Factories Closed

unit731 · September 25, 2007

September 24, 2008

All shut down. No vehicles being assembled. Suppliers also shut down.

Ordered vehicles are backlogged.

When this is over, will there be a line speed up? Overtime? In other words very tired employees manufacturing your 20-30K new dream truck?

Does this make any difference in the ordering of a new vehicle?

bryanhunt · September 25, 2007

September 24, 2008

All shut down. No vehicles being assembled. Suppliers also shut down.

Ordered vehicles are backlogged.

When this is over, will there be a line speed up? Overtime? In other words very tired employees manufacturing your 20-30K new dream truck?

Does this make any difference in the ordering of a new vehicle?

I'm pretty sure mexico and canada aren't shut down. I know mexico even has its own engine plant as well.

Edit: Well GM just idled all the lines in Canada due to lack of components from the US.

Zembonez · September 25, 2007

You can thank the UAW for once again giving the American Automobile industry a black eye and the American people the shaft.

MS3DALE · September 25, 2007

We got these two messages this morning from GM.........

UAW calls for Work Stoppage at GM Plants.

GM Dealers,

We were informed today by UAW leadership that they are exercising their right to strike at UAW-represented GM locations.

At this time, we don’t have a timetable related to this action. We are disappointed that the discussions have not resulted in a new agreement; however, we remain hopeful that the parties will continue negotiations and reach an agreement as soon as possible.

For the immediate future, we have enough vehicles in the pipeline to satisfy GM customers and anticipate that your interactions with your customers will be seamless. We ask that you continue to focus on our customers and promoting our great GM cars and trucks. We don’t anticipate the union taking any actions at our dealerships. However, if a situation develops, please contact your Zone Manager.

We will continue to monitor the situation and adjust our plans accordingly. I want to assure you that the company’s primary focus is working with the UAW leadership to resolve the outstanding issues and achieve an agreement.

Mark LaNeve

And this one.....

GM Dealer:

As you are aware by now, the UAW has decided to call a national strike, which impacts all GM facilities, including our Service and Parts Operations (SPO) processing centers and product distribution centers where we employ UAW members.

We understand that you are concerned about your ability to receive the parts needed to continue servicing your customers. To that end, we are putting in place processes that will attempt to handle your overnight orders (OVN). We are working with our carriers to ensure pick up and delivery of these products to your dealerships, wherever possible.

We are staying in close contact with our Labor team to monitor this situation. We will communicate to you as quickly as possible any changes to the processes.

While we are disappointed with the UAW's decision to strike, GM is fully committed to working with the UAW to develop solutions together to address the competitive challenges facing us today.

We appreciate your understanding and flexibility as we work through this situation.

Regards,

Doug Herberger

Vice President and General Manager

GM Service and Parts Operations

Its starting to effect us dealers already,I didn't get any of my special orders or any stock orders this morning.

Vintagemud · September 25, 2007

You can thank the UAW for once again giving the American Automobile industry a black eye and the American people the shaft.

WTF are you blaming the unions for they are doing what they are supposed to do protect the workers.If it wasnt for the unions we all would be working for 6 bucks an hour living in trailer parks

Lincoln30 · September 25, 2007

You can thank the UAW for once again giving the American Automobile industry a black eye and the American people the shaft.

WTF are you blaming the unions for they are doing what they are supposed to do protect the workers.If it wasnt for the unions we all would be working for 6 bucks an hour living in trailer parks

Spoken like a true union member.

IMHO, unions have far outlived their useful life. GM does need to honor their commitments on retirement and health care...but they should be able work different/new deals with new employees. I never believed that ANYONE should be paid more then a market rate for their skill set, union or not.

therapy · September 25, 2007

You can thank the UAW for once again giving the American Automobile industry a black eye and the American people the shaft.

WTF are you blaming the unions for they are doing what they are supposed to do protect the workers.If it wasnt for the unions we all would be working for 6 bucks an hour living in trailer parks

Yeah, I think unskilled laborers deserve six figure jobs where they aren't held responsible for any results. I also think that you should be guaranteed a huge pension for the rest of your life after taking your time as a mediocre employee.

Don't get me wrong, I think some unions do great work. Police unions, lots of other labor unions, but when it comes to the UAW and the Teamsters, I think they've just about defined everything that's corrupt and terrible about unions in general. Toyota plants aren't union, and their employees make about the same as union shops, with arguably better average quality. Not that I'd drive a Tundra or anything, but let's give those guys their due.

My best friends worked in a Ford plant for 6 years, he quit because of the UAW rules and regulations. Work too hard? Other employees bitch at you, tell you to slow down. Volunteer to work overtime when you're not next on the union schedule because you've got no seniority? Get bitched at by the unions. Also, the corruption present apparently is revolting.

Unions have a great purpose, they protect employees from dangerous work environments and guarantee a fair wage. But that doesn't mean they don't sometimes overreach their purpose.

asilverblazer · September 25, 2007

I'd bet alot that tired will not be a word to describe the union worker, especially after they get back from this paid vacation.

unit731 · September 25, 2007

Union or non-union.

This post was about ordering a new vehicle at this time.

Huntervh · September 25, 2007

Since I have never belonged to a union, I will leave my comments out.

Back to the original question - I sure am glad I bought my truck last month!

How about the poor guys that ordered a truck in the past week and the truck is sitting half way through the assembly line.

unit731 · September 25, 2007

Thanks for bringing/taking this post back on subject.

Yes, those ones could easily have a problem. But that happens every day doesn't it. The end of a shift. Most factories run two shifts but there is finally an end of the work day sometime. So the next morning the new shift has to take over where the old shift ended.

And this happens with the outsourcing too. Take for example the transmission assembly line. The line stops at the end of the shift on Friday. Then Monday starts up again. Is it easy to remember where one left off?

I am beginning to worry myself here. No commentary about unions. Just about how an assembly line works. Plus the 'just in time' delivery of parts. This is all screwed up too. Too many parts just sitting on a loading dock. Or once production begins again will everything show up on time?

I'm gonna wait I guess.

STEPSIDEZ71 · September 25, 2007

You can thank the UAW for once again giving the American Automobile industry a black eye and the American people the shaft.

WTF are you blaming the unions for they are doing what they are supposed to do protect the workers.If it wasnt for the unions we all would be working for 6 bucks an hour living in trailer parks

If it was not for your unions our $40,000.00 trucks would only cost $20,000.00.

Vintagemud · September 25, 2007

You can thank the UAW for once again giving the American Automobile industry a black eye and the American people the shaft.

WTF are you blaming the unions for they are doing what they are supposed to do protect the workers.If it wasnt for the unions we all would be working for 6 bucks an hour living in trailer parks

If it was not for your unions our $40,000.00 trucks would only cost $20,000.00.

Before you open your mouth you should know what your talking about And I agree with the other guys lets keep the post on the topic for which it was started

WFO · September 25, 2007

I Driver Information Contol will be late. I just ordered it on Monday.

redvett · September 25, 2007

You can thank the UAW for once again giving the American Automobile industry a black eye and the American people the shaft.

WTF are you blaming the unions for they are doing what they are supposed to do protect the workers.If it wasnt for the unions we all would be working for 6 bucks an hour living in trailer parks

If it was not for your unions our $40,000.00 trucks would only cost $20,000.00.

Most Foreign MFR's Toyota, Honda & more don't have unions but there trucks aren't $20000. Its what the market will bear & has nothing to do with unions.