Creative Industries Then & Now.

[War wagon]

The Hellcats are built on the regular line in Brampton YES but then are shipped elsewhere to have the hoods painted. Seems ridiculous too me, the cost of shipping cars back and forth for minor paint work makes No sense.
Why aren't truck loads of hoods shipped alone to creative??
Hopefully they will use a Canadian vendor for Canadian cars? But at this point who knows.....

This whole experience has left me VERY disappointed so far. Still can't say for certain I'm getting a car, after 3 months. Maybe in another 6 months they will clue us Canadians in ,on what's really going on..
Nice that some folks in the USA think they are getting their cars this week, while those of us in Canada with Serious deposits don't even know IF we will be able to get a car or have deposits returned....

[moparnation74]

The Hellcats are built on the regular line in Brampton YES but then are shipped elsewhere to have the hoods painted. Seems ridiculous too me, the cost of shipping cars back and forth for minor paint work makes No sense.
Why aren't truck loads of hoods shipped alone to creative??
Hopefully they will use a Canadian vendor for Canadian cars? But at this point who knows.....

This whole experience has left me VERY disappointed so far. Still can't say for certain I'm getting a car, after 3 months. Maybe in another 6 months they will clue us Canadians in ,on what's really going on..
Nice that some folks in the USA think they are getting their cars this week, while those of us in Canada with Serious deposits don't even know IF we will be able to get a car or have deposits returned....

Before I lay a deposit of any kind, the key question is: Is it refundable? Then I want it in writing.  If that cannot be provided, then forget it.

[Aero426]

This does not look like the back lot of the Ten Mile facility where the Daytonas were done.   The fencing is all wrong, and the lot is not as big as you'd think.    Last I checked, there was a foam upholstery supply house there.   

It also does not seem to make sense for cars built in Brampton to get hoods painted near Detroit.   

[Ghoste]

Hemi Hampton is painting them.

[Aero426]

Hemi Hampton is painting them.

Gotcha

[War wagon]

The Hellcats are built on the regular line in Brampton YES but then are shipped elsewhere to have the hoods painted. Seems ridiculous too me, the cost of shipping cars back and forth for minor paint work makes No sense.
Why aren't truck loads of hoods shipped alone to creative??
Hopefully they will use a Canadian vendor for Canadian cars? But at this point who knows.....

This whole experience has left me VERY disappointed so far. Still can't say for certain I'm getting a car, after 3 months. Maybe in another 6 months they will clue us Canadians in ,on what's really going on..
Nice that some folks in the USA think they are getting their cars this week, while those of us in Canada with Serious deposits don't even know IF we will be able to get a car or have deposits returned....

Before I lay a deposit of any kind, the key question is: Is it refundable? Then I want it in writing.  If that cannot be provided, then forget it.

Let me clarify..... I have it in writing that my deposit is too be returned but 3 months after placing my order I still have no more than a VON# and a handshake and I'm expected to just sit back and wait til spring when I might get a car.
Normally you would expect some form of update on expected delivery etc. A phone call from FCA congratulating customers on their purchase would put some minds at rest.
But what they have done with this allocation B.S has caused more questions and concerns from people like me for NO good reason..
There is no gaurentee the dealer you have you order with will get enough cars to fill orders. Cars are allocated based on sales of Dodge products , if your dealer doesn't sell enough cars , you aren't going to get yours....
That's my understanding of it.
I was number 7 inline at the dealer, they were allocated 1 car from the first allocation and it is currently scheduled for production. The next allocation is based on previous 90 days sales of Dodge products specifically Charger and Challenger ( for Canada anyway) so if your dealer doesn't sell enough Dodge won't fill the orders?
So basically I'm supposed to wait 9-10 months for a car that may or may not come.
Canada will not be getting anywhere near the same numbers of cars , some folks will have their dreams crushed

Just my opinion and DAM I hope I'm wrong and they build one for everyone who wants one!! But from a Canadians perspective who has been left in the dark by Dodge I have too wonder....

