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Is anyone familiar with the Timmonsville S.C. Factory? Is there only one assembly line for the 1000-5 where they run a batch of bases then change and run deluses, then S.E., then L.E.? Or is there a line for each trim level?
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I don't think anyone here knows but if I had to guess I would say all models run down the same assembly line simultaneously as ordered. There aren't many differences between models and no choices in accessories are made by dealers or buyers.
I think a computer selects components and sends them down a supply line to match up with the chassis, engine, and main components by VIN. Humans working on the assembly line simply take the next component off a hook or other device that moves thema and installs.
I think a computer selects components and sends them down a supply line to match up with the chassis, engine, and main components by VIN. Humans working on the assembly line simply take the next component off a hook or other device that moves thema and installs.
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Honda put a lockdown on employees talking about work in early spring 2018..
I heard JohnDoe2 say it wasnt any fun.
I heard JohnDoe2 say it wasnt any fun.
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John Doe #2 wouldn't mind revisiting depositions with her......
BTW #2 does that mean he was the s***?
BTW #2 does that mean he was the s***?
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Y'all notice something in that video?...................... They're all RED!!!! 😂😂😂
#redisfastest
I think I just saw the guy who didn't tighten my engine grounds . . .
They run the red ones through the line first for training purposes, new employees, check to make sure the assembly fixtures and tools all work.
That was 2016... There's a new sheriff in town.
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I just got off phone with customer service and he said the plant is running full capacity for 8 -10 weeks now so hopefully they get the units that are sold out on time
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Thats what they told us 6 months ago.
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If there running full capacity it must be a shipping issue?
I had a powerhouse dealer from Florida call me every week for the last 3 weeks with a supposedly new delivered unit each week. Not sure if he’s leading me along or not but it does appear some are getting their units. Hopefully I’ll see mine soon.
I had a powerhouse dealer from Florida call me every week for the last 3 weeks with a supposedly new delivered unit each week. Not sure if he’s leading me along or not but it does appear some are getting their units. Hopefully I’ll see mine soon.
They're shipping, just not as many as there are of us waiting.
Running full capacity and releasing units is a different situation. I have a 10k deposit on a 2021 Ford bronco first edition with the Sasquatch package (2.3 turbo four with the 10spd auto) for over a year and according to Ford , the Detroit plant where they are made is running 100% capacity. Recent drone footage showed THOUSANDS of new Broncos(was so beautiful and sad) sitting in a back lot behind the plant. There’s no micro chips for the computers. If Honda is also short on chips (I’m sure they are , GM is shutting down 40% of the USA plants this week to same issue) I would bet they are going to prioritize there car supply as it’s much more profitable. Just my conspiracy 2cents.
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For the want of a chip, the delivery was lost.
It's not the main vehicle chips holding things up, it's the luxury package (sexy voice) chips or other simple chips.
I have a neighbor who works (now from home) for one of the big silicone valley manufacturers of the automated machines that make the wafers and build the layers on the chips. They end up back ordered for the parts that make the machines that make the chips.
The people that thought it would be a good idea to pay people to stay home, and not work, are all idiots of the first order. That's starting at the top and "not working" down.
The people that thought it would be a good idea to pay people to stay home, and not work, are all idiots of the first order. That's starting at the top and "not working" down.
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Many of those are held for hard top replacement, not necessarily chip related. Still others are being held (or not produced) for OTHER component shortages. Ford sent a memo to dealerships the last week of August stating that reservations for the Broncos are PAUSED due to high demand - not sure when they will resume. My company produces a MAJOR component for 80% of all North American market Ford and Lincoln vehicles (passcar, SUV, F-Series from 150 to 450). My facility is literally 3 miles from MAP (Michigan Assembly Plant), where the Bronco and Ranger are produced.
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The chip shortage isn't because people don't want to work. It's because the auto manufacturers cut orders back when the whole COVID mess first started. They never expected demand for automobiles to jump back to pre-COVID levels so quickly, and it takes significant time to produce.
Producing a finished chip for advanced applications at such high volume can easily take 6 months or more. When they shut the orders down, the manufacturers can't simply start back up one day, producing the same volume. That's now how it works.
As far as manufacturing chips here in the US: It takes years and billions of dollars to build a new semiconductor fabrication facility.
In a class 1 chips manufacturing clean room, they are allowed 10 particles per 1 cubic foot of air. In a hospital operating room, they are allowed 10,000 particles per 1 cubit foot of air. Think about that.
Most of the advanced semiconductor chips are produced by TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co) and Samsung. Intel can't build many of the chips that they can -- they don't have the technology.
