2023 Shipping Movements

[Alic01]

You think? The Tesla Rep said: "We cannot advise on a specific date as the shipments have not yet been scheduled"

So I thought no cars were on their way to the UK. What makes you think that ship is to the UK and has Model 3s?

If you have ordered a Model 3 I think the info from Tesla will be correct, they are not in production in China yet. it is highly likely that Crystal Ray is on its way to the UK but it will be full of Model Y's. Myself and some others have EDD's and were temporarily assigned VIN's (until they were removed for the Q2 close) which coincided with Crystal Ray loading and sailing so it does seem likely that it is coming to the UK.

The issue you have is that they stopped manufacturing Model 3's in China some time ago in order to prepare for the new model, there have been no reports or even spy shots of any production facelift model 3's rolling off the line in China yet, this will need to happen before there is any point tracking a UK bound vessel and getting hopeful of delivery.

China is currently the only factory producing RHD models and will also be the first to produce the facelift Model 3 so you will be lucky as yours will be one of the new models but it also means there will be a wait until they are ready, that date is very much up in the air at the moment.

 

[CaptStealthy]

MORNING MARGARETA is currently lined up to approach into Shanghai South. As I mentioned yesterday, she will arrive in Vancouver on 15 Jul before heading down to Tacoma on 18 Jul.
GRAND SAPPHIRE will arrive in Tacoma on 22 Jul before heading up to Vancouver on 25 Jul.

MORNING MARGARETA appears to be docked in Shanghai, and she appears to be moored at the pier that's next to the Tesla factory. I recognized the pier from the drone footage that's been posted on YouTube, lol.

I'm waiting to hear back from my SA whether they can assign my order to a vehicle that's coming in from China soon. Assuming that they're able to do so, is there a way to tell which ship it's going to be on? Since there are two ships that will depart Shanghai within days of each other.

Probably not.

These ships have tight schedules, right? How long can they afford to sit and wait (to see if the port workers union reaches a deal) before they would have to go to a backup plan, like say, unloading in Tacoma and send the vehicles to Canada by truck?

 

[Temboa]

If you have ordered a Model 3 I think the info from Tesla will be correct, they are not in production in China yet. it is highly likely that Crystal Ray is on its way to the UK but it will be full of Model Y's. Myself and some others have EDD's and were temporarily assigned VIN's (until they were removed for the Q2 close) which coincided with Crystal Ray loading and sailing so it does seem likely that it is coming to the UK.

The issue you have is that they stopped manufacturing Model 3's in China some time ago in order to prepare for the new model, there have been no reports or even spy shots of any production facelift model 3's rolling off the line in China yet, this will need to happen before there is any point tracking a UK bound vessel and getting hopeful of delivery.

China is currently the only factory producing RHD models and will also be the first to produce the facelift Model 3 so you will be lucky as yours will be one of the new models but it also means there will be a wait until they are ready, that date is very much up in the air at the moment.

The Crystal Ray is on its way to Barcelona, its arrival is confirmed for July 10. Regarding the cars it transports, you can see them in the video that Wu Wa recorded with his drone on June 15. The Crystal Ray left Shanghai on June 17 and then the Viking Sea passed through the port to load the rest of the cars and they are on their way to Canada.

I thought I saw that all the cars had LHD, but I'll leave you the video here so you can look for RHD cars.

Greetings.

 

[Marco Pascucci]

Hi All, what about model 3 SR+ shipment to Italy? I ordered it on June 11th and I don’t have the vin yet. Can I assume that mine is on Cristal Ray heading Barcelona?
EDD 29 Jul-28 Aug..I would like to have it before.. thanks a lot

 

[Marco Pascucci]

Hi All, what about model 3 SR+ shipment to Italy? I ordered it on June 11th and I don’t have the vin yet. Can I assume that mine is on Cristal Ray heading Barcelona?
EDD 29 Jul-28 Aug..I would like to have it before.. thanks a lot

Just changed EDD, now generic jul-aug

 

[Alic01]

Just changed EDD, now generic jul-aug

Yep same here

 

[lucas5905]

Yep same here

I feel like this isn’t a good sign if it’s changed to July-Aug

 

[Pedro Fidalgo]

If you have ordered a Model 3 I think the info from Tesla will be correct, they are not in production in China yet. it is highly likely that Crystal Ray is on its way to the UK but it will be full of Model Y's. Myself and some others have EDD's and were temporarily assigned VIN's (until they were removed for the Q2 close) which coincided with Crystal Ray loading and sailing so it does seem likely that it is coming to the UK.

The issue you have is that they stopped manufacturing Model 3's in China some time ago in order to prepare for the new model, there have been no reports or even spy shots of any production facelift model 3's rolling off the line in China yet, this will need to happen before there is any point tracking a UK bound vessel and getting hopeful of delivery.

China is currently the only factory producing RHD models and will also be the first to produce the facelift Model 3 so you will be lucky as yours will be one of the new models but it also means there will be a wait until they are ready, that date is very much up in the air at the moment.

