I was at 3300 status and had a build date of 3/23 before the shutdown? Emailed the Corvette concierge’s Friday and they said they still do not have any updated build dates. I don’t have a vin # yet so was wondering if others on the forum are at 3300 status and if you have received updated build dates or received vin numbers yet and if anyone has an idea when cars at 3300 status might get built?

 

I had a 3/23 build week as well. I'm thinking our build week will now be around 6/15. I believe the factory was behind schedule and hadn't completed 3/9 at the time of the shutdown, so 3/9 and 3/16 have to be completed then it will be our turn. They will be running 1 shift for the first few weeks so things will take time.

i have been patient but if it goes much beyond 6/15 I might bail. I wanted the car for the summer and now I'll be losing a chunk of prime driving season.

 

WTF, don't email, go strait to the source, call those lazy f'ks.

 

I am out if they do not build the car still June 15th. I placed my order with the second largest dealer in the country the day before the reveal last year and I am starting to loose my patience. I live in New England and by the time they deliver the car to me most of the Summer driving season in New England will be done. I am sorry if others disagree but I think the whole situation with the strike and shut down has been not handled well.

 

Since you do not think GM handled the strike well, and you think the same as to how they're Handling Virus shutdown, tell us how you would handled each of those!
Your answer to how you would have handed Virus shutdown and restart safety of both Hourly as well as Salaried worker should be a Doisy, since your not putting you life and that of your family's in harms way because one or more of your fellow workers Didn't, or Don't follow "Social Distancing or Personal Safety Protocols", as recommended during Shutdown, or after reopening of Plant?

 

I think they could have communicated better throughout this entire process to people who have spent close to a year waiting for their car. It's not quite right that customers need to hunt down answers on their own from concierges and dealers and message boards instead of getting a steady stream of information from the manufacturer. I'm excited about my car, but admittedly frustrated that GM hasn't been more communicative throughout the process.

 

All the manufacturers relay on many outsourced supply chains, lots of smaller companies that also are shut down and will require a bailout of billions to restart. The restart will be sporadic. Already Mercedes has had to start and shut down because of part shortages.

 

It has been one crisis after another with the roll out of the C8. No one expected this and these are situations that GM had to deal with. Some buyers will be upset and move on. Some have decided not to wait and have purchased a different car. I feel that they could have done a better job communicating to the dealers and in return keeping us more informed. Unfortunately there is no simple solution to these problems. They need to start back up in a safe manner. Before you know it there will be C8's rolling off the line. I am patiently waiting at 1100 status and waiting to see what will happen with production. Hang in there and be safe!

 

Well let’s see: “The communication has been terrible.”

They should have never got to the point where they had a strike. GM has been making huge profits and should have come to the table sooner. In my opinion the
strike should have been avoided and could have been managed better well before the strike ever took place.

As far as the plant closures this is a multi billion global company! If they don’t have the ability to source PPE for their workers domestically they
should have been able to do so in China. Robert Kraft didn’t seem to have much trouble flying his plane to China and coming back with it loaded up with N95 masks or started making them for themselves for their employees. I am sure that would have been much more cost efficient than shutting down their entire operation.

Also interesting that the plant that made the chassis stayed operational (“risking their lives as you put it”) so I’m sure they could’ve found a way to keep things open on a limited basis.

So in my opinion poor preparation/communication/negotiating on the part this global manufacturer with the unions and to create a safe working environment for everyone.

So now when everyone goes back to work they are “still risking their lives” again but this time wearing homemade masks with a little more space between each worker.

But now the company is in a much weaker financial position than if they had made the investment to get the proper PPE and kept things rolling.

That’s my opinion and I frankly don’t give two S**** if you agree with me.

 

You’re assuming the workers wanted to be in the plant working. I guess people like you could have built your own car though

 

I am at 3400 status and had aTPW of 3/16 when the plant shut down on the 20th. My car never got built and is either on the line or soon to be. I am hoping that I am in the week of 5/25 or 6/1 and have this car sometime in June.

 

I don't think that you are a bit familiar with labor negotiations and operating a business for profit.

 

I guess not. I guess there’s much bigger profits being made when your doors are shut?

 

Some of them must want to go to work because the Bedford plant where they make the chassis kept running.

 

Same Two Cents, goes for me, about yours. Different upbringing and number of Companies I've work for, also ran my on Consulting Company. I've worked both sides of the Fence, Union Member Employee and Salaried Employee.

You don't give in to Unions 1st demands, they are always more than what they will actually settle for. If GM had done that, price on a 2021 & up GM brands would go through the ceiling for sure. You know labor cost can put you out of Business!
One thing that did not help GM's case with the Union, is the size of the raise they gave to Chairperson of the Board. If Gm could do that, they owed their workers that build their Products a larger share as they had helped GM's profits made from the sweat of their backs in the prioryears... Also that their jobs are dwindling as GM moves to more and more AI manufacturing. Not to mention shipping Jobs out of the Country in order to get cheaper Labor. One day, AI an Outsourcing Jobs will bite US Manufacturing in the BUTT.
Middle Class pays the US Debt. No middle class no one to left to TAX. The Bole/Simpson report way back when, said they could take all the Money the 5% of Rich people in US have an that could not even pay one year's worth of US Debt at that time...LOL

 

I am also a tpw of 3/16. I am very concerned that GM is not telling us the full truth.
Why only one shift. I think the reason is a supply chain issue.
I do not think it’s a issue of training. Training would take no time at all. All these employees know what to do. They just have to do it in a different manor. Probably In divided plexiglass stations. And wearing ppe. Not rocket science.