Total Kappa Production
GMinTheDriveway said:
They can't keep suppliers in line with current production. What makes you think they CAN increase production. Then we're building 10 cars per day instead of 7 and still only have 4 sets of wheels and 5 transmissions to go in them.
That are only short-time-problems if there are bigger differences between planning and reality.
Customers decide in other options as manufacturer has planned, for example
- much more chroms rims as painted
- higher orders in automatic instead of manual
Total demand maybe differ from actual production possibilties, but thats no
actual problem for the manufacturer because the dealers won't get more than running of the line.
Like Bob Lutz said in the interview mid of may:
"With two-seat cars, you have to be very careful how you plan capacity," Lutz says. "Once everybody on the block has one, demand sort of tapers off."
deluke said:
*****They are expanding the assembly area, and adding another line to increase production. They will start working in the body shop soon.*****
The normal ramping up of production from the beginning I think is just like GM planned when starting the model.
Picture of total Kappa production >>>
View attachment Prod_05-2006.pdf
Because of the high demand in US/CAN (higher than estimated), production capacity at the end of this year/begin of next year may become a problem when the production (rebadging) of the Opel GT will start:
- either raise up production :thumbs:
- or reduce the number of cars for US/CAN :nono:
to get the quantities for West/South Europe (as much inhabitants as in USA).
The expanding of assembling area and bodyshop IMO is to increase the production for Europe.
But that must be done very careful, the world's roadster market is very limited and the demand sometimes is high only for some years, for example Z3 (Coupe and bigger engines at the end of the period because of decreasing demand) or Z4 (Coupe and the 2.0 / 150 hp 4 zyl. engine for Europe because of decreasing demand).
Not to forget one of the main competitors Mazda's Miata/MX5: Upto now there is no decreasing production:
CY 2003 - 30,106 - Ø 2,509 / month (NB)
CY 2004 - 24,323 - Ø 2,019 / month (NB)
CY 2005 - 29,950 - Ø 2,496 / month (NB > NC)
CY 2006 - 16,694 - Ø 4,174 / month (Jan til April).
Where in the world are all the buyers for all the roadsters?