Not sure if lucky if it means I will be waiting another 8 or more weeks for my car Probably more than 8 weeks if that's the case, since they are not even doing the new Model 3 yet or announced it?!

 

[Mr Miserable]

For those waiting in the UK for Model 3, I suspect you may have a long wait since the refreshed Model 3 will be produced for LHD markets first.
I have no idea how long we will have to wait for a RHD version and I would guess Tesla UK have no idea either.
If I were to hazard a guess, I certainly would not expect anything in Q3 and possibly even Q4 .
There is also the, previously thought absurd, idea that Tesla may only produce LHD. This is Tesla and so don't rule out absurd ideas.

 

[Mr Miserable]

is there a way to tell which ship it's going to be on?

No

These ships have tight schedules, right? How long can they afford to sit and wait (to see if the port workers union reaches a deal) before they would have to go to a backup plan, like say, unloading in Tacoma and send the vehicles to Canada by truck?

Folk in logistics hate the term flexibility - it smacks of poor planning and is used more often as an excuse rather than a virtue.
The good news is that VIKING SEA doesn't have many cars onboard and so the problem is not as big as it could be.
Nevertheless I think she will join the queue and sit it out.

 

[Mr Miserable]

Hi All, what about model 3 SR+ shipment to Italy? I ordered it on June 11th and I don’t have the vin yet. Can I assume that mine is on Cristal Ray heading Barcelona?
EDD 29 Jul-28 Aug..I would like to have it before.. thanks a lot

You would probably want to wait for the new refreshed Model 3 which should arrive in August.

 

[Alic01]

I feel like this isn’t a good sign if it’s changed to July-Aug

Indeed, will have to see what happens, I’m interested to see if the VIN I ultimately get is the same one I was previously given.

 

[CaptStealthy]

The good news is that VIKING SEA doesn't have many cars onboard and so the problem is not as big as it could be.
Nevertheless I think she will join the queue and sit it out.

I was referring more to MORNING MARGARETA and GRAND SAPPHIRE. Those will have larger loads which would be affected if this strike goes on for a long time.

 

[Mr Miserable]

I was referring more to MORNING MARGARETA and GRAND SAPPHIRE. Those will have larger loads which would be affected if this strike goes on for a long time.

They will go with the existing logistics plan right up to the point of the plan failing. Badly.

 

[Marco Pascucci]

You would probably want to wait for the new refreshed Model 3 which should arrive in August.

Even if I ordered the old one?
I would like to have the car within july. During the order phase the advisor told me that maybe I had the car within june, now july -august. Do you have eventually any news about shipment of model3? Only model y actually in travelling? Thank you very much for all the info sharing.

 

[Mr Miserable]

Even if I ordered the old one?
I would like to have the car within july. During the order phase the advisor told me that maybe I had the car within june, now july -august. Do you have eventually any news about shipment of model3? Only model y actually in travelling? Thank you very much for all the info sharing.

The refreshed Model 3 is a secret - nobody knows about it. Only you and me, and a couple of hundred thousand other people know about this.
Everybody who has ordered a Model 3 has ordered an old one. the existing version.
If you were going to receive an existing model 3 you would have had a VIN allocated by now.
Search this forum on how to search for a hidden VIN on your account.
Enjoy the wait!

 

[Mr Miserable]

Indeed, will have to see what happens, I’m interested to see if the VIN I ultimately get is the same one I was previously given.

Was that an officially given VIN or a hidden VIN?

 

[arubinst]

Even if I ordered the old one?
I would like to have the car within july. During the order phase the advisor told me that maybe I had the car within june, now july -august. Do you have eventually any news about shipment of model3? Only model y actually in travelling? Thank you very much for all the info sharing.

I think advisors don't really know much and they will say whatever they please. I was told by the advisor that I might be getting my Model X end of June... or sometime in July... and I actually don't even have an estimated date yet.

My delivery date acording to my account is "to be defined" and I don't even think my car has even been built yet. I don't know if there's any ship comming to Europe with MXs from the USA, but reading this thread is quite a good indication that there aren't any.

 

[Pedro Fidalgo]

For those waiting in the UK for Model 3, I suspect you may have a long wait since the refreshed Model 3 will be produced for LHD markets first.
I have no idea how long we will have to wait for a RHD version and I would guess Tesla UK have no idea either.
If I were to hazard a guess, I certainly would not expect anything in Q3 and possibly even Q4 .
There is also the, previously thought absurd, idea that Tesla may only produce LHD. This is Tesla and so don't rule out absurd ideas.

I really hope that with the new redesign and all the internal changes of the M3 to make it easier to assemble, they somehow manage to make RHD and LHD at the same time.

It would be very bad that they allow people to order M3 in the UK and say delivery in July-August, and then the delivery taking place towards the end of the year or even 2024.

 

[lucas5905]

Indeed, will have to see what happens, I’m interested to see if the VIN I ultimately get is the same one I was previously given.

So your EDD has moved to July-August and you have ordered MYP Black with white interior?