Inventory Tracker Updates

Merc0085 · June 1, 2021

Does anyone know and what frequency the Chevrolet inventory search feature is updates with new trucks? Is it real time, once a day, once a week etc? I keep finding myself a day late and a dollar short in being able to find an available 2500 despite expanding my radius out to 1,000 miles. Now I realize some of these are customer ordered or something g similar but 5 trucks in a row now I’ve been told if I had called an hour earlier or so I would have had the first opportunity to purchase and I’m tired of being behind the curve. Any insight on the update schedule so I can hopefully get a truck sometime this year?

nards444 · June 1, 2021

53 minutes ago, Merc0085 said:

Does anyone know and what frequency the Chevrolet inventory search feature is updates with new trucks? Is it real time, once a day, once a week etc? I keep finding myself a day late and a dollar short in being able to find an available 2500 despite expanding my radius out to 1,000 miles. Now I realize some of these are customer ordered or something g similar but 5 trucks in a row now I’ve been told if I had called an hour earlier or so I would have had the first opportunity to purchase and I’m tired of being behind the curve. Any insight on the update schedule so I can hopefully get a truck sometime this year?

IDK if this helps. Must computer systems update at like midnight or 5-6am. Build codes update from what I gather at midnight on thursday or WED night.

jd64 · June 1, 2021

3 hours ago, Merc0085 said:

Does anyone know and what frequency the Chevrolet inventory search feature is updates with new trucks? Is it real time, once a day, once a week etc? I keep finding myself a day late and a dollar short in being able to find an available 2500 despite expanding my radius out to 1,000 miles. Now I realize some of these are customer ordered or something g similar but 5 trucks in a row now I’ve been told if I had called an hour earlier or so I would have had the first opportunity to purchase and I’m tired of being behind the curve. Any insight on the update schedule so I can hopefully get a truck sometime this year?

iam very interested in the answer to the same question also. the exact same thing has been happening to me, i have missed 4 trucks by hours within the last 7 days and have also expanded my search out to 1000 miles, added a few different colors and even 2 models to my wish list. i have also noticed that they are not removed very fast either after they are no longer available. there was a truck that i know was no longer available for 2 1/2 weeks and was still listed as of 2 nights ago.

its looking like i am just going to order a 22 but was trying to take advantage of the current trade values by finding something in transit or in stock.

nards444 · June 1, 2021

1 hour ago, jd64 said:

iam very interested in the answer to the same question also. the exact same thing has been happening to me, i have missed 4 trucks by hours within the last 7 days and have also expanded my search out to 1000 miles, added a few different colors and even 2 models to my wish list. i have also noticed that they are not removed very fast either after they are no longer available. there was a truck that i know was no longer available for 2 1/2 weeks and was still listed as of 2 nights ago.

its looking like i am just going to order a 22 but was trying to take advantage of the current trade values by finding something in transit or in stock.

If I couldnt find anything here soon I would be waiting for 22. At some point there is going to be a glut of inventory out there. Theres parking lots of unfinished vehicles waiting for chips. And you cant sell 21s for 22 money.

03 Cobra · June 2, 2021

Same boat here. Looking on GMC.com inventory and Autotrader for a 21 because I don't want to wait for a 22 though I am curious to see if there will be any surprises for 22. I did see a truck just show up on GMC inventory this afternoon that I know wasn't there this morning so I want to think it's daily. Does anyone know when build and price will be updated for the 22s? I do have a local dealer set to call me as soon as I can place an order. That's just in case I can't find a 21 though I'm going to try like hell.

jd64 · June 3, 2021

4 hours ago, 03 Cobra said:

Same boat here. Looking on GMC.com inventory and Autotrader for a 21 because I don't want to wait for a 22 though I am curious to see if there will be any surprises for 22. I did see a truck just show up on GMC inventory this afternoon that I know wasn't there this morning so I want to think it's daily. Does anyone know when build and price will be updated for the 22s? I do have a local dealer set to call me as soon as I can place an order. That's just in case I can't find a 21 though I'm going to try like hell.

really no changes for 22. multi flex tailgate, some kind of seat belt adjusters and no more brown and a green added. thats it. i think the biggest surprise for 22 is when can orders be placed? my dealer says 7/1 and when will production start? my dealer says 7/12 and then how long is build time? nothing is normal as we know it. but who knows what will really happen . only time will tell and then there are the constraints, what are they? when will they be lifted? it is just plain nuts. id rather order a 22 but if a 21 can be found at least you can see what you are getting. i've been searching 1000 miles ,3 different colors , LTZ's and High Country's in the morning and in the evening and really no luck, but i sure have missed quite a few and only by hours on some.

Merc0085 · June 3, 2021

I finally got one 1400 miles away, after calling more than 37 dealers where all the listed trucks were customer ordered or someone had already put a deposit down. Perseverance and a lot of it and you can find them. Just get comfortable with a long drive. I put do win a deposit truck should be there within the week. Looks like I can get a plane ticket for $150 and enjoy a 2 day road trip to break it in.

03 Cobra · June 3, 2021

7 hours ago, Merc0085 said:

I finally got one 1400 miles away, after calling more than 37 dealers where all the listed trucks were customer ordered or someone had already put a deposit down. Perseverance and a lot of it and you can find them. Just get comfortable with a long drive. I put do win a deposit truck should be there within the week. Looks like I can get a plane ticket for $150 and enjoy a 2 day road trip to break it in.

