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C7s were 145 a day one shift 180 a day 2 shifts For C8s are they that much harder to assemble?? Just a retired GM employee wanting to know what’s the deal I know we have parts shortages and such
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I think the limitor will be the engine build. Tadge said each engine is hand assembled in BG. He said they had 12 trained people to do this. How many can they assemble a day? Unless engine assembly grows, it looks like production is something like 4000 a year as a guess.
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The Performance Build Center will built the C8Z06 engine. Stingray engines are assembled at the Tonawanda Engine Assembly Plant.
Chevy (specifically, the BGA Plant Manager) stated that the planned build rate for the C8 was 11.5 cars per hour. That's 92 per 8 hour shift. They've run right about at that rate as long as they haven't been hobbled by parts shortages.
Chevy (specifically, the BGA Plant Manager) stated that the planned build rate for the C8 was 11.5 cars per hour. That's 92 per 8 hour shift. They've run right about at that rate as long as they haven't been hobbled by parts shortages.
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We can confirm that Bowling Green Assembly is not running second shift production this week October 25 or next week November 1 due to a temporary parts supply issue. Although we are not providing specifics regarding the material shortage, we can say it is not related to the global semiconductor chip issue.
Importantly, GM’s supply chain, manufacturing and engineering teams are working closely with our supply base to mitigate any further impact on production. We expect the plant to resume normal operations on Monday, November 8.
We can confirm that Bowling Green Assembly is not running second shift production this week October 25 or next week November 1 due to a temporary parts supply issue. Although we are not providing specifics regarding the material shortage, we can say it is not related to the global semiconductor chip issue.
Importantly, GM’s supply chain, manufacturing and engineering teams are working closely with our supply base to mitigate any further impact on production. We expect the plant to resume normal operations on Monday, November 8.
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I'm sure the BG plant wants to keep production at maximum levels, but as pointed out above, the parts shortage is really affecting their ability to do so.
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We can confirm that Bowling Green Assembly is not running second shift production this week October 25 or next week November 1 due to a temporary parts supply issue. Although we are not providing specifics regarding the material shortage, we can say it is not related to the global semiconductor chip issue.
Importantly, GM’s supply chain, manufacturing and engineering teams are working closely with our supply base to mitigate any further impact on production. We expect the plant to resume normal operations on Monday, November 8.
We can confirm that Bowling Green Assembly is not running second shift production this week October 25 or next week November 1 due to a temporary parts supply issue. Although we are not providing specifics regarding the material shortage, we can say it is not related to the global semiconductor chip issue.
Importantly, GM’s supply chain, manufacturing and engineering teams are working closely with our supply base to mitigate any further impact on production. We expect the plant to resume normal operations on Monday, November 8.
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