[moparnation74]

The Hellcats are built on the regular line in Brampton YES but then are shipped elsewhere to have the hoods painted. Seems ridiculous too me, the cost of shipping cars back and forth for minor paint work makes No sense.
Why aren't truck loads of hoods shipped alone to creative??
Hopefully they will use a Canadian vendor for Canadian cars? But at this point who knows.....

This whole experience has left me VERY disappointed so far. Still can't say for certain I'm getting a car, after 3 months. Maybe in another 6 months they will clue us Canadians in ,on what's really going on..
Nice that some folks in the USA think they are getting their cars this week, while those of us in Canada with Serious deposits don't even know IF we will be able to get a car or have deposits returned....

Before I lay a deposit of any kind, the key question is: Is it refundable? Then I want it in writing.  If that cannot be provided, then forget it.

Let me clarify..... I have it in writing that my deposit is too be returned but 3 months after placing my order I still have no more than a VON# and a handshake and I'm expected to just sit back and wait til spring when I might get a car.
Normally you would expect some form of update on expected delivery etc. A phone call from FCA congratulating customers on their purchase would put some minds at rest.
But what they have done with this allocation B.S has caused more questions and concerns from people like me for NO good reason..
There is no gaurentee the dealer you have you order with will get enough cars to fill orders. Cars are allocated based on sales of Dodge products , if your dealer doesn't sell enough cars , you aren't going to get yours....
That's my understanding of it.
I was number 7 inline at the dealer, they were allocated 1 car from the first allocation and it is currently scheduled for production. The next allocation is based on previous 90 days sales of Dodge products specifically Charger and Challenger ( for Canada anyway) so if your dealer doesn't sell enough Dodge won't fill the orders?
So basically I'm supposed to wait 9-10 months for a car that may or may not come.
Canada will not be getting anywhere near the same numbers of cars , some folks will have their dreams crushed

Just my opinion and DAM I hope I'm wrong and they build one for everyone who wants one!! But from a Canadians perspective who has been left in the dark by Dodge I have too wonder....

Man, I really hope it works out for you.  Those are not good odds.

[Ghoste]

Hemi Hampton is painting them.

Gotcha

[hemi-hampton]

Then & Now.

Creative is long since gone and one picture shows the carrier on the street & the other is taken in a parking lot. Not to sound dense, but what's the correlation between the two pictures?      

Didn't have a pic of the Daytona's in rear parking lot on 10 mile rd. Only had a pic of them parked out front of the 10 mile Creative Industries. If somebody has a pic of cars in back parking lot I'll replace it. Creative Industries is not long gone. I work with & know many of the Original Creative Industries guys that worked at the Outer Drive Location. I was suppose to get a job at the Outer Drive Location back in the 80's with a buddy but passed on the long drive to Detroit. BUT, Then later when I moved to Detroit I took a job at Creative Industries at Lynch rd & Mt. Elliot location right after they changed the name to Masco-Tech. At the time the doors & other parts of the Building still had signs saying Creative Industries. Masco Tech had many different locations & one of them was at Purks drive in Auburn Hills near the Chrysler Tech Center. Many People transfered there to continue doing work for Chrysler. Masco -tech then changed there name to MSX. Then MSX got bought out & changed name again to QEK.  This is pretty much the same company doing all the same work as Creative Industries. Just different owners & different buildings. Do you know something I don't? LEON.

[hemi-hampton]

From what I understand, the Hellcats are on the regular production line.

Not the flat black hoods.

[hemi-hampton]

This doesn't look like the old Creative plant to me....

Doesn't look like it to me either, looks like the Brampton Chrysler Plant. Creative Industries & the others like it now, Don't make cars, They only modify them for the car company's.

[hemi-hampton]

Looks like the company I work for has changed there name again. From Creative to Masco-Tech to MSX to QEK & Now Roger Penske's Penske Vehicle Service. Link below, check it out. LEON.

http://www.qek.com/

[hemi-hampton]

The Paint & Body section showed some flat black painted HellCat Hoods. LEON.