GM spending big money in BG.
06-24-2016, 12:10 PM
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I was just out there a couple of weeks ago with my grandson, we did the Museum and the Plant tours. We saw major construction over in the plant area, I thought they said they were building new paint facilities...plenty of $$$ being poured into that area.
Just found this link-
http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/n...ing-green.html
Just found this link-
http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/n...ing-green.html
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06-24-2016, 01:00 PM
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06-24-2016, 02:16 PM
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06-24-2016, 02:18 PM
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A few months ago, I seem to remember Tag talking about the new paint facility when he was asked about the orange-peel paint that some Corvettes have. I didn't realize it was coming this soon though.
My wife and I are planning to take a trip to the museum and assembly plant in a month or two.
My wife and I are planning to take a trip to the museum and assembly plant in a month or two.
06-25-2016, 09:47 AM
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06-25-2016, 10:29 AM
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Hopefully setting up tooling for round tail lights instead of raiding the Camaro parts bin again.
06-25-2016, 04:44 PM
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06-25-2016, 04:46 PM
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...geez I better wait then until I can get mine thru the new paint shop.......
06-25-2016, 05:19 PM
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06-25-2016, 05:26 PM
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You think the EPA is actually going to let them install a new paint shop?? Wonder how much of that $439 Mil is going toward regulations.
06-25-2016, 10:37 PM
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I was also there about three weeks ago and took the tour. The guide mentioned that the improvements are worth about 500K and a large part of it is for a new paint facility. There was no mention of any new models but there is some speculation that the C8 may come out in 2017 and there is a possible mid-engined car in the works.
With the success of the Ford GT at LeMans GM is going to have to build a car that meets the rules to win. The C7 is old tech now.
With the success of the Ford GT at LeMans GM is going to have to build a car that meets the rules to win. The C7 is old tech now.
06-26-2016, 01:57 PM
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July is typically the month when most auto manufacturers retool their assembly plants for new model cars, as well as for any changes in current models. I know both GM and Ford do this every year as I used to work for the company that handled their parts logistics. We had about a month of down time every year for the retooling.
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That will certainly ensure Corvettes future for years to come.
06-26-2016, 08:47 PM
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