Some searches, like cars dot com and others, show cars that have received their VIN, but aren't anywhere near being ready to ship, let alone be on dealer lots. VIN's are assigned when a car is painted, or so I have been told by Chevy people, and it can take a day or more for the car to come out of the line. Then they are sent to quality control where they can sit for up to two weeks waiting to be inspected. Then they are sent to shipping, and again they can wait for several days to a week for their train or truck. Then they get shipped in a manner that is so slow it is mind boggling.
So it can take a month or more from the time a car gets its VIN and shows up on some searches until they reach the dealer lots.
Not sure that this is the case with the 2018's you mention, but it does sound familiar. But I would have thought that they would only build a handful, if any, of 2018's before summer break.
So it can take a month or more from the time a car gets its VIN and shows up on some searches until they reach the dealer lots.
Not sure that this is the case with the 2018's you mention, but it does sound familiar. But I would have thought that they would only build a handful, if any, of 2018's before summer break.