[X5-G05-45e]

Could not find a tracker for 2024 M440i so I am starting one.

Ordered on Tuesday 3/7
status Order received on Wednesday 3/8
status changed to "Scheduled for production" on Friday 3/10.
status changed to Production Begins on Friday 3/24
status changed to Exterior body assembly begins on Friday 3/31
status changed to In the paint booth on Friday 3/31

My order:

2024 M440i xDrive Gran Coup
Tanzanite Blue II Metallic
19" M Y-spoke Bi-color Black Wheels, Style 859M with All-season Non Run-flat Tires
Cognac Perforated SensaTec
Aluminum Mesh Effect Trim with Ambient Light
Driving Assistance Professional Package
Parking Assistance Package
Premium Package
Shadowline Package
Adaptive M Suspension
Icon Adaptive LED Headlights with Laserlight
SensaTec Dashboard
Drive Recorder

[Bobvegas]

You are fortunate to get a quick build slot!

I ordered my M440 Gran Coupe at the end of January with an estimated delivery date of end of June.

[107Bulldog]

Got quite the same with the exception to color/SensaTec Dashboard

Ordered 03/24 from a dealer in SoCal

They do not have an allocation but it is estimated to have one in April since they are a high volume dealer.
I am 3rd in their "order bank".


2024 M440i xDrive Gran Coupe
Alpine White
19" M Y-Spoke Bi-Color Black Wheels, Style 859M with All-season Non Run-flat Tires
Tacora Red Perforated SensaTec
Aluminum Mesh Effect Trim with Ambient Light
Driving Assistance Professional Package
Parking Assistance Package
Premium Package
Shadowline Package
Adaptive M Suspension
Icon Adaptive LED Headlights with Laserlight
Drive Recorder

**Updated this post on 08/16/2023**
3/24/2023 Order submitted
5/15/2023 Order received by BMW AG
5/26/2023 Scheduled for Production; Build week 25 = 6/15 - 6/22
6/15/2023 Production Begins - VIN Assigned
6/17/2023 Exterior body assembly begins
6/17/2023 In the paint booth
6/18/2023 Entering assembly line
6/18/2023 Assembly in progress
6/18/2023 Quality check
6/19/2023 Final assembly
6/20/2023 Ready for transport
6/21/2023 Dispatched from factory
6/22/2023 Awaiting Carrier Assignment
6/27/2023 At the Port (Bremmerhaven)
7/11/2023 In Transit (Demeter Leader to Port Hueneme, CA)
8/10/2023 At the Port (Port Hueneme)

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Awaiting VDC + MPE port installation

[X5-G05-45e]

My CA actually traded with another dealership for an allocation, and it was already scheduled for week 14. All he had to do was change the specs to mine and all was good. This is the 2nd BMW that I have bought with him. The 1st was a X5 45e that I gave him the order on January 6th and the car was delivered to me on February 10.

[X5-G05-45e]

Status update:

status changed to In the paint booth on Friday 3/31
status changed to Entering assembly line on Monday 4/3
status changed to Awaiting carrier assignment on Tuesday 4/4

Hopefully it will make it to Bremerhaven by the end of the week and then the wait for a car carrier starts.

[X5-G05-45e]

I guess I should of waited another hour or so before posting that last status update.

Status has now change to Dispatched from factory 4/4.

[antenehs]

I have pretty much the same M440i GC ordered, except in Portmao blue and run flat performance tyres.

Order received - 3/26
Scheduled for production" on Friday 3/29.
Production began - 4/13

[X5-G05-45e]

Took it a week but it is finally at the port of Bremerhaven.

status changed to At the port on Tuesday 4/11

[24-M440i]

I have order my 2024 M440i Gc in Jan 2023 . Here is my timeline

Specs :

Black sapphire Mettalic
Black vernasca leather
Driving assistant pro pkg
Premium package
Parking assistance pkg
Shadowline pkg
Adaptive m suspension
Front and rear heated seats
Front ventilated seats
Icon Adaptive led w/ laser light
Personal esim 5g
SensaTec dashboard
18” M wheels
Oak matte finish wood trim


Ordered on January 14th

Production Spot allocation February 28th

Production week known on March 12th

Production week 15 between April 10th to April 15th

Vin number on March 29

Exterior body assembly started on April 3rd


In the paint booth from April 5th to April 10th


Entering Assembly line to Dispatched from Factory on April 11th

Production Completed on 11th

Dispatched from Factory April on 11th

At the port April 13th

[X5-G05-45e]

We are both at the Bremerhaven port. Hopefully we will get on the next ship and that it will be soon.

