It will be interesting to see how this all turns out.
My dealer is fairly honest ... they are taking deposits, and stating they don't know when the bikes will show up, or how many they will get, or which colors/variants will come in ... I can believe that!
I doubt very seriously if any US dealer can say how many Rosso Kalahari Adventure models they are getting in for 2019 (for example).
The dealer did say the more deposits, and specific model info (who wants what bike), will help them finagle with Piaggio/MG ... so if they had deposits down for 8 Rosso Kalahari Adventure models that would help them as they beg and plead to get more bikes.