K2 Program Starts Tommorow 1/2/11

taylorlawrance · January 2, 2011

thought you'd all like to know. Im going to keep bugging my dad on details about it, im excited.

music · January 2, 2011

By "K2 program", do you mean the manufacturing begins... or the start of factory configurations, training, etc?

taylorlawrance · January 2, 2011

when a "program" starts, They start making what the truck will be. My dad works in chassis, so I only get to know about metal shells and frames. They pretty much make it from computer drawings, work with engineers on what works where. Starts with a sheet of metal and some hammers on a table with blueprints. Of course at the same time other departments are designing interior, drivetrain, etc. Takes 7-9 months to go from sheet metal and a hammer to testing and tweaking. Extremely stressful.

00_Extended · January 2, 2011

What is the K2 program?

BTW jut wondering I see a nick like yours on Camaro site you the same guy?

MikeNH · January 2, 2011

What is the K2 program?

BTW jut wondering I see a nick like yours on Camaro site you the same guy?

K2 is the new truck platform. 2012, 2013 I'm not sure when we'd expect to see them.

C. Charles Hahn · January 8, 2011

So 6 months from now there will be early engineering mules showing up in spy shots. We're far, far away from having a finalized design/etc.

chakis24 · January 8, 2011

im kinda impressed that gm hasnt released anything on the new trucks yet- thats definitely not like gm of old. i mean, what do we really know about them?

cliobogger · January 8, 2011

They come out when ill be lookin for a new truck...we will see if i get one of those or a 2012 clasic if you will. haha.

kal el · March 2, 2011

where does your dad work. they have been doing this platform for a few months, they have done t events at marion stamping and already have started looking at what will need to be changed in the assembly process, like what job opperations need major changes or what will stay about the same.

ChevyTech77 · March 2, 2011

where does your dad work. they have been doing this platform for a few months, they have done t events at marion stamping and already have started looking at what will need to be changed in the assembly process, like what job opperations need major changes or what will stay about the same.

That's good because this thread was started a few months ago.......