How to Get the Exact Vehicle You Want – Even During this Inventory Shortage

If you have been shopping for a new vehicle for any time, you will have noticed that there isn’t much out there. Chevrolet, in particular, is hurting from supply challenges.

We would have over 300 new vehicles at our dealership in past years, with hundreds more in production or on the way. Today, we have less than ten at our dealership. The good news is we have hundreds that are in production! You can reserve the vehicle you want and lock in our below MSRP price. However, that does mean changing how you would shop our website, and this blog will teach you how.

To view our On-Order vehicles go to our website, hover over the Specials tab, and select the New Specials option. You will see a page showing different models.

Click the model that you are most interested in shopping for. You will find a web page that looks like the one below.

Before you freak out and think this looks like too much, let me simplify things for you. The top line is the Order Number. Think of the Order Number as an identifier for the vehicle. We are using an Order Number instead of something like a Stock Number or VIN because the vehicle has not been produced yet.

Notice that there is no price on these vehicles. That is because the MSRP of the vehicle is not officially set until the vehicle is invoiced. GM does increase the MSRP of a vehicle within a model year at times. Therefore, we can discuss pricing at a difference to MSRP, but the MSRP will need to be finalized before a price is finalized for you. With GM’s rebate protection program, we can lock in the rebate structure on a vehicle for you as well. So we can price out a good portion of the vehicle with the only risk being the MSRP change that may occur with Chevrolet.

The following line is Vehicle. You will find the model year, model, and, if applicable, drivetrain information. The drivetrain is 4 wheel drive (4WD), 2 wheel drive (2WD), all-wheel drive (AWD), rear-wheel drive (RWD), and front-wheel drive (FWD).

Exterior color and interior color are on the next line and should be straightforward. Chevrolet likes to use complex-sounding colors to describe their color options, but a quick google search should show you what to expect. The interior color will also inform you whether or not the vehicle has a leather or cloth interior.

Trim includes the Trim Level and the Preferred Equipment Group. Chevrolet’s Trim Levels are entry to high end and in order are WT, LS, Custom, LT, RST, Z71, LTZ, Premier, and High Country. Not every model will have every trim, but this should give you an idea. Unfortunately, specific options are not available at lower trim levels. On the Blazer and Traverse page you will notice this line includes an option for both Blazer and Traverse. Don’t worry, this is a decoding thing GM does, just reference the Vehicle line to verify you are looking at the right model.

Engine will only show the engine included on the vehicle.

Transmission will only show the transmission included on the vehicle.

The last thing we show is the Options on the vehicle. We did our best only to show options that are relevant to customers. This will include most options or packages included on the vehicle, but a few may be left out. If you have any questions about what a specific package includes or want to know the complete list of options a vehicle has, please reach out to us.

Additionally, you can learn about the options in a trim or a specific package by building out the vehicle on Chevrolet.com. Our options should be really, really close in nomenclature to the options on Chevrolet.com.

Once you find the car you are interested in, reach out to us through the contact form on the webpage or give us a call. To help us find the vehicle in which you are interested please have the model and order number on hand. We will help you place a deposit and keep you up to date through the production process. Once the vehicle lands, we will schedule a time for you to drive it and take delivery.

Finally, as a top-selling dealer in the state, we get a decent volume of ordering allocation to place orders with Chevrolet. By reaching out to us, you can explore utilizing a retail sold order process to get your vehicle ordered. And, at that time we can lock in the MSRP of the vehicle at ordering with it being a sold order!

Thank you for being understanding during these weird times, and we look forward to working with you!

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