Are they retiring a doll this year?

Ok, so recently I emailed American Girl about if they were retiring a doll this year. Also who do you think is retiring, or do you even think they will retire any doll(s) because Cecile and Marie Grace just came out? Here is the response I got:

Dear American Girl friend,

Thank you for writing to us.  We appreciate your question about the
possibility of archiving other historical characters. 

Decisions of this nature are carefully considered.  We look at a variety
of business factors to determine which of our characters to archive and
when.  In the past, we have notified our customers about archived dolls
in early October.  At this point, it is too soon to tell if and when we
will archive our next character and who it will be.  The best way to
learn about the newest developments at American Girl is to visit our
website regularly at americangirl.com. 

Thank you for your interest in American Girl!

Sincerely,

American Girl Customer Service

Is american girl telling the truth that they really don't know or are they just saying that? Will they announce a retirement this year? I guess we will find out in October!