Yes, There Are Still GM Vehicle Production And Delivery Delays
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The auto industry as a whole continues to grapple with myriad production and supply issues, and GM is certainly no exception.
One of the most impactful factors thus far has been the global microchip shortage, which has forced GM to place constraints on a range of different features. A few of the features most heavily impacted by the shortage have been heated seats, ventilated seats, and heated steering wheels, with GM placing constraints for these features across multiple model lines for all four U.S. brands (Buick, Cadillac, Chevy, and GMC). Although many of the features are eligible for a retrofit after the fact, as in after the vehicle has been delivered to customers, feature constraints as a result of the chip shortage are still a common theme these days.
Although GM has sought to prioritize available microchip supplies to keep lines rolling, parts shortages can still force entire plants to come to a standstill. Just a few recent examples include GM Silao plant in Mexico, which produces the Chevy Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500, as well as the GM Bowling Green plant in Kentucky, which produces the Chevy Corvette.
Transportation issues have also been common. One recent example was reported over the summer, at which time available inventory for the Buick Envision took a hit as a result of a shortage in transport vessels, limiting GM’s capability to ship new units to North America from the GM-SAIC Jinqiao production facility in Shanghai, China.
Which brings us to yet another recurring issue – plant shutdowns. Prior to the transportation issue outlined above, the GM-SAIC Jinqiao was taken offline as the result of an outbreak of COVID-19. GM previously shuttered production operations in the U.S. in 2020 as well. More recently, a worker at the GM Wentzville plant in Missouri reportedly tested positive for monkeypox late in August, and although production was unaffected, it goes to show just how delicate the situation is.
All told, GM is working through these issues on “a weekly basis,” per a statement made by GM CEO Mary Barra in July. Additionally, The General is aiming to shore up its own supply of microchips through the development of its own family of microcontrollers. And progress certainly has been made in the last year, with GM recently announcing in October that it cleared out three-quarters of its 95,000-unit vehicle backlog. That said, some estimates say that the ongoing automotive supply shortages may last well into 2024, and as such, customers should be prepared to adjust their expectations accordingly.
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My 2021 Chevy Corvette came with all the features installed, no constraints, and I feel lucky. None of this crazy we will
put it in to the car later talk.
I do not think the chip shortgage had really hit at the time it was built.
Good luck to all you waiting.
I have to feel for all the GM people, purchases, plant managers, logistics, shippers all trying to keep it together. It has to be real challenge to release an order to the assembly plant hoping that all the parts will be on hand when on paper it is. Just one miss shipmen from a supplier due for many reasons can really mess up your day. OK, it is out the factory door, now it can’t get to the dealer. 😕
GMC FAN/JWL .. go back and reread my comments. I paid them $65,000 when I bought, AS IN took delivery of the Sierra in MARCH 2022. I did not order it, that how they are sending stock units to dealers . I have been waiting 8 months for the retrofits.
The current state of manufacturing affairs show just how vulnerable Big Corporate and Big Wall Street has made our nation, in the face of our enemy in the Great Far East. I think it was Trump who tried to rein it all in, or at least attempt to try in doing so. But we all know how that story ended.
Until we become the self-sufficient economic power we once were, the current situation will continue on. Corporate and nation-sponsored blackmail is what this is. And our way of life as we once knew it, is under attack.
Ever since Biden dumped five trillion on the economy, nobody wants to work, The rest just go to work and play on thier phones all day. This world is going to hell in a hand basket break neck speed. Better start reading the bible to find out about the next one or you will not be there. JESUS
In March 2022 ordered a 22 suburban and as of July 22 I had to change the order to the 2023 model. As of Nov 25, I have a Oder number from the dealership with no assembly date projected. I am beginning to think GM is working hard on retooling plants for the EV and are not concerned with filling orders.
