Will history be repeated once more with GM? Guess one has to wait on time. Well, the good news is that the assembly plant In Bowlin Green Kentucky is once more producing the almighty and long-awaited C8. The bad news is they don't stand any chance of producing all the pre-ordered C 8s this model year: From May 26th to Thursday, June 11th, 76 C8s were produced, with 700 more to ready for final quality inspection before being released; and a second shift is in the works to be implemented by July, 6th. ...And this is where quality will be in question. Yes, production will increase, but, at what cost?
Detroit has no choice in starting a second shift to cope with the overwhelming demand for this vehicle; for the Company is driven by vehicles that are pre-ordered as actually sold items to be delivered to dealerships for immediate payments. Customers who have short patience in a normal wait time will undoubtedly cancel their order; Thus leaving money on the table that GM has lost. This is a cardinal sin with the shareholders, as GMs management have already pre-forecasted their sales profitable approx dollar amounts to the shareholders on actual orders from their dealerships. Auto manufacturers have tried to shorten the wait time for customers from the initial sales rep at the dealership to drive off the lot by 2weeks. Yes, the C8 starts at under $60,000us but, one will drop at least $100k and with that money, there are other options for sports cars.
Corvette production from the C1 to the present C8 has never been a high number of vehicles produced when production is increased then the quality has always suffered. With all due respect for the assembly line workers at Bowlin Green, they have for the longest time worked at a very slow assembly speed throughout their 8 hours or shift schedules that management implements. I am not sure about the actual rate of final productions per hour my educated guess is about 15 units per hour or one every 4 minutes. Most assembly plants are producing vehicles 1 per minute some at a staggering rate of 75 per hour.
Training new line assembly workers are by fare a daunting task to achieve in a small amount of time, and as time is the essence for profitability some quality issues will be passed onto the dealerships to rectify. My advice is to the buyer, check your vehicle thoroughly and even take it for a test drive before finally signing the ownership documents. When buying a new house there is a predelivery inspection with the builder and the new owner before signing the release documents for the banks to pay the builder. As buying a vehicle being the second-largest purchase that one will do in a lifetime then this should have the same implications. Once signed you own it; try and get the builder to do repairs to the house you have bought within the year. Yes, almost impossible. Too many customers have been stuck with a lemon for a vehicle.
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Detroit has no choice in starting a second shift to cope with the overwhelming demand for this vehicle; for the Company is driven by vehicles that are pre-ordered as actually sold items to be delivered to dealerships for immediate payments. Customers who have short patience in a normal wait time will undoubtedly cancel their order; Thus leaving money on the table that GM has lost. This is a cardinal sin with the shareholders, as GMs management have already pre-forecasted their sales profitable approx dollar amounts to the shareholders on actual orders from their dealerships. Auto manufacturers have tried to shorten the wait time for customers from the initial sales rep at the dealership to drive off the lot by 2weeks. Yes, the C8 starts at under $60,000us but, one will drop at least $100k and with that money, there are other options for sports cars.
Corvette production from the C1 to the present C8 has never been a high number of vehicles produced when production is increased then the quality has always suffered. With all due respect for the assembly line workers at Bowlin Green, they have for the longest time worked at a very slow assembly speed throughout their 8 hours or shift schedules that management implements. I am not sure about the actual rate of final productions per hour my educated guess is about 15 units per hour or one every 4 minutes. Most assembly plants are producing vehicles 1 per minute some at a staggering rate of 75 per hour.
Training new line assembly workers are by fare a daunting task to achieve in a small amount of time, and as time is the essence for profitability some quality issues will be passed onto the dealerships to rectify. My advice is to the buyer, check your vehicle thoroughly and even take it for a test drive before finally signing the ownership documents. When buying a new house there is a predelivery inspection with the builder and the new owner before signing the release documents for the banks to pay the builder. As buying a vehicle being the second-largest purchase that one will do in a lifetime then this should have the same implications. Once signed you own it; try and get the builder to do repairs to the house you have bought within the year. Yes, almost impossible. Too many customers have been stuck with a lemon for a vehicle.
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