MagicGlass

Wouldn't it be nice to have web cams in the roll test area and in the Marriage area so owners could go on line and see the car roll off the line? All they would have to do is tape the last 6 of the vin somewhere visible and that would be it.
Don't say its for workers privacy issues because today there are cameras everywhere even at a McDonalds drive through.

C8Jake

@MagicGlass absolutely outstanding idea

scary10

they should definitely give their competitors a chance to see the manufacturing process first hand

Spamburger_Hamburger

Imagine if the camera went down, how many phone calls they would get from people complaining. Like when NCM took theirs down for a while.

Phil1098

I suppose it's because they are building cars and the spoiled rotten brats that are crying about where's my new toy don't really need to see it being built. Go find a group of hippies and form a circle and sing kum-ba-yah will you.

919cw313

You don't need an MBA to know that's a great idea.

C8Jake

my MBA just came in...ordered it earlier today

ArmchairArchitect

I like this idea, but for a different reason. A camera at every work station (only visible to GM) would allow GM to pinpoint UAW worker sabotage or unskilled/improper installation (and yes there is a history of that with UAW workers) when assembling the vehicles, which is what plagues many American cars.

Problem is, the UAW would never agree to it.

BADBIRDCAGE

Liability

C8Jake

good grief

Walter Raulerson

Security cameras are probably all around.

Phil1098

This is a catastrophically bad idea. People scratch their *** and pick their nose, it's just life as humans. As soon as the first one is caught on video, it would turn into a social media frenzy about how Corvette assembly people are nose pickers or *** scratchers. They wouldn't point out that they do the same along with everyone else on earth, but no, it's look at the Corvette cretin.

ArmchairArchitect

Yep, it never happens:

https://www.reuters.com/article/amer...-idUSL3N25X0RW
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/14/amer...d-flights.html
https://www.inquirer.com/philly/colu...-20181129.html
https://nrtwc.org/union-bosses-claim...mmit-sabotage/

spireland

This kind of thing most likely doesn't go on anymore, but it used to be a thing.

One of the reasons Toyota picked the Fremont plant to work with was the UAW was the worst in the entire company. Lots of insane things, including sabotage of cars, happened. It's well documented.

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/561/nummi-2015

spireland

Nothing they are doing is special, especially during final assembly. Maybe in component or sub-assembly manufacturing, but cross pollination of methods between companies is pretty common in manufacturing. Process for fabrication or working with special materials can be protected, especially designs are, but not assembly processes.

harley2

I got a PHD.
Post hole digger

MitchAlsup

a) the degree (MBA)
or
b) a practicing consultant (MBA)
?

Jeff V.

Like Corvette 'fans' need something else to bitch and nit-pick about.

"Hey, did you guys see that oaf taking #3422 off the line? He didn't even kick his shoes off first, and it looks like he slammed the door. I'd never spend eighty grand on a car that was abused that way".

919cw313

Your choice, as long as you make everyone know how important you are!

punky

Yeah Man, congrats. That and a big smile might land one a job at 7-11.