Have a buddy thats pretty high up for ALCOA wheel manufacturing, they do GM wheels and while the plant here does Cobalt wheels etc he told me the the clevelend branch is setting up for an order of 450,000 camaro rims. Didnt know what they were to look like but it was mentioned in a meeting. just a cool little tidbit i thought!

 

That's enough for 112,500 Camaros........

Anyway, I'm lovin' all these new tidbits.

 

Any idea on when GM is wanting delivery of the wheels to start?

 

He didnt say, all he knew was they were setting up to make them now and the order WAS (for sure) in... It made me pretty excited considering now i have proof that theres more than just Concepts and press releases.

 

I'd guess 100,000 and the rest are for spares, and replacement inventory.

 

interesting news. do automakers normally put orders like this in before testing the vehicles though? or have they done that in sume secret underground lab?

 

Its not an order really, more like the contract is setup to produce the wheels. The contracts for these and all the other components that suppliers supply need to be setup around now so that they all have time to develop and prepare to produce in those quantities.

Also, these are just the wheels. They don't need the actual production wheels to do their testing. Or if they do want production wheels, it isn't that hard to produce a few sets.

They will however be doing their testing in a secret underground lab... a secret down-under lab that is...

 

what..........no tires?

 

yes....another step closer to 2009 (or 2008-i dont know oklahoma) Camaro

 

Any word on the sizes?

 

Good question.

 

They might not all be the same...

 

That's what first went through my mind.


Staggered sizes would be nice....but I guess you mean base wheels vs. optional wheel sizes.

I'm waiting for the car show in Indy later this month. Hope they bring something better/more production like.

 

Didnt know the sizes, thats the first thing i asked! said he would try to find out but havent talked to him since! I would assume 17-18"

 

I think they would be more like 19-20.