I ordered a 2023 Traverse Premier back on Aug 1st, mainly because my salesman boldly told me that another 2023 Traverse had shown up in ONLY TWO MONTHS, and sure enough it was there, I even sat in it. FF to September 15th and lo and behold we get a VIN, indicating the vehicle WAS BUILT, which brings us to NOW. The vehicle is STILL SITTING IN A PARKING LOT TWO AND HALF MONTHS LATER. GM claims there’s a “CONGESTION PROBLEM” where this vehicle is at, whatever THAT means. I call it PATHETIC on a GRAND SCALE, and I get more TICKED OFF by the day, because there is NO ONE that will say JACK SQUAT about WHY it HASN’T BEEN PUT ON A TRANSPORT YET, and there is NO ONE that will say JACK SQUAT about WHEN THEY WILL. You just get, “WELL, NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING” from GM, so you’re supposed to just SHUT UP and WAIT like a good little SUCKER. I swear to God, this is the LAST new vehicle I will ever order from GM. I waited SEVEN MONTHS for the 2022 Silverado 2500HD LTZ that has the “CHEVY LEAN” that they tell me THERE’S NO FIX FOR. I’ve HAD IT with GM. A BRAND NEW $61,060.00 VEHICLE and it LEANS to the side at the rear bumper like an old LOGGING TRUCK that’s had far too much weight piled on one side at some point. I was going to get an attorney and LEMON LAW the truck but decided to just trade it in and order a new SUV when I heard how QUICK they were coming, only to now be WAITING, UNREASONABLY LONG, AGAIN. I should also mention the 2018 Silverado 1500 High Country I bought new that was in the shop 3 TIMES for major transmission problems with LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON IT. It would SURGE when under acceleration, especially going up a hill, it would whine quit loud sitting in park, and it even LURCHED FORWARD a couple times when I started it. So the THIRD TIME it was in the shop, SITTING THERE a WEEK waiting for PARTS, and I’m having to drive a low rent LOANER, I just traded it in on a new 2019 Silverado that was sitting on the lot. So GM really does NOT have the best batting average. I think they’re vehicles are of QUESTIONABLE quality, and if and when this new Traverse shows up, if it has problems they can’t or won’t fix, I WILL get that attorney and LEMON LAW it, and NEVER buy another GM vehicle for as long as I live. I have lost THOUSANDS of dollars being fleeced on trade ins over the last 10 years by GM because THEIR VEHICLES have been LEMONS, and that is OVER.
Was told my new AT4 sierra was complete and sitting in a parking lot in Indiana waiting on chips.. that was Oct 15 2022. Now hear it is delayed.. keep in mind I order it August of 21 then switched to a 2023 Model in feb 2022. Unbelievable
Ordered a 2022 Sierra 1500 AT4 in April and am still waiting on delivery. It’s been produced since the beginning of June, but has been on a “missing parts” hold until recently when the updated me that the truck is in transit. I guess my wait is almost over. 🤷🏻♂️
Was in a Chevrolet dealership yesterday and a GMC dealer this morning. The consensus for delivery seems to be somewhere from 6 to 8 months for an ordered vehicle. The most interesting aspect was that in many cases GM may not accept orders for new vehicles depending on type and/or equipment. I asked what happened if someone ordered a vehicle at the dealership and GM refused to accept it AND the customer had put down a deposit. The answer was basically, they would submit again at. a later date and keep trying.
Not a good look for GM at this point.
No delays for china the 50% shareholder of GM. Not in Brazil or Argentina, why because china is propping them up because they have big debt with china.
They know they already have us on the hook. Their stock has already had a huge bite out of it 40%plus. No we are heading into a FULL BLOWN recession. These trucks half built will sit where they are. There will be a huge sell off. Wait 6 months, everything will be priced to sell. Sitting on inventory is a killer. GM dealerships will be closing doors.
I just ordered a 2023 2500HD RWD standard cab long bed last week and put down a $1000 deposit I had it built as a work truck listed on my order as “retail sold” Im sure I will have a long wait. As a low option truck I I wonder how they will prioritize it because low optioned standard cabs dont make either the dealer or GM much of a profit or if it will help by needing fewer chips others need. Either way its a waiting game to see if they will force me to buy the 2024 model when they come out if mine has not been done by then.
I went to my dealer in September 2022 because on their website they had a truck in transit coming and what I wanted. Made a deal dropped some cash to get it and here I’m in January and still same in transit bs! I don’t want to drop out of the deal because of the trade I got for my truck was what I wanted. And backing out would cost me with a new dealership stating my truck I’m trading is older. Ugh! This in transit crap is crap! Anyone else in my situation?