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Originally Posted by 90503
"Finally, Al and his team designs and builds cars - they don't set policies internally at GM. So a technically-oriented topics are more in their wheelhouse. Please keep that in mind when crafting a question."
The above is from the rules and guidelines thread....I was just curious how the question of production statistics, numbers, models, combos of features, etc., is something that is appropriate for "AL" and his team...
Instead of being a "technical" question, it's more of a bean-counter, sales info question.
I understand the curiosity, and it looks like the second most popular topic, but it seems like a non-issue for the purpose of this forum and what "AL" can answer. Other technical, engineering questions would be a more appropriate priority to be asked first. Chassis settings. mechanical issues, non-reclining seats, etc., are what Al can answer, not sales figures.
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Guidelines are just that: guidelines.
And ultimately, Al oversees much of the Camaro program, not just engineering stuff. Sales figures and trim/option breakouts directly impact what sort of programming they decide to do for the car. So he'll have access to that information. If he doesn't directly - someone else close by will. We discussed this possibility when creating the forum; could other members of the Camaro Team who might have a more direct hand in whatever the question is answer a question? The answer was an excitable "Yes!".
"Al's Team" includes Todd Christensen, Jim Kalahar, Ann Briedis, Adam Barry...all of whom work on marketing, planning, quality checks, or design...so the people we are reaching with this "Ask AL" forum...aren't just Al, or directly under his supervision.
What we are trying to avoid, and hence the guideline, is people asking internal policy-related questions, like incentives, GM's move to EV, inventory management, etc...while of course, every move could impact Camaro Team - we wanted to focus on only Camaro...and yes, prioritize the technical topics.
But sales figures and model breakout is not too far off the mark, here.