An article in Aviaiton International News (AIN) on 01 October 2009 showed the following forecast production rates:
The 429 production schedule remains at 40 planned for delivery next year, 80 in 2011 and 96 (representing full-rate production) in 2012.
Also in that same AIN article:
At the time of certification, Bell reported letters of intent (LOIs) for 301 aircraft. It is still in the process of converting these LOIs to purchase agreements, so it is not announcing converted firm orders yet. Holders of LOIs had until mid-September to confirm their orders, but the conversion process takes longer, because after the deadline, Bell marketers go back to buyers who cancelled their late-delivery aircraft and offer them earlier delivery slots. “We need to know the true conversions and slots available,” said Marshall.
Bell typically gets a 95-percent conversion rate for letters of intent, he said, although the current state of economies around the world could harm this rate.
Has Bell announced the number of converted firm orders still held? (it's been four months since the above article was released)