From what I have seen VW has been like that with all many of it's cars the last few years. It's crazy, rather than give one dealer lets say 4 or five different colors of rabbits in a shipment they'll get 6 gray ones and nothing else. Nearby dealers may also get all grey. So f.e. if you wanted a white one you have to ship it from another state. It is really weird. Cars that are supposedly not out yet sometimes all of a sudden just show up without warning and sometimes cars that should be out are delayed for a really long time.
You can track specific cars via the "ask a VW salesman" thread on VW vortex. They can tell you where a car with your specifications is anywhere in the country and then your salesman could possibly flag it for you (possibly) and they can often also tell you the exact location/status of your ordered car. In other words, sometimes you have to do the salesman's work for them (if you want to know your car's status that is). I have found that if you assume your salesman knows nothing and is not capable of researching it him/herself, that is pretty close to the truth.
You can track specific cars via the "ask a VW salesman" thread on VW vortex. They can tell you where a car with your specifications is anywhere in the country and then your salesman could possibly flag it for you (possibly) and they can often also tell you the exact location/status of your ordered car. In other words, sometimes you have to do the salesman's work for them (if you want to know your car's status that is). I have found that if you assume your salesman knows nothing and is not capable of researching it him/herself, that is pretty close to the truth.
