Update on SR, GS and Z06 orders: Thanks to Mike Furman, for sharing earlier that for the current Corvette ordering consensus (starting three days ago and ending this coming Tuesday), that 2019 coupe Z06 production now has a target production week (TPW) of August 19th, and that Stingray and Grand Sport orders being accepted now have a TPW of August 26th. However, C7 convertible and ZR1 orders are not longer able to be submitted.
However, C7’s August 19/26th week’s production schedules now appear to be possibility further extended, that is if source who appears to extremely knowledgeable, “SuperChevyICM,” a person who likely works for a GM dealership, his posting what could well be GM official information yesterday on a post on Corvetteforum, specifically:
Note that in GM ordering language, the term “Vet” applies to both Stingrays and to Grand Sports, and additionally in GM speak, a “build week” of September 9th traditionally means the week of Monday, Sept. 9th though Friday, September 13th.
Yet, as always we are looking for additional corroboration, for we later receive that, that would mean that C7 production continues through the first two weeks of September, a three week additional length of time than we earlier officially had learned.
Still, as noted before by Mike Furman, SR, GS and Z06 coupe new-order-submittal-acceptance continues until the July 11th consensus — so there are still three weeks left for all who wish to still order those three coupe C7 models.
However, nothing in the GM information provided would preclude a further extension beyond September 13th, e.g., there might be additional production weeks after those (for either the Stingray, GS or Z06 coupes, or just some of those models, beyond September 13th). We sure do not know whether that would be happening or not, yet. I doubt it, but perhaps C7 production might continue into throughout the entire month of September.
C7 production ending is a prerequisite for later C8 production starting, with an critical intervening factor being the length of time necessary to convert the plant from specific C7 processes and equipment to those different ones required for C8 production. Of course, during the plant changeover, there must also be retraining of all current BGA employees to “C8 level four job mastery,” and perhaps joint training and then integration in the assembly process of the 400 new employees which will help create the second, C8 BGA assembly work shift. As to their training, would the new-to-BGA employees be co-trained alongside current BGA employees, delay trained, or integrated in some other manner?
Of course, extending C7 production within BGA, as there is only one assembly within the plant, and the massive, expect two month, plant changeover to C8 production, speaks volumes of support for GM Authority’s prediction this past winter that C8 production starts this December — especially that most believe the changeover of the Plant itself is a two month process, and possibly longer.
However, C7’s August 19/26th week’s production schedules now appear to be possibility further extended, that is if source who appears to extremely knowledgeable, “SuperChevyICM,” a person who likely works for a GM dealership, his posting what could well be GM official information yesterday on a post on Corvetteforum, specifically:
Originally posted by SuperChevyICM
Yet, as always we are looking for additional corroboration, for we later receive that, that would mean that C7 production continues through the first two weeks of September, a three week additional length of time than we earlier officially had learned.
Still, as noted before by Mike Furman, SR, GS and Z06 coupe new-order-submittal-acceptance continues until the July 11th consensus — so there are still three weeks left for all who wish to still order those three coupe C7 models.
However, nothing in the GM information provided would preclude a further extension beyond September 13th, e.g., there might be additional production weeks after those (for either the Stingray, GS or Z06 coupes, or just some of those models, beyond September 13th). We sure do not know whether that would be happening or not, yet. I doubt it, but perhaps C7 production might continue into throughout the entire month of September.
C7 production ending is a prerequisite for later C8 production starting, with an critical intervening factor being the length of time necessary to convert the plant from specific C7 processes and equipment to those different ones required for C8 production. Of course, during the plant changeover, there must also be retraining of all current BGA employees to “C8 level four job mastery,” and perhaps joint training and then integration in the assembly process of the 400 new employees which will help create the second, C8 BGA assembly work shift. As to their training, would the new-to-BGA employees be co-trained alongside current BGA employees, delay trained, or integrated in some other manner?
Of course, extending C7 production within BGA, as there is only one assembly within the plant, and the massive, expect two month, plant changeover to C8 production, speaks volumes of support for GM Authority’s prediction this past winter that C8 production starts this December — especially that most believe the changeover of the Plant itself is a two month process, and possibly longer.
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