Detroit > Big 3 Agree to Close ALL Plants

[C8Jake]

Detroit carmakers will close plants due to coronavirus concerns

The United Auto Workers union had been pushing for factories to close because workers are fearful of coming into contact with the virus

www.detroitnews.com

 

[YFCvii]

Wrong Forum and not specific ... C8's are built in Bowling Green
Here's perhaps a more informative bulletin for C8 Buyers .....
and relating ONLY to General Motors ...

General Motors to Temporarily Suspend Production

2020-03-18

DETROIT – Today, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) confirmed it will begin a systematic orderly suspension of manufacturing operations in North America due to market conditions, to deep clean facilities and continue to protect people. The suspension will last until at least March 30. Production status will be reevaluated week-to-week after that.

“GM and the UAW have always put the health and safety of the people entering GM plants first, and we have agreed to a systematic, orderly suspension of production to aid in fighting COVID-19/coronavirus,” said GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra. “We have been taking extraordinary precautions around the world to keep our plant environments safe and recent developments in North America make it clear this is the right thing to do now. I appreciate the teamwork of UAW President Rory Gamble, UAW Vice President Terry Dittes and local leadership as we take this unprecedented step.”

“UAW members, their families and our communities will benefit from today’s announcement with the certainty that we are doing all that we can to protect our health and safety during this pandemic,” said UAW President Rory Gamble. “This will give us time to review best practices and to prevent the spread of this disease. We appreciate General Motors' actions today and will continue to work with them on health and safety plans to be implemented when we resume production.”

To ensure that production stops in a safe and orderly fashion, plants will suspend operations in a cadence, with each facility receiving specific instructions from manufacturing leadership.

General Motors is a global company committed to delivering safer, better and more sustainable ways for people to get around. General Motors, its subsidiaries and its joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Holden, Baojun, and Wuling and brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety and security services, and Maven, its personal mobility brand, can be found at http://www.gm.com.

 

[ABC]

While this is an unfortunate outcome for now. It was the inevitable decision that was coming. Perhaps they can limit this to a two or three week window and allow any incubation period to manifest and keep those employees out of the general population. I am sure this is part of their thinking. I am sure that the plants will reopen as soon as possible. GM needs to keep Bowling Green moving or risk losing momentum on this car launch. Talk about a hard time to launch a great car. As with all crisis, this too shall pass. Time to keep our heads, enjoy our health and do our part to knock this virus down ASAP.

 

[AndrewJ]

Difficult to be optimistic at this time. We are at only the very early stages. The USA is already at nearly 10,000 cases as they ramp up testing. It is very realistic that they will exceed Wuhan totals in just a matter of a few weeks, considering tens of thousands of US millennials are still partying on the beaches along the coast. Also, short term demand even for the new C8 is going to instantly drop very quickly. IMO there is zero chance that production will resume in a few weeks. We are looking at months.