The 2016 production is coming in consistent with what GM has said all along. When production on a completely new model starts in October/November there is inherently going to be no more than a few hundred cars sold before the new year.In 2020 no one will care that the "2016" promises were actually "2017" as a practical matter for California and Oregon, and perhaps "2018" for all of the country.
States other than California and Oregon will very likely be getting Bolt EVs in the first calendar quarter or two.