Some C7s are going to Nashville for Quailty Review Before Shipment
09-19-2013, 04:54 PM
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Some C7s are going to Nashville for Quailty Review Before Shipment
I stopped at my dealership (Les Stanford Chevrolet) for an update and was handed the following memo. No one knows how many units and for how long.
Mariano (Alfie)
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 2:08 PM
To: Stanford_NewCars; MAB
Subject:: Fw: Corvette Stingray Coupe Ship to Commerce **Follow Up**
Just received the below note from Corvette Marketing Manager, John Fitzpatrick. As you know, GM works exceeding hard to insure all GM vehicles adhere to very high quality standards. Therefore, a number of Corvettes will undergo one last inspection at the Nashville Railhead to insure quality expectations are met. Feel free to share the below note with your dealers.
________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________
As you are aware, we announced that we are shipping Corvette Stingray coupes to dealers. As part of the process, we have shipped a number of cars to the national rail head in Nashville, TN, for a final quality review of each car prior to being shipped to dealers. This final review is part of our standard procedures for a launch.
As we indicated in the press release, we have nearly a 1000 cars, and we are using facilities in Nashville to expedite the process. Once the review for each vehicle is completed the vehicle will be shipped directly from Nashville to the dealer. We do not have an estimate we can share on the amount of time a particular vehicle will spend in Nashville.
Please understand our number one priority is to deliver the greatest, highest quality Corvette Stingray -- to every dealer, to every customer, every time.
________________________________________ ________________________________________ _________________________
General Sales Manager
Les Stanford Chevrolet-Cadillac
313.724.1412 direct line
313.561.2844 fax
Chevrolet site- www.lesstanfordchevrolet.com
Corvette site- www.corvetteking.com
Cadillac site- www.lesstanfordcadillac.com
Mariano (Alfie)
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 2:08 PM
To: Stanford_NewCars; MAB
Subject:: Fw: Corvette Stingray Coupe Ship to Commerce **Follow Up**
Just received the below note from Corvette Marketing Manager, John Fitzpatrick. As you know, GM works exceeding hard to insure all GM vehicles adhere to very high quality standards. Therefore, a number of Corvettes will undergo one last inspection at the Nashville Railhead to insure quality expectations are met. Feel free to share the below note with your dealers.
________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________
As you are aware, we announced that we are shipping Corvette Stingray coupes to dealers. As part of the process, we have shipped a number of cars to the national rail head in Nashville, TN, for a final quality review of each car prior to being shipped to dealers. This final review is part of our standard procedures for a launch.
As we indicated in the press release, we have nearly a 1000 cars, and we are using facilities in Nashville to expedite the process. Once the review for each vehicle is completed the vehicle will be shipped directly from Nashville to the dealer. We do not have an estimate we can share on the amount of time a particular vehicle will spend in Nashville.
Please understand our number one priority is to deliver the greatest, highest quality Corvette Stingray -- to every dealer, to every customer, every time.
________________________________________ ________________________________________ _________________________
General Sales Manager
Les Stanford Chevrolet-Cadillac
313.724.1412 direct line
313.561.2844 fax
Chevrolet site- www.lesstanfordchevrolet.com
Corvette site- www.corvetteking.com
Cadillac site- www.lesstanfordcadillac.com
Last edited by Mariano; 09-19-2013 at 05:05 PM.
09-19-2013, 04:57 PM
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Sounds like they are making sure they got it right.
I wouldn't necessarily call that bad news.
I wouldn't necessarily call that bad news.
09-19-2013, 04:58 PM
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I stopped at my dealership (Les Stanford Chevrolet) and was handed the following memo. No one knows how many units and for how long.
Mariano (Alfie)
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 2:08 PM
To: Stanford_NewCars; MAB
Subject:: Fw: Corvette Stingray Coupe Ship to Commerce **Follow Up**
Just received the below note from Corvette Marketing Manager, John Fitzpatrick. As you know, GM works exceeding hard to insure all GM vehicles adhere to very high quality standards. Therefore, a number of Corvettes will undergo one last inspection at the Nashville Railhead to insure quality expectations are met. Feel free to share the below note with your dealers.