Congrats, Merc! Out of curiosity what did you get? Did you find it on the manufacturer website or on something like Autotrader? Your hard work paid off for sure.

As for the 22s this article confirms the dates that jd64 shared above....https://carbuzz.com/news/we-finally-know-when-the-2022-chevy-silverado-will-arrive which shows production starts 7/12.

jd64 · June 3, 2021

got a call from the dealer this morning saying the 21 i had on order from mid may isnt going to happen, so i decided to just order a 22 the exact way i wanted it and end the craziness, LOL. good luck to everybody trying to hunt a 21 down

03 Cobra · June 3, 2021

1 minute ago, jd64 said:

got a call from the dealer this morning saying the 21 i had on order from mid may isnt going to happen, so i decided to just order a 22 the exact way i wanted it and end the craziness, LOL. good luck to everybody trying to hunt a 21 down

JD, did your guy allow you to order the 22 today or did he say when he can actually place the order in the GM system? I have been waiting to hear from mine that we can actually load it into the system and wait for confirmation that it was accepted but that call hasn't yet come yet for me. Sorry to hear about your 21 but maybe you'll be happier in the end.

jd64 · June 3, 2021

4 hours ago, 03 Cobra said:

JD, did your guy allow you to order the 22 today or did he say when he can actually place the order in the GM system? I have been waiting to hear from mine that we can actually load it into the system and wait for confirmation that it was accepted but that call hasn't yet come yet for me. Sorry to hear about your 21 but maybe you'll be happier in the end.

he is reordering the 21 now as a 22. i had to make the decision on the tailgate ,everything else is the same. what he said was he will place the order in the system Saturday and it should be accepted soon, then we wait for production in mid July, he also said retail sold orders are getting built fist. he told me last week that he thought the 21 order wouldn't be accepted and that by the middle of this week he would know that for sure and he would also know his 22 allocations. he seems to call me on Thursdays with updates. i read somewhere that the dealers get their allocations every other Thursdays. when he placed the 21 order it was on a Saturday and within 15 minutes of me hanging up the phone he text me the preliminary order confirmation along with the order number. I've never met him since the dealership is 300 miles away in Michigan but he sure seems straight up with the communication. i also asked him about constraints ,he asked the sales manager and said there were no constraints on 22 high country's. i could here him checking with the sales manager when he answered some of my questions that he didn't know the answers to. i hope this is all accurate info.... thats what i know so far ,we will see how it unfolds.

this dealership had the same truck on the chevy build and price site. i hit the click and shop button to purchase the vehicle at 10pm on a Wednesday nite, at 9am Thursday morning i found out someone did a deal on it just before they closed on Wednesday nite and i missed it by hours or it would 've been in my garage 3 weeks ago. i trade my trucks every 2 years and this one has been challenging to say the least.

03 Cobra · June 3, 2021

6 minutes ago, jd64 said:

he is reordering the 21 now as a 22. i had to make the decision on the tailgate ,everything else is the same. what he said was he will place the order in the system Saturday and it should be accepted soon, then we wait for production in mid July, he also said retail sold orders are getting built fist. he told me last week that he thought the 21 order wouldn't be accepted and that by the middle of this week he would know that for sure and he would also know his 22 allocations. he seems to call me on Thursdays with updates. i read somewhere that the dealers get their allocations every other Thursdays. when he placed the 21 order it was on a Saturday and within 15 minutes of me hanging up the phone he text me the preliminary order confirmation along with the order number. I've never met him since the dealership is 300 miles away in Michigan but he sure seems straight up with the communication. i also asked him about constraints ,he asked the sales manager and said there were no constraints on 22 high country's. i could here him checking with the sales manager when he answered some of my questions that he didn't know the answers to. i hope this is all accurate info.... thats what i know so far ,we will see how it unfolds.

this dealership had the same truck on the chevy build and price site. i hit the click and shop button to purchase the vehicle at 10pm on a Wednesday nite, at 9am Thursday morning i found out someone did a deal on it just before they closed on Wednesday nite and i missed it by hours or it would 've been in my garage 3 weeks ago. i trade my trucks every 2 years and this one has been challenging to say the least.

Sounds like you're well on your way to a new truck! Also sounds like you have a solid salesman. Finding one that initiates communication and follows up when they have new information is rare. Not sure where they are in Michigan but I live near Ann Arbor so if they aren't too far away I would be happy to stop in for you if ever needed.

billa9b0ng · June 4, 2021

I was checking it at least once a day, but certainly not incessantly, before I tracked one down. I did see new ones appear daily.

jd64 · June 4, 2021

they are in Dowagiac, iam 50miles south east of Cleveland, right on the Ohio /Pa line about 4.5 hours or so from you and 5 hours from the dealer. a few of my buddies have found and bought trucks in Michigan within the last few months. good luck with your search, if you don't have any luck where you are let me know and i will give you his contact info, the only experience i have with the dealership is what i have listed so hopefully all the good stuff continues

Z45 · June 4, 2021

There is no uniformity on when dealer websites get updated with new incoming vehicles. The dealer buy a website pkg from a GM provider and they determine when its get listed on their site. Its all depends on what website pkg the dealer purchased but many don't update till the vehicle is in transit from the Distribution Center and not actually from the Assembly Plant.