[vorzug]

Hey all, ordered my 2026 M340i xDrive 12/20/25. Just went into production yesterday. Went with everything except Driver Professional and Traffic Jam Assist. Attaching the build with some pics. Went with the black Vernasca leather with blue stitching and accents despite the site naming it my exterior color. Extremely excited as I am coming over from another German manufacturer. If you have any questions let me know, my service center and sales rep have been phenominal keeping me updated every step of the way.

[335aw]

Congrats!! The site did the same with mine (Portimao blue) on the interior and exterior of my M440i GC lol.

[vorzug]

Originally Posted by 335aw

Congrats!! The site did the same with mine (Portimao blue) on the interior and exterior of my M440i GC lol.

Very excited for delivery day!

[Equilibrandt]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on the G20!

There're a lot of people asking questions, updating or sharing their timelines, etc in the sticky thread!

https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...22341&page=304

[vorzug]

Originally Posted by Equilibrandt

Welcome to the forum and congrats on the G20!

There're a lot of people asking questions, updating or sharing their timelines, etc in the sticky thread!

https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...22341&page=304

Hey and thank you! I will update the thread linked as I go through steps. Learning quite a bit!

[vorzug]

3/24/26: Exterior Body Assembly Begins. Sales rep called me to let me know because he is excited too (ordered his own 340 in February). Got details on what I need to bring, and let them know my detailer will have the car once I get it. Declined the "detail" the dealer provides. Got my plates registered today as well.

[vorzug]

Flew through all of the other steps in 48 hours. Currently awaiting carrier assignment. So the total build takes approximately 72 hours.

[335aw]

Originally Posted by vorzug

Flew through all of the other steps in 48 hours. Currently awaiting carrier assignment. So the total build takes approximately 72 hours.

as someone warned me, this is the most exciting part. From here, there is a lot of just waiting (to get on a boat, to come over, and then for it to get on a carrier and get to the dealer).

Mine is in Baltimore right now, but needs to head south to Brunswick where it will get its MPE \ Black Badges and then head to the PDC.

Distract yourself but get excited!

[Desert_Fox]

Originally Posted by vorzug

Flew through all of the other steps in 48 hours. Currently awaiting carrier assignment. So the total build takes approximately 72 hours.

This is the long part... my car finished production 2/27 and has been sitting at the port since then. Mine is a German build waiting in Bremerhaven. Guessing won't get here for another 1-2 months.

[vorzug]

Originally Posted by Desert_Fox

This is the long part... my car finished production 2/27 and has been sitting at the port since then. Mine is a German build waiting in Bremerhaven. Guessing won't get here for another 1-2 months.

Talked with the dealer today getting stuff setup for delivery. They said it should be a month or so. Did you contact Genius and ask them what's going on? That seems like an extremely long wait for being at the port.

Orderd 12/20/25 so I have been waiting for a while. It's a small market dealership but I would need to drive 2 hours to get to my next dealer location.

[Desert_Fox]

Originally Posted by vorzug

Talked with the dealer today getting stuff setup for delivery. They said it should be a month or so. Did you contact Genius and ask them what's going on? That seems like an extremely long wait for being at the port.

Orderd 12/20/25 so I have been waiting for a while. It's a small market dealership but I would need to drive 2 hours to get to my next dealer location.

I've reached out to Genius several times, they never know what's going on.

[SBM135]

Congratulations! You are got enjoy it! My build came quicker than the 10-12 weeks they said. My allocation was near going in to production so I got mine configured on January 14, it went into production on January 29th and was built on February 3. It made it to the dealer on March 17!

[vorzug]

Originally Posted by SBM135

Congratulations! You are got enjoy it! My build came quicker than the 10-12 weeks they said. My allocation was near going in to production so I got mine configured on January 14, it went into production on January 29th and was built on February 3. It made it to the dealer on March 17!

That's awesome though. I try my best to not check the app and be patient. Luckily, my dealer has been fantastic, really impressed with BMW so far in terms of service.

[SBM135]

Originally Posted by vorzug

That's awesome though. I try my best to not check the app and be patient. Luckily, my dealer has been fantastic, really impressed with BMW so far in terms of service.

I said the same thing but found myself checking every other day to every day depending on what status it’s in lol.

So once it makes it on the boat your bmw center can give you the the information on what boat it is on and then you have to do some legwork to track that ship. Most of the sites you have to pay for but the one I found was ps://maritimeoptima.com and you can download the app, it gives you 10 updates and then it cuts you and you can pay or just use a different email address and you get 10 more for free. Vessel finder was another but you don’t get updates frequently I believe it’s once a week.

The longest wait is when it gets to the port in Germany and waiting to be loaded on the boat. If the ship has to make stops before heading to the us that’s delay for almost a week. Once mines was on the boat it made another stop in Germany for almost a week before heading to Baltimore port witch it was there only in Baltimore for a couple days and it went to Brunswick, I’m not sure if it made any other stop here as I stopped tracking the ship.

