Chevrolet stops Camaro SS MT production
07-14-2009, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by zachismisitok,Jul 14 2009, 08:12 AM
I'm sure it probably is complex. I never said it wasn't. I said i Can't believe they let this get all the way through design and testing. Hopefully at some point in that process, they would have put some miles on some mules, done some sort of FMEA, and made sure they had decent suppliers if it was a supplier issue. Most large engineering companies do frequent audits of there big suppliers, and inspect everything (or random samples if nothing else) that comes in the door. I know, at least in my companies case, supplier issues are your own issues. If I'm not wrong the toyota way puts supplier development on a pedestal. If I were any sort of boss, some heads would surely be rolling. Stopping production, ok ok shipment in this case, is kind of a big deal ;p . Even if it doesn't cost a ton of money, there imagine is damaged, and that will cost money.
07-14-2009, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by SpeedxRacer,Jul 14 2009, 08:16 AM
Im guessing you meant their image is damaged, I highly doubt that... the waiting lines for the Camaro wont stop because of this.
and for a company that already has a mediocre quality rep.- it means a lot. I wouldn't be surprised if there major objectives for the year have a lot to do with quality. They know how they are perceived. They also know that won't change, and they won't overtake toyota/honda with stuff like this happening.
07-14-2009, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by HondasRslow,Jul 14 2009, 08:20 AM
You can't damage the cheverolet name even more, that's impossible.
07-14-2009, 08:24 AM
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GM is on their last leg. They closed pontiac and saturn. The new camaro was obviously a huge flop, and nobody in this economy can afford a corvette.
GM will go bankrupt this year and won't get another bailout. Americans will cheer that the evil tax parasite auto company will go under.
GM will go bankrupt this year and won't get another bailout. Americans will cheer that the evil tax parasite auto company will go under.
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07-14-2009, 08:38 AM
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From what I've read and heard, there was a material problem with the output shaft (ie, the material was either too weak or too brittle). This is not a design flaw but rather a supplier error. Quite common to those that work with outsourced parts requiring relatively high-strength alloys.