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Originally Posted by mjw930
You've got it wrong, the point is they aren't willing to hire and train an entire additional shift simply to satisfy production spikes. This ain't their first rodeo, they have the same issue every time there's a new version and history shows that by the spring supply will have met demand and they won't need that extra shift.
Personally, I would rather the people that have been trained over the last 3 months to build this car build mine, not a newly hired and trained second shift.
At their projects run rate of 160 / day they can easily build 35000 C7's for MY14 which quite honestly will be plenty. Production historically settles at around 25000 / year so if they can maintain 30000+ through successive model years the C7 will be the most successful corvette in history. All without adding a second shift.
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I agree - astounds me how many don't understamd production basics and see a conspiracy behind everything. One well oiled shift can get it done andf then some, based on mkt conditions. A really solid hiccup on wall street again and Corvette sales dip substantially. The product/pricing is extremely market sensitive at >$60K.....everything is....