Well, here is my continuing soap opera update. After doing some soul searching, and trying to decide if i still even wanted this car after being this frustrated, i decided to call my dealer for a "motivational" talk. Now i understand, they do not have any control over any of this, but i felt it was time i let them know that i was teetering on cancelling my order. They made some calls to several folks at Chrysler, and were able to not only get some answers, but also make some progress with my car. So sure enough, i called india, and i have made it to "D", and finally have a VIN. It's not built, but it's progress. They did say that Tremec has been the hold-up, and they now have a sufficient supply of transmissions to begin a stretch of 6 speed cars...