Yes, I want the truck. If I get it and pieces are not on or things are not right I do not have to take it. This would have been the case even if this was not going on.

 

According to the bankruptcy filings and the statements made by the lawyer representing Chrysler, factories have been 100% idled as of this morning. They are not working on any vehicles. 100% shutdown. Unless your truck was complete as of last night, it won't move forward for 30 - 60 days. Here's some info to back that up:

"Corinne Ball, a lawyer for Jones Day who represents Chrysler, said during the company's first court hearing that the automaker had idled its plants. Chrysler said on Thursday that it planned to do so and that it would keep them closed for the 30 to 60 days it has planned for its restructuring."

and

""We idled all our plants -- our workers, network, supply chain -- they're all waiting on us to start up again," she said."


Additionally, regarding asset sales, almost all assets are being sold to Fiat. So, most Chrysler factories will keep producing Chrysler products, but some will be sold off due to excess capacity.

"At a hearing Friday in Manhattan bankruptcy court, Chrysler attorney Corinne Ball said the company will also file its motion to sell substantially all of its assets to Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA before Saturday morning." (it sounds like Fiat will be the majority owner, not the government."

 

So if all plants are now idle how are we getting tracking updates like this?

I think there are alot of people saying things that are not 100% true. The only way we will really know is for it to all play out over the next 4-5 days.

Either way I am covered since I have found a couple trucks in stock "around the area" that will work. Around the area means 1000 mile radius. Of course those dealers would have to take a dealer trade. That could be denied, but my dealer has a lot to choose from.

 

Just got my call from Chrysler I will be off the next 4-8 weeks. We will be notified by management when we are to return. Our plant was already scheduled down this week.

 

I believe the work was completed yesterday and the status may have just been updated today. Chrysler only has authorization to pay employees for hours incurred prior to today. They don't have authorization to pay factory employees who are working today. I'm fairly certain the factories are shut down.

 

So even if someone was working today, they won't be working come Monday....

 

So the general consensus is that the factory is down and nothing is coming out of it for 30-60 days.
That's what I thought.
I better call my dealer up for my deposit.

 

That is correct. All plants idled until bankruptcy is over.

 

What do you think they can just speed up the line as fast as they want anytime? It goes down the line the same speed, the only thing might happen is things that may have been a repair issue on the line may not get fixed in paint especially so give your paint job a good once over. That and metal is the only place that they can really let stuff go. But I have worked where there was part shortage but they shipped to dealer anyway because the dealers had the parts or they would hold them until and just get installed at the dealer. I worked at 2 different plants in all departments. I am not at all happy with my paint job.

 

Just read this in a story from the Detroit Free Press: "Ewasyshyn says the company can’t start changeovers to the 2010 models until it finishes the 2009 versions that will sit unfinished on the assembly lines for the next two months."