718 CGTS build schedule question

Turki_GTS said:

My SA informed that I have been granted with March build allocation, however looking at the table below it seems that its April build (V250 status on 15th week, 2018). Any explanation for this contradiction ?

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OP, look at the schedule that you posted. It has three columns:

Planned Week: This represents a pre-production schedule cadence based on targets established at the time Porsche agrees to build the vehicle. This happens after an allocation slot is filled with an order (a dealer function) and submitted to Porsche. At that point, Porsche still has to agree to build the car in that allocation slot -- and it is not required to agree to do that. It usually does, but it can also delay the order for a myriad of reasons, from parts shortages (particularly Exclusiv Manufaktur options) to the re-balancing of worldwide product distribution (as is currently happening with 718 S models in the U.S.)
Expected Week: This represents a production schedule cadence based on targets established after production is locked. These weeks will almost certainly change once the car goes past V250 to more accurately reflect how production is actually flowing at the plant the car is being built at. The dates could move up, or they could move back.
Actual Date: This represents the actual date the car enters the production stage indicated.

To answer your question: An allocation slot represents nothing more than a unit of an order quota agreed upon by Porsche and the dealer. It's not a guarantee -- even that Porsche will build the car at all. It's merely a mechanism to keep the dealer supplied that the manufacturer reserves the right to adjust at (mostly) its discretion.