fuzzymoomoo

Well EcoSport was debuted at LA, so it will definitely have a display at NAIAS.

My guess is it wasn't labeled an inverted delta part meaning it's not critical and thus not going to stop the line if it's not installed. Someone failed to cross that "t" when they were mapping the job layouts. I guarantee that has been fixed since they discovered the fault. If it's a new part all together that wasn't part of the old model, or on a different station/line, and the line operator and/or hi-lo driver weren't instructed that the part was supposed to be there, I can see it happening. I'm guessing they noticed they weren't there when either a) the part just suddenly appeared on the line one day (plausible) or b) someone did inventory in the material handling department and noticed there was a massive surplus of this part and alerted management (more likely)

The door latches is a supplier problem, they aren't being built to spec, and there's a lot of finger pointing going on as to why it's happening. The SD fuel tank bracket problem sounds like the part wasn't being delivered to the line and since it's a new model, nobody knew it was missing. I'm very surprised this wasn't caught in plant before any of these even left the property since they were early builds.

via a cable, yes

ok then maybe the DCT is electronic, but the 6F the 1.0 uses is definitely mechanical, it's virtually identical to what the Fusion uses (pre dial-a-gear shifter).

Good point. If not Detroit, New York?

Makes sense to me. Would surprise me if Expy was revealed via the press over Mustang since it's an all new model and Mustang isn't.

source? I'm not seeing much of anything yet, even in the local papers.

it's this simple Transmissions come down the line in neutral. I can spin the end of it by hand. I flip the switch one notch either way, I can no longer turn it by hand.

the switch I mentioned isn't electronic. I only called it a switch because I don't know what else to call it. It's definitely mechanical.

nope, there's a cable that attaches to a 'switch' of sorts on the transmission that selects the gear. Pretty sure it's the same for all 6R and 6F transmissions, except for maybe the new fusion with the rotary dial. Unsure about the 10R transmission, haven't seen one in person yet.

I know for fact the Mustang and Focus ones do, I've seen them both on the line, I've even worked connecting them for a day at FRAP...

I tend to agree. While I still don't see the necessity of making it electronically controlled, a push button is a better solution than the stupid rotary dial.

Because Reasons

FWIW, F-150 (6-speed, not sure about 10-speed) Fusion (pre-2017), Focus (Both DCT and 6f transmissions) and Mustang automatic transmissions still have mechanical linkages.

Or here's a better idea Stop trying to fix what's broken! Why do electronic shifters all of a sudden need to be in everything when these kinds of things didn't happen with mechanical linkages?

Source: http://jalopnik.com/faraday-future-is-calling-out-reporters-on-twitter-now-1790314808

You gotta put Lincoln on your list!

When was it built? Production has been stopped since last Thursday and won't resume until January 3rd.

Only because they gave us the rest of the month off...

That would make sense, but this is GM we are talking about here....

Super Duty won, not F-150. http://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-super-duty-2017-motor-trend-truck-of-the-year/

except it's not a manufacturing issue in this case, it's a quality hold and shipping delay.

http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2016/12/14/gm-reveal-two-new-suvs-detroit-auto-show/95439682/