LEAFguy said:
I had a chance to speak with Mark Perry at the San Diego LEAF delivery. I asked specifically about upcoming deliveries and
wrote this report. Based on my conversation, you will have your car by the end of next summer. Likely it will be before then, as you have already placed your order. Nissan's quality checks on the initial vehicles are considerably more extensive than is typical. They want to be sure that there are no quality issues at all with LEAF, so if that means a slower initial rollout, there will be a slower initial rollout. I agree with your assessment though - Nissan could be more informative.
Clearly there is some type of issue with the Leaf. We have no idea if it is a supply issue such as not enough batteries, or an issue with manufacturing, or something else. Without understanding what that issue, what steps are being taken to address the issue, and what the progress of those steps is, Mark Perry saying that all cars will be delivered by late summer has no more credibility then him telling us 4 months ago that cars would be delivered in December and January and February. Perry is in marketing, not engineering, so I take anything he says with a grain of salt.
But as others say - we'll get them when we get them.