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jeffny09 · 01-15-2009, 05:18 PM

im not sure if this was asked already so ima go ahead and ask

im a little confused-y is it that they expect to sell 100,000 cars a year
and there is 10,000 on order,but they cant make them all til the end of october? i mean 10 thousand is only 10 percent of that so wtf?

Sean_W · 01-15-2009, 05:22 PM

Why would tend to agree, but I'm sure there's some complicated math and regulations involved we are not aware of.

Inspector 17 · 01-15-2009, 05:22 PM

Well, I think the issue Jeff is that they will make MORE than 10,000 between now and October. Our 10,000 orders will be mixed in with dealer demo cars and others that they are required by law to distribute. In addition, since this is a 2010 car, production will continue into 2010. So the production run will be longer than a typical one would be. On top of that, the 100,000 number was made when the economic situation was different. I would guess that will be reduced down to below 80,000.

Silverghost · 01-15-2009, 05:36 PM

Pretty simple answer, they don’t start production at full capacity; they have to ramp production up to where they are running at full capacity. Hence the reason why they are not making the full hundred thousand they are capable of. Just like starting out from a stop light, you slowly make it up to speed, not immediately at that speed when you take your foot off the brake.

Jimmy · 01-15-2009, 06:10 PM

It also takes a few weeks to deliver the car to the dealer.

UCF w00t · 01-15-2009, 06:45 PM

20,000 by October. 10,000 ordered but there's 20,000 allotted and they WILL all be accounted for by dealers. Remember, 1/3rd of the dealers haven't even put in a single preorder yet. That 100,000 is a reaaallly old number so I doubt that's still the target anymore (I'm not sure they'd be able to sell that many if they produce them).

jeffny09 · 01-15-2009, 06:55 PM

i dunno i see what yall are saying but im not hearing it

UCF w00t · 01-15-2009, 07:06 PM

I think the 20,000 by October thing is conservative. They have to allow for a slow ramp up to ensure that quality is there and there's nothing getting screwed up. The last thing GM wants is 20,000 brand new model cars getting recalled because a robot had a missed calibration causing it to miss a weld causing your transmission to blow up after 5000 miles. They also have to allow for constraints at their suppliers, particularly early on because they'll be doing the same thing (for new stuff). They want to make sure they can get ALL of those 20,000 ordered cars to dealers by the date they set. People would much rather get their cars early than late!

01-15-2009, 05:18 PM	#1
jeffny09 Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: new york Posts: 5,618	question about production im not sure if this was asked already so ima go ahead and ask im a little confused-y is it that they expect to sell 100,000 cars a year and there is 10,000 on order,but they cant make them all til the end of october? i mean 10 thousand is only 10 percent of that so wtf? __________________ top 10 reason why real men drive stick. 10. A manual transmission is the ultimate in control 9. You can use automotive jargon and not sound like a total tool 8. You can't spell "manual" without "man" 7. Manual transmissions prove you can do more than one thing at a time 6. You can't drift in an auto 5. You can't pull fancy moves in an automatic 4. You get better fuel economy with a stick 3. You’ll never look like a chump if you can drive stick 2. Manual transmission cars are faster 1. Women like a guy who is good with his hands.

01-15-2009, 05:36 PM	#4
Silverghost Drives: Z28 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 533	Pretty simple answer, they don’t start production at full capacity; they have to ramp production up to where they are running at full capacity. Hence the reason why they are not making the full hundred thousand they are capable of. Just like starting out from a stop light, you slowly make it up to speed, not immediately at that speed when you take your foot off the brake. __________________ Speed Kills - Drive a Ford and live forever! www.rivercityperformance.com

01-15-2009, 06:55 PM	#7
jeffny09 Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: new york Posts: 5,618	i dunno i see what yall are saying but im not hearing it __________________ top 10 reason why real men drive stick. 10. A manual transmission is the ultimate in control 9. You can use automotive jargon and not sound like a total tool 8. You can't spell "manual" without "man" 7. Manual transmissions prove you can do more than one thing at a time 6. You can't drift in an auto 5. You can't pull fancy moves in an automatic 4. You get better fuel economy with a stick 3. You’ll never look like a chump if you can drive stick 2. Manual transmission cars are faster 1. Women like a guy who is good with his hands.

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01-15-2009, 05:22 PM	#2
Sean_W Drives: 2010 IOM SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 659	Why would tend to agree, but I'm sure there's some complicated math and regulations involved we are not aware of.

01-15-2009, 05:22 PM	#3
Inspector 17 I love crepes Drives: 2017 ZL1 NGM A10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,955 View My Garage	Well, I think the issue Jeff is that they will make MORE than 10,000 between now and October. Our 10,000 orders will be mixed in with dealer demo cars and others that they are required by law to distribute. In addition, since this is a 2010 car, production will continue into 2010. So the production run will be longer than a typical one would be. On top of that, the 100,000 number was made when the economic situation was different. I would guess that will be reduced down to below 80,000.

01-15-2009, 06:10 PM	#5
Jimmy Drives: 2010 2SS RS Camaro Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 233	It also takes a few weeks to deliver the car to the dealer.

01-15-2009, 06:45 PM	#6
UCF w00t Geek Drives: IOM 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,452	20,000 by October. 10,000 ordered but there's 20,000 allotted and they WILL all be accounted for by dealers. Remember, 1/3rd of the dealers haven't even put in a single preorder yet. That 100,000 is a reaaallly old number so I doubt that's still the target anymore (I'm not sure they'd be able to sell that many if they produce them).

01-15-2009, 07:06 PM	#8
UCF w00t Geek Drives: IOM 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,452	I think the 20,000 by October thing is conservative. They have to allow for a slow ramp up to ensure that quality is there and there's nothing getting screwed up. The last thing GM wants is 20,000 brand new model cars getting recalled because a robot had a missed calibration causing it to miss a weld causing your transmission to blow up after 5000 miles. They also have to allow for constraints at their suppliers, particularly early on because they'll be doing the same thing (for new stuff). They want to make sure they can get ALL of those 20,000 ordered cars to dealers by the date they set. People would much rather get their cars early than late!