[HRV4ME]

Heard yesterday from the general manager of the local dealership I have worked with over the years they are on schedule for their first HRV delivery in 2-3 weeks.

Would be great to hear from others whether they have spotted any HRV locally or what they are hearing from their local dealership.

 

[HRV4ME]

Anyone heard from their local dealership on when they expect to have the HRV in stock?

 

[Hondude]

I constantly hear "May". Whatever is coming into ports in the interim is being held there or being warehoused.

This from 4 of the top Honda dealers in the N.Y. tri-state area -- so basically 4 of the top Honda dealers in these here United States. Yes.

 

[Bicepeak]

I constantly hear "May". Whatever is coming into ports in the interim is being held there or being warehoused.

This from 4 of the top Honda dealers in the N.Y. tri-state area -- so basically 4 of the top Honda dealers in these here United States. Yes.

Dealers are telling me that all of them will have 2 or 4 cars per dealer starting the third week of this month. Full shipments will begin in May.

 

[HRV4ME]

It seems to slightly vary from one area to another. Keep us posted as you hear more and thanks for reporting in.

I constantly hear "May". Whatever is coming into ports in the interim is being held there or being warehoused.

This from 4 of the top Honda dealers in the N.Y. tri-state area -- so basically 4 of the top Honda dealers in these here United States. Yes.

 

[DexterHugo]

Cincinnati area - my dealer says they will have ex & lx last week of April. But no word yet on when they will have exl-awd

 

[Bicepeak]

Cincinnati area - my dealer says they will have ex & lx last week of April. But no word yet on when they will have exl-awd

It is my understanding that all dealers will get 2 to 4 now. You will get a full shipment in May of more types and levels.

 

[Hondude]

Agreed on 2-4 units per dealer, but again they will likely be kept out of dealers' hands until embargo is lifted. So probably May, but late April if someone jumps the gun or Honda gets their act together in Mexico.

The "Mexico issues" which keep popping up on the web are:

1. Shortage of skilled labor.
2. Parts being stolen en route to factory in Celaya.
3. Parts and/or entire vehicles being robbed from outbound carrier trains.

 

[Bicepeak]

Agreed on 2-4 units per dealer, but again they will likely be kept out of dealers' hands until embargo is lifted. So probably May, but late April if someone jumps the gun or Honda gets their act together in Mexico.

The "Mexico issues" which keep popping up on the web are:

1. Shortage of skilled labor.
2. Parts being stolen en route to factory in Celaya.
3. Parts and/or entire vehicles being robbed from outbound carrier trains.

too many reports
from dealers about a couple of cars being there the 20th or later to not be the case. Agree it will be May before we see any amount of cars. Would appreciate any recent links to labor issues. Thanks!

 

[Hondude]

http://blog.caranddriver.com/honda-facing-parts-theft-railcar-hijacking-and-quality-issues-at-new-mexican-plant/

For example...

 

[Ex-cape]

http://blog.caranddriver.com/honda-facing-parts-theft-railcar-hijacking-and-quality-issues-at-new-mexican-plant/

For example...

Great. I might have to rethink this.

I worked for an automotive OEM supplier in the late 1980's that opened a plant in Mexico. It was a disaster then, but I hoped things had improved over a quarter century. I suppose not.

On a side note, the Car & Driver articles headline at first glance, would make one think the plant was near Albuquerque or something. Must have been the capitalization.

 

[Bicepeak]

http://blog.caranddriver.com/honda-facing-parts-theft-railcar-hijacking-and-quality-issues-at-new-mexican-plant/

For example...

Oh that article. That is from October 2014.....not recent. I read it a couple of months after it was printed. Hard to believe that Honda wouldn't have straitened out most of that by now.


I am guessing here, but I wonder if the transport issue was fixed by using nearby ports to ship them here instead of the train system to the US border? There is an existing thread here somewhere talking about that.


Here is the thread and the translated article.....looks like this train route to the sea port is more secure.
http://www.hrvforum.com/forum/289-honda-hr-v-general-discussion/5554-shipments-us-have-started.html

 

[Jeffclarkknapphonda]

I have a couple more on the way to my dealership now! Our first four we get by the last week of April will be:
2WD LX cvt white w/grey
2WD LX cvt blue w/grey
2WD EX cvt white w/grey
2WD EXL w/NAV cvt black w/black

 

[Bicepeak]

I have a couple more on the way to my dealership now! Our first four we get by the last week of April will be:
2WD LX cvt white w/grey
2WD LX cvt blue w/grey
2WD EX cvt white w/grey
2WD EXL w/NAV cvt black w/black

Cool!


Seem to be seeing more grey upholstery than black so far. I want black upholstery on my white , manual, LX.

 

[Hondude]

too many reports
from dealers about a couple of cars being there the 20th or later to not be the case. Agree it will be May before we see any amount of cars. Would appreciate any recent links to labor issues. Thanks!

Oh that article. That is from October 2014.....not recent. I read it a couple of months after it was printed. Hard to believe that Honda wouldn't have straitened out most of that by now.


I am guessing here, but I wonder if the transport issue was fixed by using nearby ports to ship them here instead of the train system to the US border? There is an existing thread here somewhere talking about that.


Here is the thread and the translated article.....looks like this train route to the sea port is more secure.
http://www.hrvforum.com/forum/289-honda-hr-v-general-discussion/5554-shipments-us-have-started.html

That's a great deal of guessing. Anyway we'll know in, what, 29 days?

 

[Bicepeak]

That's a great deal of guessing. Anyway we'll know in, what, 29 days?

There was only one guess in my last two posts.....and that one has facts behind it on the shipping on HOW they might have solved the shipping problem.


Note the article I linked stresses more secure shipping.


Appears most of us will be seeing cars (not full shipments) sooner than 29 days. You did say, "jumping the gun" is possible. Apparently that is going to be common for the few early cars across the country.


I asked the last dealer I talked to last about the "embargo". They have heard nothing about it. That is something Honda would have stressed to them very strongly if that were the case. Apparently that is for the press reviews .


Don't misunderstand....I am not convinced either about whether quality will be good coming out of this plant. I really hope it is good.


But I agree it won't be long either way and this post will only be a brief blip in our memories when we see these cars driving away from the dealership lots.

 

[HRV4ME]

That was nearly 7 months ago which is why the Fit and HRV were delayed for which Honda has since addressed.

QUOTE=Hondude;55090]http://blog.caranddriver.com/honda-facing-parts-theft-railcar-hijacking-and-quality-issues-at-new-mexican-plant/

For example...[/QUOTE]

 

[HRV4ME]

Well really depends on where you live. Some will see the HRV middle to late of the month. All depends on your dealership, their sales, and what they end up getting allocated.

That's a great deal of guessing. Anyway we'll know in, what, 29 days?

 

[HRV4ME]

Anyone have any dealership inventory updates or updates from your dealership. Shouldn't be long now for us serious buyers.

 

[Dermochelys]

Today I saw a local dealership showing 3 HR-V's on their webpage. I emailed them and the guy came back saying the figured they would be available "sometime later this month".

No other updates from my region