GM new heavy dutys can be ordered in 2 weeks!

camperforlife wrote:
Still can't do a build but here is the web specs.

LMAO
Yes two weeks now and still a no go. Maybe Ram and GM use the same web master or the Fed's medical advertiser, err ah the health care site :E

Jack_Diane_Freedom wrote:
I really do not understand the concept of paying the customer to purchase a vehicle. Just lower the prices and get rid of so called incentives.

That would be way too truthful ...

Still can't do a build but here is the web specs.

MARK VANDERBENT wrote:
Just talked with friend who works for the largest chevy dealer in Illinois, and he said his latest new was that new hds 2015 can be ordered in 2 weeks and they will start assembly in January. He also told me that they are almost out of 2013 half tons and that the new body silverados are selling VERY well. Phillips Chevrolet Frankfort Il

Okay, it's been two weeks. Any dealers placing orders?

45Ricochet wrote:

Dadoffourgirls wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
You don't give up do you :R
Maybe that will help the slumping 2014 sales figures :W err incentives.

I like to think of him as persistent! He is quoting his source of facts, and stating facts.

Not sure what you would do if he stopped making these posts!

LOL
Yeah can't wait for the third straight month of lackluster sales in your company :W Come on, roll out the "new 2014's" and you lose market share again. Hope GM actually makes lots more 3500 since they bring up the rear in that segment, that and maybe have a player in the latest PTC contests.
I wish them the best, but hiding that hideous location of the DEF tank would be a start!

Speaking of bringing up the rear,
What ever happened to that Lincoln pickup truck they used to make??lol

45Ricochet wrote:

Dadoffourgirls wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
You don't give up do you :R
Maybe that will help the slumping 2014 sales figures :W err incentives.

I like to think of him as persistent! He is quoting his source of facts, and stating facts.

Not sure what you would do if he stopped making these posts!

LOL
Yeah can't wait for the third straight month of lackluster sales in your company :W Come on, roll out the "new 2014's" and you lose market share again. Hope GM actually makes lots more 3500 since they bring up the rear in that segment, that and maybe have a player in the latest PTC contests.
I wish them the best, but hiding that hideous location of the DEF tank would be a start!

Yeah, those 2014's need a redesign.:B

Dadoffourgirls wrote:

45Ricochet wrote:
You don't give up do you :R
Maybe that will help the slumping 2014 sales figures :W err incentives.

I like to think of him as persistent! He is quoting his source of facts, and stating facts.

Not sure what you would do if he stopped making these posts!

LOL
Yeah can't wait for the third straight month of lackluster sales in your company :W Come on, roll out the "new 2014's" and you lose market share again. Hope GM actually makes lots more 3500 since they bring up the rear in that segment, that and maybe have a player in the latest PTC contests.
I wish them the best, but hiding that hideous location of the DEF tank would be a start!

LimogesMan wrote:


(Are they still making GM trucks??? :B )

Yes, sales are WAY up! They sold 3 last month and 5 this month!

kaydeejay wrote:

NJRVer wrote:

kaydeejay wrote:

NJRVer wrote:
Introducing a "complete" new line up in one year has nothing to do with inventory.
If you go into production you are producing vehicles. Doesn't matter if they are new design or old.

I'm thinking it has more to do with unloading their old parts inventory.

I guess if you haven't been there you won't understand!
BTW it has NOTHING to do with inventory - it's all about man-power.

Care to explain.
Why would you need more people on the assembly line in 2014 than you would in 2013?

It's not a question of more people on the assembly line.
The folks who are in limited supply are the engineers (design, manufacturing and production) who are on-site in a plant during a new model start up. They can only be in one plant at a time.
Staggering the introductions means they can focus their efforts on one location, then move on to the next.
This is AFTER the test, validation and certification Engineers have done their work in providing data to the Feds that the vehicle comply with ALL Safety and Emission regulations.
This cannot be a "Broad-Brush" process, it has to be done one at a time for every significant variation of a model. It used to be estimated it cost approx $1M for each model produced and took many weeks, no months, of engineer time to accomplish. Trucks in particular represent HUNDREDS of different variations, each one has to be treated separately.
Until that was all done and the paperwork filed I did not authorize issue of Vehicle Identification Numbers for that product. That was the stopper that prevented production of non-compliant vehicles
(This is going back almost 12 years, but I doubt it has changed that much)
All Manufacturers are operating with fewer staff so this stuff has to to be spread over a longer period of time.
Does that help?

A big thanks for that "insider" info.
Who would have thought there would have to be multiple start ups for each variation of a single model.

It still doesn't seem right to hold back production on HD trucks and have split model years. Even with the extra startup costs, it seems you would want your truck line all out at once to make a big splash in a marketing campaign.
There are a lot of HD truck buyers out there besides RV'ers.

There were great incentives for the Ram last Spring, they were including the Cummins diesel engine for the same price as the Hemi.

(Are they still making GM trucks??? :B )