CJD isn't trying to diagnose the delays, or determine the causes. He is just curious if there are more actual delays now than there were 10+ years ago, or if the intenet has just made it more apparent when a delay happens.Erik Latranyi said:Erik Latranyi, on 03 Jun 2013 - 12:37 PM, said:
We do not know the cause of the delays, so a diagnosis is difficult to make.
Do you know the delays are over quality concerns?TripleT said:There is a focus on quality like never before......
Sending products out when they are mostly ready is no longer acceptable in anyway. That with the wide spread information.
This is the key issue with ALL global manufacturing today...investors demand profits and are pushing hard on manufacturers for timelines and holding them to those estimates.Erik Latranyi said:Delays in manufacturing is common, even on new projects. Acceptable delays of a month or two are inconsequential.....delays measured in quarters are not.
Press releases have been aroundlong before the internet. So, anyone paying attention would notice the delays. Investors are very sensitive to delays as it is an impediment to profits.
Allpar has been around for quite a few launches. Delays were the exception. Today, we are seeing delays as the norm.
Hmmm. Are you talking about particular huge investors or ordinary stock buyers? Because the latter seem to be very sensitive to whatever inane coverage or rumor or prognostication is popular at the moment, not to anything in reality itself. (Did Apple really become half as valuable in a couple of weeks? Back in '92 or '93, did Chrysler really quadruple in value due to a NY Times story about cars that many people already knew about — even me?)Investors are very sensitive to delays as it is an impediment to profits.
The simplification of that answer comes down to this: On wall street there are only two emotions controlling it GREED OR PANIC. Seldom does real value meet the actual bid value.DaveAdmin said:Hmmm. Are you talking about particular huge investors or ordinary stock buyers? Because the latter seem to be very sensitive to whatever inane coverage or rumor or prognostication is popular at the moment, not to anything in reality itself. (Did Apple really become half as valuable in a couple of weeks? Back in '92 or '93, did Chrysler really quadruple in value due to a NY Times story about cars that many people already knew about — even me?)
YES!!!!Stratuscaster said:QUESTION: Have any other automakers ever experienced similar issues? Are they experiencing such issues now, as Chrysler is?
I don't frequent the sites and forums focusing on other automakers, so I honestly don't know.
So next time, they'll just double the estimateSome supplier or Chrysler employee will report to Marchionne that a job can be accomplished in 24 months. He gives them 12 months to finish.
Exactly... knowing if a Toyota is delayed would be like following when Hamilton-Beach is late releasing a toaster...DaveAdmin said:Toyota has had some pushbacks over the years. Toyota is not followed with nearly the same enthusiasm so most people don't notice it.
Thing is, most automakers don't seem to give production start dates. Or they don't leak out.