I heard from my trusted source, GM is committed to finish 3300 and 3400 builds.

 

Your source sucks, Gerald.

 

Had to sign a new contract when the ground affects option was constrained for all 2020's. Will need a new one if my 3000 slips to a 2021. My LBR color will change as well, as it's no longer available.

 

I heard it from a trusted source that we should refrain from creating random speculative threads from "trusted sources"

 

Is Tonawanda up and building engines? How many does BG have on hand? What about transmissons? Where are they built? If BG is a JIT plant I would think getting all the parts necessary to build a complete car is going to be a huge issue. Time will tell. I just hope the workers can work safe and avoid infections because this will likely result in another shutdown.

 

isn't the plant working 6 days a week when it's open? could be modified for health reasons tho.

 

 

And what about the 400 parts suppliers?

 

Tonawanda will have to be one of the plants they start, as will the Bedford Casting plant. The DCT is made in Michigan by Tremec.

Bowling Green normally runs 5 days a week (Mon - Fri).

 

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Don't know if either plant has been working BUT unlike the "service industry" which we have become as a country, many manufacturers are working and have been! Checked with a friend and Senior VP at the company I retired from 20 yrs ago. Their plant with several hundred "Union workers" in PA making welding electrodes and welding wire has never shut down. He said their plant in Mexico making welding filler metals has also not shut down. Their large plant in Texas and one in Mexico making oxyacetylene torches, regulators etc have also been operating. He tells me most of their large fabricator customers have been working, albeit because of demand not at full capacity.

They like many companies received letters from shipyards, military vehicle producers etc, that said we're a critical industry and you must supply product when requested! In fact my small part time internet business received similar emails. One of my large customers makes cryogenic tanks for liquid oxygen used in hospitals etc and said "our company" was required to supply our welding related products when requested. Since we only sell our patented products direct, they have no choice for procurement! They did place an order for bulk product. No problem as UPS picked up the boxes and never saw, the driver!

GM may have elected not to operate the plants because of lack of demand, but would not be surprised if they made some product for military customers. With the automation in Tonawanda may not have been difficult to maintain a safe distance between workers on the production line and lunch rooms etc.

 

80 remain in the yard along with the Cooper trucks

 

How old is that picture?

 

My source for trusted information is unavailable due to 31 Flavors being closed for Covid.