Tracking The 451s For Canada

[MikeT 744]

123 new ones arriving the day before my son's 17th birthday:103378103456103478103631103749103840103861103949104088105437105823105895105968105974106023106044106070106117106209106263106329106420106443106497106683106709107403107699107725107741107795107841108040108267108446108456108500108583108618108666108697108725108779109011109090109128109161109239109271109300109381109478109565109587109758109798109891110020110132110141110400110668110701110832111340111355111441111563111621111688111706111750111785111793111798111837111876111893111908111950111991112040112124112205112210112232112246112314112324112369112424112491112527112704112719112759112879112889112894112899112947112967113006113045113089113280113418113446114193114271114275114726114730114742114792114796114841114868114897114902116004116063116128

[MikeT 744]

A few more, arriving March 5th:101505103359103486103702103706103923104044112711112754112771112796113073113213113233113247113395113429113817113903113978114128114172114353114357114361114746115101This brings the total in Canada to 1389.

[herbie 0]

That's wonderfull Mike,Is the 1,000,000th smart close at hand? I wonder who the lucky person is going to be? :-) ;-)

[MikeT 744]

The total of all fortwos is around 900,000 right now, so the 1 millionth should roll off the line maybe by September or October.

[MikeT 744]

Latest 451 shipment: it's a trickle. Even the Mercedes B-Class is coming into Canada at a rate five or six times that of smart! For example: on this shipment, arriving March 11th, there are well over 160 B Classes and only 36 smarts. 116896117280117308117322117326117338117342117527117681117787117800118185118259118293118317118374118694118717118878118891121543121565121595121647121653121820121869121892121948122031122075122144122172122426122444122504

[MikeT 744]

More, arriving March 20th:112954114335115740115753115757115770115774115795115835115855115868115876115933116338116802116927117911118777118806118829119412119488119526119577119616119997120208120259120349120381120427120447120584120651120659121196122084122479122580122588122640122676122998123047123100123144123181123300123312123316123377123414123445123587123638123707123732123801123821123825123829124006124112124122124356124514124522124538124636124658124736124763124923124975125128125137125271125307This brings the 451 total to 1503.

[MikeT 744]

Another 119 cars, arriving March 27th. Note the absurdly out of sequence serial number of the first car listed in this shipment! It was probably built in October 2007.067718112465115000115105115400115890115917115983116034116166116390116477116483116548116553116848116892116904116961117058117076117350117392117439117469117654117668118631118651118944119221119310120546120740120769121208121400121424121476121961122106124510124534124698124861124962124993125151125221125329125358125379125397125410125420125589125626125759125790125820125846125963125967125993126059126232126249126270126284126368126406126534126539126549126701126750126806126814126857127066127223127305127629127633127718127775127832127864127953127991128015128047128093128233128247128350128384128395128451128609128645128951128992129085129229129304129370129374129400129485130035130049130078130141130239130243130272130281130405

[MikeT 744]

85 more smarts on the Maersk Wave, arriving April Fools Day.....that's the good news, the bad news is that the same ship has 140 Mercedes-B-Classes on it, from which you might be tempted to conclude that the B-Class is handily outselling the new smart in Canada.However, looking back to the point in time when large-scale 451 shipments began, the 451 is slightly ahead of the B-Class, but barely. Actually, that was the overall pattern for the 450 in Canada too, just a slightly faster rate of 450 imports than the B Class. So I guess it's not all that dire after all, unless this "outnumbering" phenomenon continues for a while, in the next several shpments.117737118900119241119380119638119812119836119894122432122845123030123096123148123234123450124719125509126086126419126687126693126755126961127647127663127669127897128207128297128411128689128699128874128891129094129100129269129284129364129689129866129975130108130136130411130583130648130682130716130767130771130796130804130892130909130914130926130999131121131155131353131364131428131447131478131544131650131660131701131710131721131793131828131933131961132075132107132227132261132269132441132445132463132523132654

[MikeT 744]

Trivia: smart is currently sending 1.62% of its 451 production to Canada.

[Awesys 4]

I've only seen 2 new ones on the road here in Edmonton.I almost want to buy one since it's the last ecoAUTO rebate year, but I've been looking at some Kei cars too...

