Attention: TDR Forum Junkies Yep, a new 2019 along with a special price adjustment from a local Denver dealership.
Now sing along with me (think Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name).
Shot through the wallet,
And you're to blame,
Dealer, you give Ram a bad name.
We were on vacation, and I spotted the new 2019 Ram, fresh off the truck, in the dealer's side lot. I don't think I need to comment about the "Denver Market Adjustment." Yes, you give Ram a bad name.
Ouch.
Well at least we know the new 2019 Ram 1500s are now at the dealerships. Inventory has been slow to arrive, and an article from Automotive News (April 30, 2018) gives us a glimpse as to why. Here are a few key excerpts from, "Rough Ramp-Up for Ram," by Automotive News, Larry Vellequette:
Quality and supply problems plaguing the redesigned Ram 1500 pickup's launch are not enough to make Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne spend the night on the factory floor, a la Tesla's Elon Musk.
He [Marchionne] said FCA's Sterling Heights Assembly plant, which began building the truck in mid-January, is "probably running today at 60 percent of cycle. That's not where we need to be. We allowed enough time in 2017 to get that installation up, but it's proven to be challenging."
Supplier and internal sources at the plant said late last week that the factory was building about 1,000 trucks per day toward a run rate of 1,400 per day. The plant is operating two 10-hour shifts per day, seven days a week, to get the production rate up to speed, the sources said.
FCA plans to run the plant every weekend and every holiday through Labor Day to get production of the new-generation Ram up to speed.
FCA dealers have begun receiving the 2019 pickups, but they have been limited to versions with the 5.7-liter V-8 engine.
Robert Patton
Editor
Now sing along with me (think Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name).
Shot through the wallet,
And you're to blame,
Dealer, you give Ram a bad name.
We were on vacation, and I spotted the new 2019 Ram, fresh off the truck, in the dealer's side lot. I don't think I need to comment about the "Denver Market Adjustment." Yes, you give Ram a bad name.
Ouch.
Well at least we know the new 2019 Ram 1500s are now at the dealerships. Inventory has been slow to arrive, and an article from Automotive News (April 30, 2018) gives us a glimpse as to why. Here are a few key excerpts from, "Rough Ramp-Up for Ram," by Automotive News, Larry Vellequette:
Quality and supply problems plaguing the redesigned Ram 1500 pickup's launch are not enough to make Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne spend the night on the factory floor, a la Tesla's Elon Musk.
He [Marchionne] said FCA's Sterling Heights Assembly plant, which began building the truck in mid-January, is "probably running today at 60 percent of cycle. That's not where we need to be. We allowed enough time in 2017 to get that installation up, but it's proven to be challenging."
Supplier and internal sources at the plant said late last week that the factory was building about 1,000 trucks per day toward a run rate of 1,400 per day. The plant is operating two 10-hour shifts per day, seven days a week, to get the production rate up to speed, the sources said.
FCA plans to run the plant every weekend and every holiday through Labor Day to get production of the new-generation Ram up to speed.
FCA dealers have begun receiving the 2019 pickups, but they have been limited to versions with the 5.7-liter V-8 engine.
Robert Patton
Editor
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