Few considerations :
- MM demand is really up there ; example, in Portugal, only 1 MM has been delivered. I know of at least 20 on pre order and at the very least a dozen with deposits paid;
- new Leica Portugal factory is nowhere to be finished, construction is getting back but is a bit offrails, or so I've heard / seen. the new M will be Leica next bread/butter for sure, so one thing that perhaps makes sense is to halt MM production for a bit and get that new M pumping. Halting MM all together doesnt make sense - at least to me. But then again, I'm not Leica
- ME production is at full speed. perhaps they are stockpiling so the new M takes all the production lines ?
- Leica has its own pace. Noctilux 0.95ASPH, they are still in demand and still they are done at Leica own pace - couple per month.