TPW’s Returning And They Are Not What Some Were Wishing For

[John]

Please post “old, interim, and now the current* TPW’s” in this thread!


* When I use the word “current,” we all know that TPW’s always move around, sometimes forward and sometimes backward, though often staying the same. Actually until anorder become stats 3300, TPW’s epitomize their word “target.”

So far, the very first one we have seen is February 3rd. The strike was eight weeks long, and not surprisingly with all the understandable adjustments needing to be additionally made, the first TPW we have so far seen is again the first week in February. Clearly not a criticism of GM, in fact that they were able to deal with all the 40 days of unknowns, having some suppliers also shut down, re-tooling and BGA already getting the first of three weeks of final C7 completed, is a very strong accomplishment.

As I was told by a senior member of the Corvette team during the HTC’s reveal just a month ago, “the strike will not prevent us from doing a methodical resumption of our C8 production ramp up plans as soon as we can.”

Here’s the first specific TPW progression I know of (having seen actual documents for each one from a friend’s order, each with a TPW on it).

Originally: 1/2
Interim: 2/17
Now: 3/2

Again please post up your TPW and other individuals’ TPW’s you know of. Thank you.

[Jericho]

here is mine, will check and update next week as well.
9/26 - order hit status 3000
10/1 - assigned TPW 1/6/2020
10/18 - TPW changed to 2/17/2020
10/28 - TPW changed to 2/10/2020

[Rfong]

On 9/12/19, Mike Furman told me my order was at 2000. I never received another notice from him until I asked yesterday. Now he says my TPW is 2/24/20.

[meyerweb]

That some TPW's are moving out, and others moving nearer, may indicate constraints on certain parts from suppliers as a result of the strike forcing them to shut down as well.

[Imaposer]

Question for those in the know. What can I expect for the time between TPW and ready to pick up at the museum R8C delivery? My order hasn't gone to 3000 yet, so I doubt if the initial production hold will have any affect on my order. I'm just looking for when the dealer finally calls me to confirm my order for an open allocation, I want to be able to see where the TPW are at that time + time from TPW to ready to pick up will have me expecting to get my car.

[AZ Desert Dog]

Wondering if some of the difference in dates is due to seller? Are larger volume dealerships getting more favorable TPW’s. Doesn’t seem to be a rhythm or reason behind it that I see anyway.

[Bikerjulio]

Wondering if some of the difference in dates is due to seller? Are larger volume dealerships getting more favorable TPW’s. Doesn’t seem to be a rhythm or reason behind it that I see anyway.

More likely that first week are similar colour? Aren't the cars produced in colour batches?

In which case, first week are SGM cars. Like mine

[VicH]

Please post “old, interim, and now the current* TPW’s” in this thread!


* When I use the word “current,” we all know that TPW’s always move around, sometimes forward and sometimes backward, though often staying the same. Actually until anorder become stats 3300, TPW’s epitomize their word “target.”

So far, the very first one we have seen is February 3rd. The strike was eight weeks long, and not surprisingly with all the understandable adjustments needing to be additionally made, the first TPW we have so far seen is again the first week in February. Clearly not a criticism of GM, in fact that they were able to deal with all the 40 days of unknowns, having some suppliers also shut down, re-tooling and BGA already getting the first of three weeks of final C7 completed, is a very strong accomplishment.

As I was told by a senior member of the Corvette team during the HTC’s reveal just a month ago, “the strike will not prevent us from doing a methodical resumption of our C8 production ramp up plans as soon as we can.”

Here’s the first specific TPW progression I know of (having seen actual documents for each one from a friend’s order, each with a TPW on it).

Originally: 1/2
Interim: 2/17
Now: 3/2

Again please post up your TPW and other individuals’ TPW’s you know of. Thank you.

Where is that screen grab from?

[corvette1953]

Odd thing about the TPW/event stats they are all over the board and have changed several times this week. According to my sales person the stats changed more than once Friday alone. I know someone figured this out before but I can’t find the information. How many cars can they produce a day starting out to full ramp up. Just to be a snot my car should be built the first week. Knowing that they have built at least 23 regular production cars already. That leaves only 262 cars to build before mine. My TPW today was 03-09-2020. With TPW’s as soon as 2-10-2020 something is amiss.

[jagamajajaran]

While TPWs are being rescheduled, everything is in flux. If you move one TPW, it impacts the rest. Until they are all rescheduled, you'll see a lot of confusing back and forth.

[jagamajajaran]

Odd thing about the TPW/event stats they are all over the board and have changed several times this week. According to my sales person the stats changed more than once Friday alone. I know someone figured this out before but I can’t find the information. How many cars can they produce a day starting out to full ramp up. Just to be a snot my car should be built the first week. Knowing that they have built at least 23 regular production cars already. That leaves only 262 cars to build before mine. My TPW today was 03-09-2020. With TPW’s as soon as 2-10-2020 something is amiss.

They haven't built any regular production cars already. There is a lot of misinformation floating around, which is confusing at best. I'll have an article coming out on CorvetteBlogger soon that will help everyone understand the process. Stay tuned.

[corvette1953]

Out of curiosity what would this GM vin decode to
1G1Y82D41L5000013

[C8broughtmeback]

On 9/12/19, Mike Furman told me my order was at 2000. I never received another notice from him until I asked yesterday. Now he says my TPW is 2/24/20.

What number were you in Mike's line of deposits, and around when did you put your deposit down? I am just curious since I also have a deposit with him, but mine was in mid Sept.

[Boomer]

Out of curiosity what would this GM vin decode to
1G1Y82D41L5000013

I went to the following site:

https://driving-tests.org/vin-decoder/

It decoded your VIN as a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette:

VIN 1G1Y82D41L5000013	Make CHEVROLET	Model Corvette	Year 2020	Drive Type -
Style/Body 2-door sedan,hardtop,coupe	Engine 6.2L	Manufactured in BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, UNITED STATES (USA)		Age -1 years

Manufactured By	GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Plant Company Name	-
Vehicle Type	PASSENGER CAR
Series	Premium 3LT
Body Class	Coupe
Doors	2
Front Airbag Location	1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Seat Belts Type	Manual
Engine Displacement (CI)	378.34721338734
Engine Displacement (CC)	6200.0
Fuel Type	Gasoline
Engine Number of Cylinders	8

Where did you get that VIN??

[meyerweb]

More likely that first week are similar colour? Aren't the cars produced in colour batches?

In which case, first week are SGM cars. Like mine

They may be starting off that way, but in normal production different colors were all intermixed (for C7s, at least).