Congrats! That's the first step in manufacturing. Here's a list of the production codes in order:

Code Description
0 Order deleted by NA
17 Order not Specified
37 Order is at BMW NA
87 Production Week Assigned
97 Order sent to AG
100 Order deleted by AG
101 Error in data transmitted
102 Special Order (no Prod Week)
105 Order out of Prod. Period
111 Order Accepted at AG
112 Order scheduled for Production
150 Production Started
151 Body Shop Started
152 Paint Shop Started
153 Assembly Started
155 Production Completed
160 Released to Distribution
168 AG Stock
170 Waiting Workshop
172 Planned for Workshop
174 Workshop Entry
176 Workshop Complete
180 Waiting for Export Dispatch
181 Waiting for Domestic Dispatch
182 AG Load No. -- Released to Carrier
190 Dispatched ex(port?) BMW AG
191 Returned to BMW AG
193 Arrived at Port of Exit
194 Selected for Shipment
195 Shipped from Port of Exit
196 Shipment Arrival -- AKA

How did you order the tobacco?? I thought it was out of production :(

I'm not sure but, I don't think it was ever out of production in the U.S.

Yea, I just simply asked.

How do you find out which production code you are under? The 1800 # for BMW USA couldn't tell me. All they could tell me was that it's in the paint shop with an estimated completion date of 2.25.2008

The Owners Circle website can tell you, but it is often behind the real status. The other way is to have your dealer check in their system.

I found the website didn't actually show a lot of those codes listed. They only had like 5 stages thru my whole order.

The dealer just called me and said it was going to be ready for pickup on March 5th after installing the OEM hitch. So, all in all, it's 3-4 weeks from order to delivery. MUCH better than the 6-8 weeks.