[MikeT 744]

A few more 451s, arriving April 9th:114821118733127734128055129519131313131869132151132450132586132602132606132632132713132841132877132881132951132971133031133060133096133118133141133160133164133192133209133213133338133343133361133497133564133568133610133764133768133778133782133877133936134092134132134146134213134218134224134255134275134279134299134316134377134382134391134399134403134407134411134462134507134511134515134524134529134541134645134666134725134761134765134771134843134870134935134957134967135054135152135158135239135380135431135591135705135742135748

[MikeT 744]

33 more, arriving on the 15th of April. Because they seem to be selling close to 80 per week, it seems that Canada may have a severe smart shortage soon, unless production can be ramped up:132934133168133539133554133658133966134564134919135080135284135540135553135578135587135634135647135674135691135815135834135843135849135872135975136027136052136091136132136189136207136635136655136949

[Awesys 4]

80 a week? Cool. Apparently none in Edmonton. :POn the contrary, my dad spotted 101670 here - it is white and has A/C. I'll get you some more details.

[MikeT 744]

Here are the 451s that arrived on the last 4 weekly shipments. Only 136 cars in 4 weeks....not keeping up with sales at all (over 350 last month)!114804131788134836135451135695135732135810135839136040136252136299136305136376136399136646136689136808136820136829136887136892136955137101137116137260137271137592137623137646137674137697137781137830137979137995138033138066138085138105138337138419138440138465138624138661138688138732138759138938138992139103139132139201139438139500139504139529139543139555139601139692139714139745139761140024140199140315140345140366140371140407140923140937141190141255141296141332141336141347141384141410141414141531141559141695141700141737142050142093142241142511142536142561142574142615142620142629143096143215143228143345143493143543143575143678143682143704143739143749143779143783143914143928143968143976144205144300144309144314144355144423144495144641144647144673144760144834144875144900144913144928145165145214145293145305145394145652146143

[curmudgeon 0]

145652,...that's ours!I've been tracking the ship on its passage - it's on the Fidelio - which is currently at N 41 00', by W 051 54'. Its due in Halifax around 1:00 am on the 6th.Does anyone have any idea what the timing is like once it gets to Canada?

[MikeT 744]

West coast should take 3 weeks, less the further east you are!

[Nextourer 1]

wow, mine's been at the Halifax port since 1st April?

[MikeT 744]

That's outrageous - mine took under 4 weeks to get to me after landing at Halifax at the end of 2004, and that car had the fender warts and wiring modifications done at Halifax too!

Edited May 5, 2008 by Mike T

[Nextourer 1]

oh, I ordered mine on the 12th and it came in on the 30th so it took 2½ weeks to arrive in Vancouver. Now it's being shipped out to me in Ontario. It's currently in Saskatchewan.

[Talgas 0]

I see mine up there too. It's 123144. Looks like it arrived on March 20th and I bought it April 12th, so it's journey across Canada to Edmonton went fairly quick. When I bought it it was in the showroom but hadn't even been PDI'd yet. But all that is history now... as it's currently sitting in my garage. Craig

[MikeT 744]

Here is the latest batch, arriving May 15th. that makes the grand total of 451s in Canada 2012:

141062

143890

145665

146287

146299

146469

146803

146930

147298

147453

147457

147462

147502

147535

147566

147608

147804

148202

148264

148329

148333

148337

148472

148981

149289

149388

149416

149469

149518

149915

149925

149929

150020

150060

150083

150402

150415

150460

150528

150603

150632

150636

150675

150726

150802

151147

[MikeT 744]

....and another batch of 451s are en route.138721141859143429143513143827143849144375144530144572144660144968144986145103145326145412145603145856145936145976146100146110146181146228146355146627146683146699146742146818146834146891146896146900146952147001147208147271147616147642147824148213148228148269148389148393148856148876148934149691150004

Edited May 9, 2008 by Mike T

[MikeT 744]

A very few more, arriving on the 21st of May:149531149911150111150128150329150340150344150425150680150778150789151221151354151385151629151648151746151889151946151965152198152382152615152734

[Guest smartmark]

140024.......that's my wife's Smart. Thanks for the update. The dealer has no idea when it will arrive. But since it is now in Canada, it shouldn't take too much longer.Mark

[MikeT 744]

40 more cars, weak shipment rate!!150721150806150983151165151239151243151287151389151446151450151514151616151811151918151954151960151992152172152178152208152226152262152342152392152464152501152517152584152597152702152831152884153717154023154116154218154390154592154598154637154702