Let me start this off by saying for all the GM lurkers out there that we love our cars and the product. However we all know
as Josh Holder said this past week in Nevada and previous chief engineers that I have personally met have said it's all
about profit. It comes down to $dollars$. A big deal is made about landing a GM contract, but they want to pay suppliers
10 cents on the dollar to what they charge for items. In 2020 my Edge Red engine cover on my coupe cost $660, that same
piece of plastic and foam now costs $745 in the 2026's. Do you think GM is paying the supplier much over $50 for it?
They have a history of driving suppliers like the ones that produced Carbon Fiber in the past in bankruptcy because
what they paid them under contract was one tenth of what GM charged for the option and they lost money.
Why else would the factory that produced the edge red brake calipers burn down?
Sounds like they couldn't afford a fire protection system or fire extinguisher for that matter.
GM make a ton of money on these options, so you might be best to skip the engine cover
option and modify the stock one that comes with the car if grey like our C8's were on the coupe engines.
What GM needs to learn is to not start producing cars until all of the options and colours are available for each model
so the options that you do want are available.