[24-M440i]

Originally Posted by X5-G05-45e

We are both at the Bremerhaven port. Hopefully we will get on the next ship and that it will be soon.

There is a ship starting from Bremerhaven on 15 Apr and arriving in Baltimore on Apr 30th called Tirranna. It is a vehicle carrier . I hope we are in that ship.

[24-M440i]

Originally Posted by X5-G05-45e

We are both at the Bremerhaven port. Hopefully we will get on the next ship and that it will be soon.

Did your status change from At the port to In-Transit X5-G05-45e . My status still says At the port.

[X5-G05-45e]

Checked my status this morning and it is still at the port.

Sometimes it takes a couple of days for the status to change but not holding my breath that it is on a boat heading to the USA.

[Mark Venture]

Hi @[X5-G05-45e] and @[24-M440i], couple of questions for you both, if you don't mind sharing with someone who is also leaning towards a factory ordered G26 as you both did. How did you both do on pricing? Were you able to get below MSRP, if so, what percentage?
And a second question, even though it's only ever her and me in the car, my wife is is pushing a bit for me to consider an X4 M40i instead of the Gran Coupe. Did either of you cross shop those two? If you did, how do they compare (knowing we're talking an SUV vs a sedan). Dealers near me have M340i's and X3 M40i's but not the X4 or Gran Coupe, so I was only able to test drive a 430 Gran Coupe, not an M440. The 430 felt underpowered to me and rear visibility was not great, but backup cam mostly fixes that....Recently traded in the M340i I bought in 2020, so on the hunt for my next daily driver.

[X5-G05-45e]

Originally Posted by Mark Venture

Hi @[X5-G05-45e] and @[24-M440i], couple of questions for you both, if you don't mind sharing with someone who is also leaning towards a factory ordered G26 as you both did. How did you both do on pricing? Were you able to get below MSRP, if so, what percentage?
And a second question, even though it's only ever her and me in the car, my wife is is pushing a bit for me to consider an X4 M40i instead of the Gran Coupe. Did either of you cross shop those two? If you did, how do they compare (knowing we're talking an SUV vs a sedan). Dealers near me have M340i's and X3 M40i's but not the X4 or Gran Coupe, so I was only able to test drive a 430 Gran Coupe, not an M440. The 430 felt underpowered to me and rear visibility was not great, but backup cam mostly fixes that....Recently traded in the M340i I bought in 2020, so on the hunt for my next daily driver.

I am currently driving a 2022 X5 45e as I wanted to see what an electric capable car was like. The X5 was very good and I enjoyed it. I had the car into the dealership a few weeks ago and they gave me a 330i as a loaner for the weekend while they were waiting for a part to come in. I put over 150 miles on it over the weekend and enjoyed it so much that I started to look at getting a 3 or 4 series. I need more storage at times as it will be my only car so that took me to looking at the 4 series Gran Coupe. I was able to test drive a M440i convertible as the only M440i Gran Coupe they had on the lot was a sold car. I was able to sit in the GC and it was great.

I did not look at the X3 or X4 as I wanted to get back into a sedan. I live in Traverse City MI (northern lower Michigan) so I went with xDrive and the all-season non run flat tires.

The power and handling were exactly what I was missing and placed my order. I expect to get $2000 off sticker but that is the best I can expect.

I am single and my dog is the only rider I have had in the back seat in 2 or 3 years so the GC with the hatchback is perfect for me. I am 73 and I am treating myself because I can.

My M440i GC is still sitting at the Bremerhaven port as of this morning so delivery should be mid to late May hopefully.

[24-M440i]

Originally Posted by Mark Venture

Hi @[X5-G05-45e] and @[24-M440i], couple of questions for you both, if you don't mind sharing with someone who is also leaning towards a factory ordered G26 as you both did. How did you both do on pricing? Were you able to get below MSRP, if so, what percentage?
And a second question, even though it's only ever her and me in the car, my wife is is pushing a bit for me to consider an X4 M40i instead of the Gran Coupe. Did either of you cross shop those two? If you did, how do they compare (knowing we're talking an SUV vs a sedan). Dealers near me have M340i's and X3 M40i's but not the X4 or Gran Coupe, so I was only able to test drive a 430 Gran Coupe, not an M440. The 430 felt underpowered to me and rear visibility was not great, but backup cam mostly fixes that....Recently traded in the M340i I bought in 2020, so on the hunt for my next daily driver.

