something like: "Look kids, these are all unfinished cars. Sometimes it pays off not finishing what you started, if you are smart enough, you can even get paid more. Moving on to production line. Listen kids, on the right side cars are missing door panels, so let us move on, here cars are missing chips. The line behind this one is stopped, because we don't have some harnesses, but anyway, look at this shiny robot. He is standing still, because we humans don't know what we are doing. Anyway, people are angry with us, because we are the worst at managing this situation, but if you are incompetent remember, just lie, lie, lie. Kids, now we are going to take a ride on the next line, so at least it is used for something. Thank you for coming and remember, customers are stupid. Bye kids, come again if you want to see what will be missing next...".

I hope so too, but till now they still said 11 weeks for new orders for a long time, but we are waiting more than 11 weeks.

https://www.marnet-mobility.de/aktuelle-lieferzeiten.html Even this site moved waiting time for non hybrid Octavia to Q3/2023. Wtf? 😮

I agree 100%, but you guys who get good news, please still share it here. If you get the car faster than others it is not your fault and we are not angry with you, we are still happy for you.

Cars ordered more than 1 year ago, are still waiting with no info. I don't see how new orders can have 1 year waiting time. Orders are just piling up.

This is their problem. Let them bring this up to Skoda, not to the dealers.

Unions: Škoda is still unable to produce at full capacity, parts are missing ...USB ports for cars manufactured in Kvasiny, for example, were now missing. https://www.auto.cz/odbory-skode-se-stale-nedari-vyrabet-na-plnou-kapacitu-chybeji-dily-144096?utm_campaign=abtest196_discussion_timeline_varBB&utm_medium=z-boxiku&utm_source=www.seznam.cz

You should assume nothing. Many people who didn't order RS are still waiting more than a year. I am waiting 10 months, also nonRS Octavia (Style).

True. https://czechdaily.cz/a-devastating-fire-in-mlada-boleslav-affected-skoda-auto-supplier/

Does it matter? They are available. Only RS is not available yet. But they have also other problems, so it doesn't matter either way.

V4 is RS... Quote: "Now, coincidentally, the information from the seller - confirms the authenticity of the data above about the door panels V4 - RS - the start of production from the 25th week, because the production week has shifted from KT 22-24 / 2022 to KT 25-27 / 2022. So another month. With this shift, I will also "celebrate" the year since the order (June 21, 2021) and also fall from MR2023."

Please change the profile data: "Model: Škoda Kamiq 1.5 DSG Style...waiting"

That is also my assumption, although I am aware that assumption is the mother of all mistakes.

Sharing info from Czech Skoda forum: Hi, yesterday / today, units of the RS pieces, which are complete, have only just started to be produced. Until then, they were incomplete and are on the parking lot.

The factory for interior door panels burned down in Czech Republic.