NosherN – I’m so sorry to hear that you have had to cancel your X5 order. I’d be surprised if BMW are doing as you suggest though, given that their cars are manufactured in countless different factories in multiple countries and, as a result, they probably source components from different places as well, dependent on where each factory is. The fact that your order (which must be in the top 5% of BMW sales by price) can’t be fulfilled also seems to suggest that the highest value orders are equally affected. I absolutely get the logic that the chips will be prioritised to ensure that standard equipment can be fulfilled as that makes sense, but losing an £86k order such as yours is probably equivalent in value to two or three ‘average’ orders, so it feels as though the pain is being shared evenly! I am anticipating further contact from BMW that yet another option can’t be fulfilled. The loss of Harman/Kardon is a real pain, but if anything else has to go it may be a show stopper and, like you, I may well cancel.