________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________
As you are aware, we announced that we are shipping Corvette Stingray coupes to dealers. As part of the process, we have shipped a number of cars to the national rail head in Nashville, TN, for a final quality review of each car prior to being shipped to dealers. This final review is part of our standard procedures for a launch.
As we indicated in the press release, we have nearly a 1000 cars, and we are using facilities in Nashville to expedite the process. Once the review for each vehicle is completed the vehicle will be shipped directly from Nashville to the dealer. We do not have an estimate we can share on the amount of time a particular vehicle will spend in Nashville.
Please understand our number one priority is to deliver the greatest, highest quality Corvette Stingray -- to every dealer, to every customer, every time.
________________________________________ ________________________________________ _________________________
General Sales Manager
Les Stanford Chevrolet-Cadillac
313.724.1412 direct line
313.561.2844 fax
Chevrolet site- www.lesstanfordchevrolet.com
Corvette site- www.corvetteking.com
Cadillac site- www.lesstanfordcadillac.com
Mariano (Alfie)
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 2:08 PM
To: Stanford_NewCars; MAB
Subject:: Fw: Corvette Stingray Coupe Ship to Commerce **Follow Up**
Just received the below note from Corvette Marketing Manager, John Fitzpatrick. As you know, GM works exceeding hard to insure all GM vehicles adhere to very high quality standards. Therefore, a number of Corvettes will undergo one last inspection at the Nashville Railhead to insure quality expectations are met. Feel free to share the below note with your dealers.
________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________
As you are aware, we announced that we are shipping Corvette Stingray coupes to dealers. As part of the process, we have shipped a number of cars to the national rail head in Nashville, TN, for a final quality review of each car prior to being shipped to dealers. This final review is part of our standard procedures for a launch.
As we indicated in the press release, we have nearly a 1000 cars, and we are using facilities in Nashville to expedite the process. Once the review for each vehicle is completed the vehicle will be shipped directly from Nashville to the dealer. We do not have an estimate we can share on the amount of time a particular vehicle will spend in Nashville.
Please understand our number one priority is to deliver the greatest, highest quality Corvette Stingray -- to every dealer, to every customer, every time.
________________________________________ ________________________________________ _________________________
General Sales Manager
Les Stanford Chevrolet-Cadillac
313.724.1412 direct line
313.561.2844 fax
Chevrolet site- www.lesstanfordchevrolet.com
Corvette site- www.corvetteking.com
Cadillac site- www.lesstanfordcadillac.com
09-19-2013, 05:00 PM
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I think I am stuck in QC hell with you. My car was shipped Nashville. The Chevy chat rep told me yesterday it was there for "upfitting", but your info seems more accurate.
09-19-2013, 05:01 PM
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09-19-2013, 05:02 PM
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09-19-2013, 05:04 PM
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Makes no sense why they were not fully cleared @ BG before being covered/shipped
09-19-2013, 05:06 PM
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Perhaps "quality review" is a euphemism for "upfitting", which may be a euphemism for "correction modification".
09-19-2013, 05:15 PM
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So maybe customer service was right about holding for QC?
Let the conspiracy theory start!
I think there might be a slight issue and since they are churning out cars and the lot is just about full they needed to clear them out to this "overflow lot"
Or maybe they just really want to QC them?
Let the conspiracy theory start!
I think there might be a slight issue and since they are churning out cars and the lot is just about full they needed to clear them out to this "overflow lot"
Or maybe they just really want to QC them?
09-19-2013, 05:16 PM
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09-19-2013, 06:59 PM
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09-19-2013, 10:39 PM
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Guys chill... I stayed off the forum for a few days and it has done me some good! Don't expect your car before November... You will only make yourself upset when it doenst happen... That's what I did! They haven't shipped them and they are in QC.
09-19-2013, 10:46 PM
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Yeah, but they probably have some pretty good people on the PDI staff at NCM, plus, it's not that far for Corvette engineers to walk over and check them out. Then, if need be, wheel them back to the plant for corrections, upfitting, QC or any other term meaning making them better.
Glad they are taking time to make sure everything is right!