same here - I have been told the exact same things (conflicting production and release status reports) by my dealer, the automated 1-800 system, My BMW online, and the people at BMW NA Customer Service. I thought German companies were supposed to be so very structured and organized!
I guess I should not be surprised - I was absolutely floored that this car came into being with such global fanfare - and yet the company was not prepared from a leather procurement standpoint, either. (the Pure Impulse debacle)
In any event, I guess we are a captive audience - we want the car and there is not an alternative. This is a true exercise in patience (super difficult for me, I might add!). If any of you guys have figured out a way **not** to think about all this as much as I do, please let me know. Serious.