01-25-2015, 07:08 PM
(01-21-2015, 03:47 PM)nms Wrote:(01-21-2015, 01:15 PM)BuildingScout Wrote: Sounds like major issues with the cars, and clearly the signs of a company in trouble. There are still three month left before the delivery of car 4406 and they are essentially saying that in that time they won't be able to solve the issues with the other subsequent cars.
I wonder if some of that production transfer from Europe to North America is the result of location-based construction restrictions. For instance, are the TTC cars required to have a certain level of North American production to them, and due to NAFTA, a Mexican plant meets some of that requirement.
Is anyone familiar with Bombardier's production floor? Will the Ion units be tacked on to the end of the TTC line, or are they able to build cars in parallel?
Delays: It could be the cars covert to Imperial engineering specs when travelling through the U.S. (they are the only major country in the world not to use metric system) and then the cars must convert back to metric as they cross the border ...
