I was in the local smart dealer today discussing my new orphan (YEA! still praying tho...) when the subject of my configuration came up. I told them I still had not configured, and they told me the next mass configuring will be in October I didnt even know they did it en mass. I asked why, which they said that the factory was shut down for two months for holiday (vacation for you yanks) and it was common for Europeans to do this. AND that it trickled down that smart DID add the third shift, and have stopped '08 reservations. They are now '09s. They did warn me that the info was not "official" but did come from smart.
Just a heads up...

Don't shoot the messenger... or my smart dealer for that matter... please?