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A look at our manufacutring facility in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Elio Motors Momentum v146



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Every successful project is driven by a collection of valuable assets. At Elio Motors, we possess several crucial aspects that we believe will allow our mission to be successful. One of our most important assets is our manufacturing plant in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Today, we will take a look at the location we call Elio Caddo Operations (ECO.)





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Home, Sweet Home
March 14, 2018

The Elio Motors plant has been, and continues to be, a major topic of conversation. There seem to be two topics in particular that dominate public discussion. First, our status at the plant has not changed. We still intend on building the Elio in Caddo Parrish. We not will be using the entirety of the facility which opens opportunities for other companies and suppliers to share the plant. This is happening today with another manufacturer currently utilizing a portion of the plant. We welcome other companies to the plant because it creates jobs in the area. Second, our activity at the plant currently consists of selling excess equipment we will not be using to produce the Elio and fine-tuning the design of the production line. There will be significantly more activity when the time is right which, according to our timeline, will accelerate approximately 6 months prior to the start of production. Today’s Momentum is from the archives and will take a closer look at our production home in Caddo Parish.





Every successful project is driven by a collection of valuable assets. At Elio Motors, we possess several crucial aspects that we believe will allow our mission to be successful. One of our most important assets is our manufacturing plant in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. As a part of taking our supporters along the journey and providing a view behind the scenes, we will give an inside look at our manufacturing and launch plans through a series of Momentums. Today, we will take a look at the location we call Elio Caddo Operations (ECO.)



We are very fortunate to have aboard our Vice President of Manufacturing and Product launch, Gino Raffin. Mr. Raffin is responsible for the launch of the vehicle and the successful startup of the Shreveport plant. Mr. Raffin has an accomplished track record with Chrysler including the launch of The Viper, Chrysler Minivan, and the 300 are just a few of the successes listed on Mr. Raffin’s resume.

Our 1.7 million square foot plant was previously home to General Motors. The plant was built in 1981 and was significantly expanded in 2002. The plant is connected by a Trestle conveyor system and has exceptional rail/truck access. Additionally, it is a modern facility in which full conveyance and transfers are automated. There are two separate buildings, aptly called Building A and Building B.

Building a vehicle can be likened to building a house: it all starts with a strong foundation. As part of a traditional manufacturing environment, we will start with the body shop, then to paint, and finally general assembly.

Let’s take a look at the two different buildings.

Building A- General Assembly

Building A is home to all the “hang on” parts of the vehicle, or put another way, is the trim chassis and powertrain section. This building is structured in a highly-efficient X layout. This allows us to quickly move materials throughout the plant. It is especially efficient for the movement of inbound parts from our supplier partners, minimizing the ground to cover from receipt to workstation, and allowing for a just in time delivery process.

Building B- Paint/Body Building

Ironically, this is where the vehicle’s construction begins. The primary functions of Building B include the body, frame, body panels and paint processes.

Activity at the plant to date has involved several different teams making visits to verify equipment, the condition of the equipment, verifying blueprints and layout, and to sell excess equipment we will not be using. Activity to date has been quiet but will pick up aggressively as we near the start of production.

The ultimate mission of ECO is to ensure the safety of our team, to ensure that we are building a quality product and that our plant remains a world-class manufacturing facility.
 
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Notice how they left out any mention of the pending court case?
I think that is weighing very heavy right now, and the outcome is a major point in the calendar.
To be honest, I hope like crazy they get the majority of it dismissed, it would really help A LOT.
But no one can talk about it, and I can't blame them in the least, it is a make or break point in the whole progress.
Caddo Parrish is a bunch of idiots, that would rather shoot themselves in the foot rather then let a company succeed.
I'm praying every day that the court case gets kicked out.
Then we can truly start moving forward.
 
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I noticed when the Caddo Parish was on his case back in May, the day before Paul was to meet with the Caddo parish and held a news conference at the Elio plant, this blog came out:
May 10, 2017
https://www.eliomotors.com/an-inside-look-at-manufacturing-and-launch/
May 11, 2017
http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/new...ference-to-address-company-concerns/711704754
http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/new...ference-to-address-company-concerns/711704754
I think they are using the blog to show that they will be building in the Caddo Parish and provide jobs. Thus the commission needs to lay off and let them get back to creating those jobs. Just stop it with the frivolous lawsuits it only makes the lawyers money and hurts everyone else.
 
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BaldGuy said:
From my understanding after Paul's talk they did lay off him completely. The fine is another group (the state) and had nothing to do with them.
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During that talk, Paul did admit to doing something wrong. It was not showing up there in the area and keeping everyone updated. I just wonder if he's showing up on a regular basis down there, keeping them informed and thus the reason why they laid off of him.
 
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