I was just wondering, how does the dealer track progress in the building of a new car? I am sure they have their own site they check, but does anyone know what it is? I would like to follow the build up of the one I ordered if at all possible.

 

Well, depending on the delay period, the car itself is built relatively quickly. Most likely, the only thing you'll be able to track is if/when its shipped out and where its travel location may be.

 

Your dealer can monitor the progress of your vehicle order through event codes issued to the dealer from GM. Here is a list (subset) of event codes.

TPW = Target production week, or, the week your vehicle is scheduled to be built.

1100-Order Submitted by dealer
1101-order Accepted by GM
2001-Order Generated to dealer
2005-Order Replaced with GM Prospec order
2050-Order Changed
2500-Order Sent to production, preferenced
3000-Order Accepted by production control
3100-Order Available to sequence (now the tpw becomes more stable)
3400-Order Broadcasted for production
3800-Vehicle produced
4150-Vehicled invoiced to dealer
4200-Vehicle shipped
5000-Vehicle delivered to dealer
6000-Vehicle delivered to customer
6010-Vehicle delivery change