Here's the lowdown from the conversation I've just had with my dealer:
They told me my car is in 'V' status, which means it's ordered with factory but not been allocated a build week (bw).
They said the GTI production has been delayed and will now be built at the same time as the GTD on the line (due to unspecified delays with its launch).
Basically all GTI/GTD orders are on hold until bw 22. Many will not show up on the VW tracking site until then, even if the car has been acknowledged by the factory in Germany.
So, many of us will not find out our build weeks until bw 22-23.
What else, they said to expect a 20 week wait from start of order which would put many of us at delivery end of August (bw 35).
So, its exactly like my Scirocco order back in 2009... 5 months from order to build. Sheesh.
That's all I know but I thought I'd share it with you information hungry folks