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Originally Posted by Number 3
Having a substantial career in product development in the transportation industry I can assure you that you are grossly underestimating what it takes to take an existing part and put it on a new car.
Everyone thinks, oh the new suspension already exists. Well no, this is the first application in the industry and also in a Camaro.
And taking an existing engine? Do you know how long it tales to calibrate an existing power train in a new application?
As Fbodfather said 40% of the parts are new and new parts requir tools and just for grins google PPAP and see what it takes to qualify a new part from a supplier.
The work GM has to do is farrrrr more than what you guys see in the aftermarket.
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My day job is that of a cost accountant. And i hear all the time "you are just adding X to Y, should be simple and cheap right?"
Example - a unit we had built for years the customer wanted to put a flat screen monitor on it.
The majority of people thought - oh those are only a few hundred bucks at best buy that should be easy.
Long story short - the monitor requried a PC attached to it to run the software system. The software system was a prop deal that we developed from scratch. The housing of said monitor had to be designed so that it would not look like we just nailed it to the unit in our garage. Power supply had to change and that actually had an affect on how the unit ran (in other words - delay). Developed a new controller to run it. And on down the list.
This took months to get suppliers inline, pricing hashed out, testing, developing instructions for the line on how to build it, teaching the line how to build it, develop marketing, engineering hours, developing a guide for how to repair the unit, building x amount of test units and on down the list.
This was one new added feature.
Now we are talking about 40% of an existing car.
And as for GM - when i first saw this my thoughts went to - they are going after the Porsche's of the world with a CAMARO!!! Ballsy decision
And as for the badges - the first thing i would do is take them all off
(i hate badges on cars)