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Autoport Strike in Halifax, NS - MY25 M4 Delivery
So my '25 M4 "In Transit" appeared to have arrived in Halifax on March 18th aboard the Morning Celesta (the date the tracking changed to "In Transit" was right around when this ship was heading out).
However, I just learned that there has been a worker's strike at the Halifax autoport since early this year! Negotiations just broke down again and the government is even trying to put a ban on the hiring of replacement workers. It appears this is affecting the port-to-rail operations and that it shouldn't have prevented my car from being off-loaded from the ship (I hope...). Anybody know how close this strike is to being over?? Also, my dealer said to expect 6-8 weeks average from Halifax to Calgary...I've only ever waited 10-14 days for that...maybe 6-8 weeks is the new normal?? Last edited by Speedyf16; 03-21-2024 at 03:30 PM.. |
03-21-2024, 05:26 PM | #2 |
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Thanks for the heads up. Didn't even know about a strike. I'm at the Bremerhaven port heading to Halifax whenever I get on a ship. Going to follow your situation and the strike more closely now. Let me know what happens with your car in the coming days, hopefully you get on a train.
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Will do!
Latest update was from March 15th - need a subscription to read past the headline: https://canada.autonews.com/labour/t...ort-standstill |
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03-21-2024, 06:51 PM | #6 |
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I looked into it a bit further. For people at the port now or in the coming days, there should be no significant delays. CN Rail who runs the company that employees the striking workers has a contingency plan going at the moment- basically substitute workers doing the same work.
Like you said though, the province just passed a bill to make it illegal to employ these replacement workers (called scabs). The bill is on its second reading. For us who are expecting cars coming there in the next 2-4 weeks may be affected if the bill turns to law and no agreement is reached between the union and the company. |
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CN Autoport have hired "scabs" to do the work while the union workers are striking so vehicles are moving. Hope your vehicle gets loaded by a scab before that bill is passed!
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Mine is stuck at Port as well...annoying.
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I gave BMW Genius a call just for the hell of it and they told me that only US-bound cars can be tracked with a status code and description. They said they cannot provide any status updates on Canadian vehicles and to 'continue working with your dealership' haha. They said they couldn't even provide the status that the BMW Canada website tracker provides based on VIN...oh well. Guess I'll just sell my current car whenever I get a good offer and Uber to the office if the M4 isn't here yet lol...no sense in trying to time it up.
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My dealer is being a bit wishy washy with where the car is. Originally they said it was in Halifax, then they said it hadn't shipped from Bremerhaven, then they messaged me yesterday saying it is in Halifax but that was all the info they had.
Question, does the track my bmw site update (for Canadians) beyond "In Transit"? Mine still shows that, and I've seen people in the US getting further updates like it's at port, etc.
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But your dealer can see status codes that are not on the tracking site we have. For example, they should be able to tell you when the car arrives at the destination port (status code 196). Beyond that, they won't give you updates until it is at the dealer, or have received a notifcation from the truck carrier when it is anticipated to arrive at the dealer (from the Concord train yard). Which dealer are you with out of curiousity? |
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If it is in Halifax and not being held up for any reason, what's a typical delivery schedule/timing to a dealership in Ontario?
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Yeah there's a lot of inconsistency with info provided by dealers. I think a fair estimate is 2 weeks or so from Halifax to and Ontario dealer. Maybe tack on some additional time because of a potential labour shortage now at the Halifax port. |
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I got word back from my dealer that my car is NOT on a train yet. However, they said that for "sold" vehicles, BMW is trying to expedite those by way of truck. Hopefully that's the case.
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For your sake, hopefully you get the car quickly |
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So whatever that's worth, hopefully I do get it soon. It's not that I'm in such a hurry, I more so want to know a solid date so I can book my car in for PPF and ceramic coating (the place I go to has a waiting list lol).
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