Foosh

PCM clearly leads a very active fantasy life.

PCMIII

In 2014 (latest data found), GM's 12 assembly plants in the U.S. produced 2.1 million vehicles or a average of 175,000 each. If a plant produced 100,000 vehicles, that would be 57% of the average. Running 80% of capacity is necessary to make a profit. If a plant isn't profitable, it must have a viable plan to become profitable. If there is no plan for profitable operations, the plant must be closed.

But of course if you have better data or analysis, please share it with me. I'd be happy to see what you've got, but I assume you got nuthin.

PCMIII

He was referring to the ME and parts availability therefor. Obviously, other vehicles will be built at BGA which is essential to amortize the capex recently spent.

Foosh

BGA, even after expansion, is much smaller than several of the larger GM assembly plants. You boggle my mind.

I guess you missed the citation from Kai Spande, BGA Plant Manager, that the reconfigured plant is set up for max production of 33K units annually, and since the C7 is no longer selling well, it's operating well under capacity. You don't build stuff you can't sell.

You completely ignore facts and mangle data to fit your bizarre thought process.

PCMIII

Here's the difference: I can read English.

PCMIII

You think BGA will be profitable making a maximum 33K cars annually? What are YOU smoking?

Foosh

Why yes it is very profitable at that number. During the GM bankruptcy and restructuring, the Gov overseers found Corvette to be the most profitable model.

Sub Driver

So are you saying that since GM has never sold 100,000 corvettes annually that corvette has never been profitable?

VETTE-NV

Just keep making **** up.

OnPoint

Well, if you have something factual from GM other than what Kai Spande has provided, I'd be keen to see it.

Foosh

Possibly, but your brain doesn't process it very well.

pietro c7

PCMIII

BGA was much smaller before so there was no capex to amortize and the development costs of new generations were much less because they used the same basic design, engines, and technology.
The ME is vastly different than anything built before. Why is this such a mystery to you?

PCMIII

Have you ever done any logical analysis of anything? All you seem to have is some random opinions.

PCMIII

Have you ever done any logical analysis of anything? All you seem to have is some random opinions.

Apocolipse

Foosh

No, it really isn't. That's where you continually fly off the rails. It will be built drawing largely from the GM parts bin just like all other models. It is clear that you don't understand much of anything about the auto industry or manufacturing in general.

Apocolipse

Sounds like he/she just finished their 1st year econ/business course lol (PCMlll)

PCMIII

"One of the new technologies employed at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant is a section called the Skillet Line."

The skillets enable the production of multiple models because there is no traditional assembly line. Why would they do a skillet line instead of the old assembly line unless they plan to build multiple vehicles?

PCMIII

So Zora is going to be a parts bin car? I don't think so, but please enlighten me with your source.