Hello all,
It is most certainly a trying time for all of us with a level of uncertainty we have never seen before. Keep in mind, GM Canada is treated/treats its dealerships differently than GM does in the USA. Changes they make south of the border do not necessarily affect us.
I just got off the phone with Bill Spencer himself for guidance on what to share with customers who have a 2020 deposit/order in at our or other dealerships. Here's what I got from it:
Aside from the plant being closed down, he (or Canada) has not received any word on the risk to our customers with sold orders in our system, or that sold orders have been closed for the 2020MY Corvette.
For anyone who has a TPW already, expect it to be pushed back in time equal to the time the plant will be closed for. At this point, GM has announced it will be closed until the end of March, by which point they will play it by ear on a week-to-week basis on deciding whether or not they will reopen it.
For anyone who has yet to get their build to their dealership, you may still be able to get it, in Canada. The letter sent out to dealerships regarding the closing of adding 'sold orders' to Order Workbench was to dealerships in the USA. Bill has not received such a letter here in Canada yet. He was unable to get to his computer at the time I called, so he could not confirm whether or not he could still add sold orders.
The letter regarding the closure of the plant mentioned that orders already in the system may not be fulfilled. Again, this letter was to dealerships in the USA. Bill has not received such a letter himself. Until there is an official statement in Canada, there is little/no risk that we will not be able to fulfil all orders accepted by GM for production.
The situation is changing every day and it's likely that it will get worse before it gets better. I'm doing my best to follow the advice my parents gave me when I was very young:
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
I'll do my best to keep us all up-to-date on what we hear from GM Canada.
Eric
It is most certainly a trying time for all of us with a level of uncertainty we have never seen before. Keep in mind, GM Canada is treated/treats its dealerships differently than GM does in the USA. Changes they make south of the border do not necessarily affect us.
I just got off the phone with Bill Spencer himself for guidance on what to share with customers who have a 2020 deposit/order in at our or other dealerships. Here's what I got from it:
Aside from the plant being closed down, he (or Canada) has not received any word on the risk to our customers with sold orders in our system, or that sold orders have been closed for the 2020MY Corvette.
For anyone who has a TPW already, expect it to be pushed back in time equal to the time the plant will be closed for. At this point, GM has announced it will be closed until the end of March, by which point they will play it by ear on a week-to-week basis on deciding whether or not they will reopen it.
For anyone who has yet to get their build to their dealership, you may still be able to get it, in Canada. The letter sent out to dealerships regarding the closing of adding 'sold orders' to Order Workbench was to dealerships in the USA. Bill has not received such a letter here in Canada yet. He was unable to get to his computer at the time I called, so he could not confirm whether or not he could still add sold orders.
The letter regarding the closure of the plant mentioned that orders already in the system may not be fulfilled. Again, this letter was to dealerships in the USA. Bill has not received such a letter himself. Until there is an official statement in Canada, there is little/no risk that we will not be able to fulfil all orders accepted by GM for production.
The situation is changing every day and it's likely that it will get worse before it gets better. I'm doing my best to follow the advice my parents gave me when I was very young:
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
I'll do my best to keep us all up-to-date on what we hear from GM Canada.
Eric
