"Production" is definitely a vague term for them. Ever since GTs went into production 6ish weeks ago, I was told my told my car was "in production." That, seemingly, was untrue until this week, unless they just meant the body was being assembled and then sitting waiting for the turnover to gray paint. The VIN comes after the car is painted, as it enters the final assembly line. My DA said he's been seeing 2-4 weeks from VIN assignment to "ready to ship" for the limited number of GT VINs he's had so far.