jtcaddy Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Hello Thursday I am going to see the new sts and all other caddys being built. My dad got me into the plant i am so excited i will post what i saw. Jae Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Concours Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Lucky Dog! Jeff 98 Concours 90 Seville 04 Corvette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 your dad got you in!! How young are you oh lucky one?? If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcaddy Posted February 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 I am 20 and will be 21 on march 10th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Find out if you can take pictures in some of the areas of the plant and then maybe we can have them posted somewhere. If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Sounds Great. Lansing Grand River is the first completely new assembly plant for GM in a long time, since the Saturn plant in 1986; LGR began construction in 2000. Thoroughly modern, and highly automated, with their latest manufacturing methods & processes. My favorite detail was that the trucks that deliver parts & materials to the plant are specially designed. Here is a good background article: http://www.detnews.com/2002/autosinsider/0...8/d01-35794.htm LANSING -- By using robots and new computerized tools that can build more than one type of body panel, General Motors Corp. is saving millions of dollars and reducing the size of body shops in its assembly plants. The technology -- called C-Flex -- allows GM factories to weld different body panels by simply reprogramming tools and robots instead of replacing them each time a new part is built. GM would normally spend about $150 million on a plant's body shop when a new product is introduced, but with C-Flex that investment could be reduced to about $40 million, said Gary Cowger, president of GM North American, Friday at the automaker's Lansing Grand River plant. That's how much GM invested to get the Lansing plant's body shop ready to build the new Cadillac SRX luxury utility vehicle, which goes into production next summer. I don't think the 05 STS is in production yet, but the CTS, CTS-V, and SRX are made there so far. If you can, please post some pictures too. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 The Lansing facility is not really new. Its a new building but its built on what was the Oldsmobile site for years and years. When I was last there they were just building the CTS in the LGR building. Also on site I think they are doing Malibus and Grand Ams. I'm not sure but I think the bodies are still made at Fisher Body accross town. No pictures are allowed. The Saturn site is being pulled back in under GMS. It will be considered a 'GM' assembly plant rather than 'Saturn' only. Been at both plants many, many times. This picture is inside the Saturn site.... Logan Diagnostic LLC www.airbagcrash.com www.logandieselusa.com www.ledfix.com www.ledfix.com/yukontaillightrepair.html www.ledfix.com/ledreplacements.html www.ledfix.com/j42385toolrental.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Better inside picture..... Logan Diagnostic LLC www.airbagcrash.com www.logandieselusa.com www.ledfix.com www.ledfix.com/yukontaillightrepair.html www.ledfix.com/ledreplacements.html www.ledfix.com/j42385toolrental.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimJ Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Cool Pictures Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAUL T Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Do you think they will pass that 110 millon dollar savings on to us? Probably not unless you own stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Perhaps we will best see it in more frequent model year improvements, and the ability to profitably sustain smaller production runs of specialty models. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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