ZL1 Production and Shipping Stopped

[chevydlrmn]

I don't have a link to this. Below is from a message to dealers from GM:


All Camaro ZL1 models produced to date are currently being held by General Motors for a quality assessment. At this moment, the duration of the hold is undetermined, and may last a few more weeks. As soon as the hold is cleared, a note will be sent to all dealers to advise that 2012 Camaro ZL1 shipments are underway.



Because of the hold, the upcoming Dealer Order Submission Process (DOSP) cycle that was to be dedicated to ZL1 is being postponed. This DOSP cycle was scheduled to start this Thursday, March 1, 2012, and continues through Tuesday, March 6, 2012. A new date for this DOSP cycle will be provided in the near future.

[chevydlrmn]

We have had one that was invoiced a month ago and is still being held.

[adplusone]

03/02/2012

Ref. number:
Sales / New Vehicles / G_0000109294

Subject:
Update on 2012 Camaro ZL1 Shipments and DOSP

The purpose of this note is to provide you with an update on 2012 Camaro ZL1 production and vehicle shipment plans.

All Camaro ZL1 models produced to date are currently being held by General Motors for a quality assessment. At this moment, the duration of the hold is undetermined, and may last a few more weeks. As soon as the hold is cleared, a note will be sent to all dealers to advise that 2012 Camaro ZL1 shipments are underway.

Because of the hold, the upcoming Dealer Order Submission Process (DOSP) cycle that was to be dedicated to ZL1 is being postponed. This DOSP cycle was scheduled to start this Thursday, March 1, 2012, and continues through Tuesday, March 6, 2012. A new date for this DOSP cycle will be provided in the near future.

We regret to have to undertake these actions, especially given the high anticipation for the new Camaro ZL1. We ask for your patience and will continue to keep you posted on any developments regarding production and vehicle shipments from Oshawa.

Sincerely,


Russell M. Clark
Director – Chevrolet Small Cars, Small Utilities and
Performance Cars Marketing

[Extreme4x4]

One car actually got delivered to a customer in TX. GM told them to bring the car back to the dealership, and it was being shipped back to the plant.

My understanding is that the customer will be well rewarded for his inconvenience (considering he paid for the car in full).

Must be a pretty good/bad problem for a stop sale/production. Of course, we will never know.

[free_energy0]

Due diligence with a high profile car. Remember how embarrassing the 99 Cobra was for Ford?

[Ambalanche]

I wonder what the problem is? It must be serious...

[Al63240]

Due diligence with a high profile car. Remember how embarrassing the 99 Cobra was for Ford?

Honestly no....what happened with the '99 Cobra that was so bad?

[All Star]

This doesn't sound good...very secretive.

[Lowboy]

One car actually got delivered to a customer in TX. GM told them to bring the car back to the dealership, and it was being shipped back to the plant.

My understanding is that the customer will be well rewarded for his inconvenience (considering he paid for the car in full).

Must be a pretty good/bad problem for a stop sale/production. Of course, we will never know.

Wonder how this will play out. If the car was paid for in cash then there is no debtor secured interest in the car and GM could not "make" them return the car.

Honestly no....what happened with the '99 Cobra that was so bad?

Don't recall either.

[zete]

What's going on? Do they not have enough for journalists to crash or something?

[free_energy0]

Honestly no....what happened with the '99 Cobra that was so bad?

They overrated the HP, and then tried some half baked fixes.

[Z284ever]

They overrated the HP, and then tried some half baked fixes.

It wasn't a "half baked" fix. SVT jumped on it right away and replaced the exhaust system of every affected car.

[Z284ever]

Honestly no....what happened with the '99 Cobra that was so bad?

Some of the exhaust systems were crimped and didn't meet specs. When afew owners dyno'd their cars, they found them coming up short of expected power. SVT at the time, was pretty good about keeping direct contact with it's owners, and these folks called SVT directly. When the problem was determined, SVT replaced all the exhaust systems at no charge.

[Z284ever]

One car actually got delivered to a customer in TX. GM told them to bring the car back to the dealership, and it was being shipped back to the plant.

My understanding is that the customer will be well rewarded for his inconvenience (considering he paid for the car in full).

Must be a pretty good/bad problem for a stop sale/production. Of course, we will never know.

Personally, I'd be pretty pissed off, if MY car were getting shipped back to Canada. I'd tell GM, this one is yours.

[Envoy4Life]

Personally, I'd be pretty pissed off, if MY car were getting shipped back to Canada. I'd tell GM, this one is yours.

As would I. Unacceptable.