High Country CK10706/3LZ/GXP/HVB
Our dealership informed us yesterday afternoon, that our vehicle has a TPW of 7/28/25. They said likely we'd be picking it up in August. In collectively trying to combine the info I've found online, this would imply 3 mos, from sitting down and placing the order, to delivery--about 1 month sooner than I calculated.
Unfortunately I think the ordering process is inconsistent and mythical, so I'll just throw up our timeline thus far. We ordered from a small dealership. In reading posts online, I wondered if we made a mistake....vs. say the Texas or Chicago or even a Baltimore dealership down the road, who have 10-19 Tahoes on the lot (in my area usually 0-2, one "big" dealership has 4). Some of these far away dealerships are showing $5k off on their websites (my suspicion is they have dealer add ons which reduce or eliminate the discount). I'll say it again, we got $3900 off a custom order, no add ons--good, bad, ugly. Most dealers where we live show $0 discount online, one actually adds $1400 to every car!
On the Chevy website, the order still says
Your vehicle order has been accepted by General Motors and is moving toward the production process. Please keep in touch with your dealership for the most up-to-date information, or check back later for a status update.
So that does imply that the dealer has more up to date info, than the virtual assistant/chat does.
You can see in my timeline below, that much information is from the dealer themselves, and it would seem this process absolutely is dependent on their integrity. Going in I had thought that we'd see everything online, which couldn't be further from reality.
One tip I have as an alternative? Look at "exact matches" from the Chevy website, and at vehicles in transit; potentially see if any of those dealers can discount. At any given time, there are about 10-19 exact matches to our order, nationwide, just never in our area. The only problem I see with buying off the lot, it would seem that the dealer holds the cards as they know we are looking specifically for something they have. I'd rather wait myself and remove the gamesmanship from the purchase. And I admit with the unbelievably high prices of cars, I'd rather have one built for us and skip add ons and unneeded options (24" rims, super cruise, rear screens).
One of my own questions that I answered myself, does GM know who I am on the order? Yes, they do. I received an email 5 days after the order showed accepted by chat:
congratulations-your 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe order has been received for production! You're officially one step closer to seeing your version of this vehicle come to life.
Make sure you keep an eye on your email for status updates about your vehicle's journey, so you can follow along from our factory to your dealership.
I wish everyone luck in this process, as it's such a major purchase and as I said, seems to be mythical and dealer dependent.
Here is our experience:
5/31/25 Place order with dealer, give refundable deposit of $500, states they do not have an allocation and it may be 4 months or longer for delivery
6/2/25 Dealer places order?
6/12/25 Sales manager emails order number, states its in preliminary status, website says, "Your order has been submitted by your dealer but has not officially been accepted by GM at this time."
6/27/25 Website shows order accepted by GM
7/2/25 Email sent from chevrolet.com that order has been accepted, shows the model, trim, color, and dealer name (does not show options)
7/5/25 Sales manager emails TPW of 7/28/25, states we'll know more about actual delivery once vehicle is further through production process