Hi Currently drive a 2019 GMC Terrain Denali. So, for a change i only wanted to look into sedans . Then i started my research online. I liked BMW M440i compared to any options out their. But still i test driven some Audi, Benz cars but my mind was stuck on M440i. So, i went to my bmw dealer and asked to test drive an M440i. But they only have M340i in-stock. So, i have driven the car and i am impressed with it. But i didn’t like the front end of M340i compared M440i and also have the practicality of the SUV like trunk in the 4 series. So, i decided to go with M440i GC. At that point they had one coming in couple of weeks. But i was like i am spending 70K anyway. So, lets customize the vehicle and order it and waiting for 6 months more to get your car. The other reason i went with M440i is it looks distinct from other BMW’s when people look at you on the road..

At this point i didn’t get any discounts of MSRP. I don’t know if i will get any discounts on the price. If i don’t get any discount i am still ok with it. Because i ordered the car how i liked it. If it was in-stock at the dealership i would have negotiated because of the feature’s or the options it had or didn’t.

I don’t think they will negotiate the price because 4 series is one the best selling cars in the BMW’s line up.

When i ordered my car in Jan 2023 they were still selling 2023 but my dealer didn’t have any allotments. But i still ordered it any way. When they received an allotment on feb 28th. They told me i am getting 2024 model instead of 2023 with new infotainment system. So, i was like it was worth to wait for 6 months and getting new infotainment instead of spending 70k and getting old and out dated infotainment system.

[Mark Venture]

@X5-G05-45e, I'm in New England so with weather, potholes and comfort being concerns for me too, I'm also looking at xDrive and non-run flats. The hatchback is big draw for me as well, I had a 440i Gran Coupe I bought in 2017, and dropping groceries or golf clubs and the occasional large item into the back was a breeze compared to the coupes and sedans I've had. You spec'ed yours very close to how I would and you chose, in my opinion, the best color (Tanzanite). In my many years of owning cars, I have been complimented only one time on the color of my car. And that was when I was driving the Tanzanite M340.
@24-M440i, agreed on the new iDrive 8. I know it's controversial in a lot of the forums here, but I've been driving BMWs since 2007-2008, and the iDrive I had way back then didn't feel all that different than the one in my 2020 M340. Sure, they eventually went to the iPad embedded in the dash look, but I feel like that design language is outdated and the new big screen iDrive 8 looks a lot more modern. Some say it's 'bolted on' but to me it looks great, actually looks like something from the 2020's instead of something from the 2010's. Also agree on the uniqueness of the Gran Coupe. I see 330's everywhere, and the guy who lives next door to me bought an M340i a year after I bought mine lol. 3 series are common, but I have only seen like two 4 series GC's over the past year or more. Nice to drive a car that doesn't look like so many others out there.
Hope the wait is over quickly for you both!

[X5-G05-45e]

Found a schedule for Wallenius & Wilhelmsen RORO carriers leaving Bremerhaven over the next couple of weeks.

Maybe our cars that have been patiently waiting at the port will be able to get on one of them if not the 4/25 one.

[24-M440i]

I was hoping that we are already on the ship called brooklands by kline which started yesterday from Bremerhaven arriving in Baltimore on May 2nd. Just the status of the vehicles that been updated yet in bmw website to in-transit.

[X5-G05-45e]

As of 6:00 PM EDT 4/24 my status is still at the port, so I doubt that it made the Brooklands car carrier.

Maybe the WW carrier scheduled to leave Bremerhaven on 4/25?

[24-M440i]

Hope so . I saw on reddit that one person already got his 2024 M440i delivered last week itself.

[Bimmer86]

Originally Posted by 24-M440i

Hope so . I saw on reddit that one person already got his 2024 M440i delivered last week itself.

I would expect that both of you should be getting on the next ship. I've been watching the i4 forums since they have more people waiting for cars from Germany. My 2024 M440i GC arrived at the port on 3/31 and was loaded onto the Orion Highway on 4/11. It just docked at Baltimore today.