GM delays new Buick shipments on quality concerns
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GM delays new Buick shipments on quality concerns
(AP) — DETROIT - General Motors Co. said Tuesday the rollout of its new 2010 Buick LaCrosse is being delayed for a few weeks due to quality concerns.
Speaking to analysts and reporters during a conference call on August sales, GM's vice president of U.S. sales Mark LaNeve said about 300 to 400 of the cars were shipped in August, but further deliveries are on hold until the company works out what it called "quality issues."
The company wouldn't offer specifics on exact problems with the LaCrosse, but LaNeve said they "were not serious but were enough to delay us three or four weeks while we made sure they were fixed so that our customers didn't have any problems."
Speaking to analysts and reporters during a conference call on August sales, GM's vice president of U.S. sales Mark LaNeve said about 300 to 400 of the cars were shipped in August, but further deliveries are on hold until the company works out what it called "quality issues."
The company wouldn't offer specifics on exact problems with the LaCrosse, but LaNeve said they "were not serious but were enough to delay us three or four weeks while we made sure they were fixed so that our customers didn't have any problems."
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You can't stress the importance of this car too much.
It may not seem like it on the surface, but this car has to be perfect since it's not just the first representative of the new General Motors Company, but it also will be demonstrative (fairly or not) of taxpayer money going to good use.
Even though this Buick was developed under the old GM, and was done before GM filed for bankruptcy, the public (and even most on enthusiasts sites) have no clue on how long it takes to develop a new car. In the public's mind, this car was created with their tax money. That means in congress' mind, it was created with our tax money.
GM will not be able to hide behind necessary cost cutting, or constraints if the Lacrosse (or upcoming GM models) aren't better than the competition from foreign nameplates.
GM MUST not have any flaws, recalls, or anything that if became public would give them a serious black eye and tons of questions about their ability to create cars or if we wasted money on saving them.
You DO NOT want to be the guy responsible for making sure the Buick Lacrosse launch goes without a hitch.
Somehow, the saying "Having your *** on the line" just can't quite say it all.
It may not seem like it on the surface, but this car has to be perfect since it's not just the first representative of the new General Motors Company, but it also will be demonstrative (fairly or not) of taxpayer money going to good use.
Even though this Buick was developed under the old GM, and was done before GM filed for bankruptcy, the public (and even most on enthusiasts sites) have no clue on how long it takes to develop a new car. In the public's mind, this car was created with their tax money. That means in congress' mind, it was created with our tax money.
GM will not be able to hide behind necessary cost cutting, or constraints if the Lacrosse (or upcoming GM models) aren't better than the competition from foreign nameplates.
GM MUST not have any flaws, recalls, or anything that if became public would give them a serious black eye and tons of questions about their ability to create cars or if we wasted money on saving them.
You DO NOT want to be the guy responsible for making sure the Buick Lacrosse launch goes without a hitch.
Somehow, the saying "Having your *** on the line" just can't quite say it all.
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