This is an anecdote but may be useful info. My wife and I put in an order at the end of February and were told it would likely arrive sometime in August.
Yesterday, I got a call from the dealer (which has a very good rep on here) but my order hasn't been picked up by Kia yet and he's not sure when they will due to the chip shortage. On the other hand, he has one arriving in a few weeks that's very close to what we ordered (exterior color isn't great for my wife). He has put our name on that one and kept our order going also, so no loss I guess.
@StephenCantrelle, is there a way to verify that the dealer has submitted the order but Kia hasn't picked it up (whatever that state of limbo is called)?
Yesterday, I got a call from the dealer (which has a very good rep on here) but my order hasn't been picked up by Kia yet and he's not sure when they will due to the chip shortage. On the other hand, he has one arriving in a few weeks that's very close to what we ordered (exterior color isn't great for my wife). He has put our name on that one and kept our order going also, so no loss I guess.
@StephenCantrelle, is there a way to verify that the dealer has submitted the order but Kia hasn't picked it up (whatever that state of limbo is called)?