Earlier this month, GM Authority reported on the news that General Motors would idle production of the C8 Corvette for one week following a parts supply issue. Now, it is reported that C8 Corvette production has officially resumed.
As reported previously, production of the C8 Corvette at the GM Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky was halted Monday, October 12th, as a result of a temporary parts supply issue. General Motors elected to halt production of the new sports car to give the supplier time to fulfill the order backlog.
Now, however, production of the C8 Corvette has resumed at the Bowling Green facility. To note, the GM Bowling Green Assembly plant is the only facility in the world to produce the Chevrolet Corvette, as it has been since 1981.
This isn’t the first time General Motors has encountered delays in C8 Corvette production. Originally slated to start rolling off the line in December of 2019, the automaker was forced to push production back to February of 2020 as a result of the 2019 UAW workers strike. Then, in March, the COVID-19 pandemic once again forced the Bowling Green Assembly plant to close, with supplier issues causing further issues since production resumed in May.
The numerous C8 Corvette production issues have resulted in some customer orders for 2020 model year vehicles to be pushed back to the 2021 model year, which includes price hikes for some of the most popular optional extras, such as the Z51 Performance Package and the Front Suspension Lift feature.
Going forward, production of the 2021 Chevrolet Corvette has been pushed back from mid-November to early December. The exact reasoning behind the new production start date for 2021 model year vehicles is currently unclear, however, the new start date will give General Motors some additional time to fill remaining 2020 model year orders.
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This is great news. I hope the schedule for production of the 2021 stays on or ahead of schedule. I’ve waited many years to be able to buy the car of my dreams. I know it will probably be summer or even fall before I get it, but I’m still excited I know I’ll be getting one. Keep up the good work GM and thanks to all the workers.
I am still at 3000. Maybe I will pickup my htc before it snows in Connecticut. But this information is definitely good news
I wonder how many more 2020 cars for celebrities, GM Company cars, GM retirees, foreign dealers, and other COPO units will be inserted in the mix while their loyal paying customers are still waiting for theirs to be built?
There certainly does appear to be some of that. However, then, there’s Jay Leno. Has anyone heard that he’s received a C8? Why would Leno want one? There is only one first year C8 and that happens to be 2020. All of you with 3000 status are well-aware of that. Does anyone have information that Mr. Leno either received or has on order, a C8? It may be that his loyalty to Ford since he was a boy influences his decisions; or, it may be that he’s waiting for a Z06? We just don’t know. If anyone with inside information has an inkling if Jay is ever going to want a C8, even a Zora, that would be a rather large reveal here on GM Authority. 11 days left to this month. With the Bronco winning its first competition, I hope GM gets its stuff together and that there are no more stoppages for any reason. Building a 2020 in 2021 would be something I would not want to have go down in the history books; it would be an out and out embarrassment in the automotive world! AF
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