No Parts, No Enclave
The Lansing State Journal reported that GM simply doesn’t have enough parts to meet the demand of the Buick Enclave.
GM vice president of manufacturing and labor Gary Cowger told the LSJ that at GM’s Lansing plant, they are simply “maxed out from a tooling standpoint
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Aaron
I'm still going to file this under "good news" for GM. When's the last time GM couldn't meet demand for a vehicle?
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Clint
The article also states that GM axed the third shift at the plant in December because of surplus inventory (i.e. they were making MORE cars than they could sell). Now they can't make enough, which warrants "conducting a detailed analysis of the problems within the suppliers so that they may invest in the right tools to increase capacity." How are you going to convince suppliers that you need them to increase production when you just cut your third shift last month? The article sounds like a management screwup spun to sound like demand for the Buick Enclave is through the roof (which may or may not be actually true).
Ducati Minor
Cynicism is never a good thing, Clint. Gives you shrinkage.
The Stig
GM once again shows the depth of its management skill
fstst56
The auto industry continues to shoot themselves in the foot. Take the gun away from Barney! It's not just Detroit. What they're doing is attempting to keep production low to keep demand and resale value up. Combine that with all the games the dealers try to play when you want to buy a new car and its hard to feel sorry for them. It's just no fun to buy a car anymore.
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