State of the Union February 10, 2011

Feb 10, 2011 online at www.uawlocal2250.com

Reminder: There is a Women’s Committee meeting and a Veteran’s Committee meeting today after first shift at the Union Hall. And remember, tomorrow is “White Shirt Day” so wear your white shirts to commemorate the first UAW contract with GM.

We have been informed by management that there will be no layoffs this Friday due to fluctuations in manpower.

Raffle tickets are still being sold for the use of a VAP vehicle from Feb. 23 through Feb. 27. Tickets are $5 apiece or 3 for $10 and can be bought at Suggestions, Personnel or and VAP team member or PMN member. Proceeds will go to this year’s Make-A-Wish dream.

You may have noticed some large numbers for the days supply of vans in the field. Overall field supplies are indeed up in total stock (+ 794) but net field stock is down. Within those numbers, the GMC cutaway has a 488 day supply, but this number is impacted by a near doubling of the number of those cutaways – from 789 to 1417 – as well as a slow month for that particular model ( 90 units). Marketing Manager Andrew Reyntjes said, “We know that some large GMC customer’s cutaways are having bodies fitted and we therefore expect a strong GMC Fleet delivery result in February as these bodies are fitted and officially recorded as deliveries for February.” Another oddity with this month’s numbers is GMC cargo vans. While net field stock is down 68 units, the days supply has gone from 75 to 111. This is once again due to a low month for that particular model. These are reasons why the days supply numbers are not the best indicator of field supplies for our van.

From Automotive News: The long-rumored high-performance Chevrolet Camaro -- wearing the ZL1 badge -- made its debut yesterday at the Chicago Auto Show. The Camaro ZL1 packs GM's supercharged 6.2-liter V-8, rated at 550 hp. It's mated to a six-speed manual transmission with dual-disc clutch system. Other goodies include a magnetic ride control system and a hood with carbon fiber vents. The ZL1 also marks the introduction of a new electric power steering system to the Camaro, Chevrolet said in a release. Development of the Camaro ZL1 will continue through 2011 with a launch intended for January 2012.