How long to build and deliver?

[aeon]

Hi folks, after finally pulling my finger out and ordering a Mazda 3 MPS Lux Alu about 3 weeks ago, I was given a delivery date of end of April (brand new 2011 build)... I got a call last week to tell me that the factory had actually stopped building the cars (due to the earthquake), and that they wouldn't start building the cars again until April 18th!

Anyone know how long it'd take the to a) build the car and b) ship it to Australia? I've asked the dealer to find out for me and they're trying to find out the information, but they haven't gotten back to me yet.

[Caffeine Fiend]

Hi and welcome

If it's like most things, shipping time would be around 4-5 weeks or there abouts.

Not sure about the build time. Mazda can crank out cars pretty quickly, but it's highly dependent on how many other orders are waiting in the queue ahead of you. That's something only the factory can answer unfortunately.

Good luck. They're worth the wait

Dan


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[RED3VIL]

" How long is a piece of string ? "

At one point their was a 3month wait time on the Mazda3
All depends how soon they can get production + parts up and running again

[Cton]

I ordered my car in late November.
Said I wanted a January 2010 build instead of a December 09.
So it was built 2nd week of January. I had it last week of Febuary.
It was a hard wait!

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Shipping is only a couple of weeks from memory.

[Reedy]

Heh that sucks!

When I paid my deposit for my car it had just been loaded onto the ship bound for Australia, it arrived at the dealer about 3 weeks after that.

There is probably a get out clause on your contract for that if you want to try your luck at another dealer and see if they have stock ready. Depends how patient you are really.

[Jmac]

Id say you would be in for a decent wait depending on if the factory was damaged etc, maybe ask around dealerships and see who has stock

[zippymps3]

Most dealerships sell for each other, ask if they can get one in through some other dealer if same car is available?

[aeon]

Yeah they already tried ringing around other dealers to see if they could get one (I was initially just going to get a 2010 model) but they weren't able to source one, so in the end they put me on the list to get a 2011 one, first thought to be delivered by end of April, but now ??

An article on car advice shows that Toyota are resuming on April 18th as well, so doesn't look like it was a Mazda specific date:

Toyota Japan to resume production at all plants on April 18 | Car Advice | Reviews

[Caffeine Fiend]

Mazda's two main plants in Japan are in Hiroshima and Hofu, which are both a fair way from the epicenter of the earthquakes and tsunamis, so I don't know if the factories themselves would have been directly affected

Having said that, Mazda, like all other Japanese car manufacturers, would employ contract manufacturing companies all over Japan to produce components for them, so it could be something as simple as a crucial $20 part that hasn't been able to be manufactured that is holding up the show.

[aeon]

Got a call today to let me know that the MPS I ordered would be built this month... still couldn't say how long it would take to get here with any accuracy though.