SF Bay Area shelter in place

[Shark2222]

This is why no one built car factories in the Bay Area. The cost of prolonged shut down in Fremont is significantly higher than Michigan.

There used to be other assembly plants in the Bay area, but they are long gone. Unfortunately part of the reason is the high cost of doing business in CA. For example Ford had plants in Milpitas and Richmond.

Would think you will start to see assembly plants elsewhere start to shutdown, some because of parts shortages. Interesting that the UAW seems to have a lot of say in these decisions (assume it's in their contracts). although I assume governmental decisions override everything (but of course the manufacturers and UAW have plenty of political clout)

 

[Lozzy]

social distancing. its a frequently talked about subject, these days. practice social distancing, they say.

I'm a geek, working in tech. I don't have to practice social distancing. I'm an expert at it.

I’m thinking about starting a quarantine consulting business lol

 

[Shark2222]

I totally get the shutdown of the factory, but what would happen to the appraisal on my trade in? It’s only good for 30 days....

Maybe used car values will go up if there is a shortage of new ones?

Probably not given so many manufacturers are sitting on boated inventories. Then again, many of those bloated inventories are models few people want.

 

[DR61]

This is why no one built car factories in the Bay Area. The cost of prolonged shut down in Fremont is significantly higher than Michigan.

GM/Toyota joint venture (1984-2010) built the plant now owned by Tesla in Fremont. There was also a Ford plant nearby.

I expect other auto plants in the mid west and south to shut down soon.

 

[jwuwu]

Well, this article just came out-

Tesla California factory operating normally despite county coronavirus lockdown order: witnesses

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[blissdancer]

Six Bay Area counties including Alameda is going to shelter in place starting 12:00 am Tuesday, this may mean the Tesla factory in Fremont may have to shut down for a few weeks.

I am pissed at Musk. The Alameda plant should be shut down but Musk has convinced some idiots that the plant is a necessary and essential business? I want my Tesla Y as much as the next person but this is criminal behavior on the part of Tesla! Let’s be good humans and let Musk know we can all wait for our damn cars. If Dior cosmetics can convert to making hand sanitizer then Tesla can start making ventilators to help combat the pandemic!

 

[DR61]

In addition to Tesla, GM, Ford, and FCA to close all factories according to AP.