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07-11-2007, 03:06 PM
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08 CTS production to begin monday. DELAYED!
A reliable source just informed me that GM wants the CTS to begin production Monday. A supplier issue has come up regarding the steering wheel. I believe he mentioned that the supplier cannot make them fast enough. So production start is delayed.
Just an FYI.
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07-11-2007, 03:09 PM
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Re: 08 CTS production to begin monday. DELAYED!
They can't build them and put the steering wheel on later? Pretty stupid! I'd start production and give 4-5 guys from the jobs bank a job....installing the wheels on the lots!
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07-11-2007, 04:16 PM
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Re: 08 CTS production to begin monday. DELAYED!
Update: This is is relation to the steering wheels with the wood trim.
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07-11-2007, 04:30 PM
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Re: 08 CTS production to begin monday. DELAYED!
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 . I do not want wood in mine, so they can start on that one  |
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07-11-2007, 04:31 PM
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Re: 08 CTS production to begin monday. DELAYED!
Wow, that stinks. I was looking for the wood trim option too. Any idea of the length of the delay. I had heard production was to begin on the 23rd and then I heard the 19th.
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07-11-2007, 05:17 PM
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7.0 Liter LS7 V8
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Re: 08 CTS production to begin monday. DELAYED!
That steering wheel should only come with wood trim. I sat in a MY08 SRX with the new CTS steering wheel, and it was very blah without the wood accent. It did have a very nice feel to it though.
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07-12-2007, 07:24 PM
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5.3 Liter LS4 V8
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Re: 08 CTS production to begin monday. DELAYED!
I often have to remind myself that this is a GM supporters site rather than a basher-site.
Anyway, just because a production date is announced doesn't mean the first car off the line is going straight to a customer. There are a few weeks of ramp-up and pre production work to do. It takes time to identify and resolve even the smallest issues of production for an all-new vehicle, especially one as important as the CTS. This issue with a steering wheel is an example. Production of "saleable" units probably won't start until August.
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