[vorzug]

Originally Posted by SBM135

I said the same thing but found myself checking every other day to every day depending on what status it’s in lol.

So once it makes it on the boat your bmw center can give you the the information on what boat it is on and then you have to do some legwork to track that ship. Most of the sites you have to pay for but the one I found was ps://maritimeoptima.com and you can download the app, it gives you 10 updates and then it cuts you and you can pay or just use a different email address and you get 10 more for free. Vessel finder was another but you don’t get updates frequently I believe it’s once a week.

The longest wait is when it gets to the port in Germany and waiting to be loaded on the boat. If the ship has to make stops before heading to the us that’s delay for almost a week. Once mines was on the boat it made another stop in Germany for almost a week before heading to Baltimore port witch it was there only in Baltimore for a couple days and it went to Brunswick, I’m not sure if it made any other stop here as I stopped tracking the ship.

I really appreciate your help. I'm just happy it's there. Been a long 3 months just waiting for a production date.

[vorzug]

Just like that, the car has boarded a RO/RO ship. 8 days at the port. Sales rep called me and gave me the ship name as well. 4/26 ETA into Baltimore.

[Dvenuti72]

So I just ordered a m340i yesterday order is being finalized and put in. Is there a way to know at this point if it’s German or Mexico build at this point? Any rhyme or reason. I figured they were all built in Mexico but im seeing also Germany.

[vorzug]

Originally Posted by Dvenuti72

So I just ordered a m340i yesterday order is being finalized and put in. Is there a way to know at this point if it’s German or Mexico build at this point? Any rhyme or reason. I figured they were all built in Mexico but im seeing also Germany.

Mine was built in Germany. You will know based on the VIN number.

For Mexico, look for a VIN starting with 3MW (specifically the digit 3 in the first position) or a J in the 7th position for US models.

German-built 3 Series vehicles typically have a VIN starting with W (such as WBA or WBS) and a C in the 7th position.

Also, if the 11th digit is an F, it's Munich, if it's an 8, it's Mexico.

[Dvenuti72]

Originally Posted by vorzug

Mine was built in Germany. You will know based on the VIN number.

For Mexico, look for a VIN starting with 3MW (specifically the digit 3 in the first position) or a J in the 7th position for US models.

German-built 3 Series vehicles typically have a VIN starting with W (such as WBA or WBS) and a C in the 7th position.

Also, if the 11th digit is an F, it's Munich, if it's an 8, it's Mexico.

Thanks for the information… is it bad that I am almost hoping it’s Mexico. The dealer had an open allocation. So that won’t be an issue. I feel like if Germany built, that should probably add at least another 1-2 months wait time right?

[vfr800]

Originally Posted by Dvenuti72

Thanks for the information… is it bad that I am almost hoping it’s Mexico. The dealer had an open allocation. So that won’t be an issue. I feel like if Germany built, that should probably add at least another 1-2 months wait time right?

An extra month, maybe two, seems about right if it's coming from Germany instead of Mexico.

The VIN info above also matches my experience; first and 11th digits.

I believe the dealer can tell if it's a Germany vs Mexico build slot if they look closely at the build / allocation info. One dealership tried telling me all 3 series for the US were built in Mexico, but there are definitely some regular (non-Jahre) versions coming from Germany to US.

Either way, bet you'll enjoy it once it arrives!

[Dvenuti72]

Originally Posted by vfr800

An extra month, maybe two, seems about right if it's coming from Germany instead of Mexico.

The VIN info above also matches my experience; first and 11th digits.

I believe the dealer can tell if it's a Germany vs Mexico build slot if they look closely at the build / allocation info. One dealership tried telling me all 3 series for the US were built in Mexico, but there are definitely some regular (non-Jahre) versions coming from Germany to US.

Either way, bet you'll enjoy it once it arrives!

Yeah that’s what the dealer seems to think as well. I actually found out about the German bound cars by doing a little research. I’ll know more soon. Yes I’m looking forward to it. I ordered a manual m3 two years ago. That wait was about 4.5 months. They think it should be here in May/june. I just traded it in for the m340i lol. Looking for something a little more practical that I can drive all year around with the family etc. I was actually pleasantly surprised with the m340i all around performance wise on the test ride.

[vorzug]

Originally Posted by vfr800

An extra month, maybe two, seems about right if it's coming from Germany instead of Mexico.

The VIN info above also matches my experience; first and 11th digits.

I believe the dealer can tell if it's a Germany vs Mexico build slot if they look closely at the build / allocation info. One dealership tried telling me all 3 series for the US were built in Mexico, but there are definitely some regular (non-Jahre) versions coming from Germany to US.

Either way, bet you'll enjoy it once it arrives!

This seems to be correct. My dealer says it's a toss-up. My spec is pretty loaded so that could possibly be the reason it's built in Germany, but I don't know that for sure.