teamzr1
Supporting vendor
C8 Z06s have been held up in being shipped since mid-August yet GMs answer to this is to blame the UAW strike that started weeks later
GM now states :
“The industry continues to experience temporary parts shortages due to a number of circumstances.
Bowling Green has been impacted by this, so we have taken steps to keep production running to meet continued strong demand.
As a result, we are building some vehicles without specific parts and will retrofit those vehicles as the parts become available before they are shipped to customers. We are working to resolve these issues as soon as possible.”
--------------------------------------
So, Chevrolet is citing parts shortages as the culprit for the delays.
However, the statement keeps things ambiguous and stops short of pointing a finger at the UAW strikes as the cause of said parts shortages. Despite being nearly three years removed from the global pandemic, could the automotive industry still be feeling the ripple effect?
Or is Chevrolet remaining diplomatic in the face of the strikes?
We can see one or both of these factors being absolutely true. Unfortunately, none of that will help the Z06 owners in waiting get their cars any faster.
Also :
Canadian autoworkers union Unifor said it has set an Oct. 9 deadline to reach a tentative agreement with General Motors.
"Unifor informed GM that the union has set a negotiating deadline for Monday, October 9 at 11:59 p.m.," officials said Thursday in a bargaining update on its website.
The announcement comes about four days after its members ratified a historic contract with Ford Motor Co.
Union officials said Thursday that "bargaining committees are now focused on locking in the pattern agreement at General Motors."
All the significant increases to pensions, wages, health benefits, and more must now be bargained with the company," the statement said.
"The gains negotiated in the pattern include the best wage package ever negotiated in the union’s history, as well as reducing the grow-in from 8 years to 4 years, a $10,000 productivity and quality bonus for full-time employees and a $4,000 bonus for 'temporary part-time employees.'
"There is a lot of work to do, and we have confidence that our bargaining team is up to the challenge."
Unifor’s negotiations with GM cover approximately 4,300 workers at the St. Catharines Powertrain Plant building engines for the Chevrolet Equinox and Corvette, Oshawa Assembly Complex making light- and heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks and parts for other vehicles, and the Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre in Ontario.
GM now states :
“The industry continues to experience temporary parts shortages due to a number of circumstances.
Bowling Green has been impacted by this, so we have taken steps to keep production running to meet continued strong demand.
As a result, we are building some vehicles without specific parts and will retrofit those vehicles as the parts become available before they are shipped to customers. We are working to resolve these issues as soon as possible.”
--------------------------------------
So, Chevrolet is citing parts shortages as the culprit for the delays.
However, the statement keeps things ambiguous and stops short of pointing a finger at the UAW strikes as the cause of said parts shortages. Despite being nearly three years removed from the global pandemic, could the automotive industry still be feeling the ripple effect?
Or is Chevrolet remaining diplomatic in the face of the strikes?
We can see one or both of these factors being absolutely true. Unfortunately, none of that will help the Z06 owners in waiting get their cars any faster.
Also :
Canadian autoworkers union Unifor said it has set an Oct. 9 deadline to reach a tentative agreement with General Motors.
"Unifor informed GM that the union has set a negotiating deadline for Monday, October 9 at 11:59 p.m.," officials said Thursday in a bargaining update on its website.
The announcement comes about four days after its members ratified a historic contract with Ford Motor Co.
Union officials said Thursday that "bargaining committees are now focused on locking in the pattern agreement at General Motors."
All the significant increases to pensions, wages, health benefits, and more must now be bargained with the company," the statement said.
"The gains negotiated in the pattern include the best wage package ever negotiated in the union’s history, as well as reducing the grow-in from 8 years to 4 years, a $10,000 productivity and quality bonus for full-time employees and a $4,000 bonus for 'temporary part-time employees.'
"There is a lot of work to do, and we have confidence that our bargaining team is up to the challenge."
Unifor’s negotiations with GM cover approximately 4,300 workers at the St. Catharines Powertrain Plant building engines for the Chevrolet Equinox and Corvette, Oshawa Assembly Complex making light- and heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks and parts for other vehicles, and the Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre in Ontario.