Last month, General Motors confirmed that it would be temporarily halting production of the 2021 Corvette from February 1st through to February 8th due to a parts supply issue.
Now, the automaker has announced a week-long extension of the scheduled shutdown, with the production line at the GM Bowling Green Assembly plant now set to be put on pause through to February 16th.
GM Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Communications Manager, Rachel Bagshaw, said the extension of the production shutdown was brought on by a temporary parts supply issue. This parts supply problem is unrelated to the global microchip shortage that has been hampering vehicle output across the industry in recent weeks and months.
When the February 1st shutdown was first announced, GM said its “supply chain, manufacturing and engineering teams are working closely with our supply base to mitigate any further impact on production, and we expect the plant to resume normal operations on Monday, February 8.” It’s not clear if a shortage of the same parts is what forced the automaker to extend the shutdown by another seven days.
The 2021 Corvette entered production at Bowling Green Assembly on December 11th, 2020. The vehicle received a number of small updates for the 2021 model year, including the addition of two new exterior colors, Red Mist Tintcoat Metallic and Silver Flare Metallic and a new interior color combo – Strike Yellow/Sky Cool Grey.
The 2021 Corvette sticks with its naturally aspirated GM 6.2L V8 LT2 engine and standard eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. The LT2 V8 is good for 495 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque when equipped with the optional Performance Exhaust. Prices are unchanged from the 2020 Corvette, with the base 1LT trim level starting at $59,995, including a $1,095 destination freight charge.
The GM Bowling Green Assembly plant, which was formerly a Chrysler air-conditioning unit factory, is the only place where the Corvette is manufactured.
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Mary should of been making microchips instead of golf carts.
Now that is the first thing you have said I agree with !
BUT, GM is just a mental stamper assembler, the tech stuff is way over their heads !
If GM made microchips, the warranty would be 3 days and in 3 days and one second they would fail !
And when you called the GM customer support number they would say, what, we make microchips now !
Why can’t they ship cars already made? nothing to do with production shut down!
They are really keeping the prices high on this car.
GM needs to take ownership of poor managerial production with the C8. From the start, there has been one excuse after another why the plant can’t make production and quality. If they keep this charade up, China will take over the entire production of the corvette, in China.
I ordered a 2021 CT5V Cadillac and a 2021 Corvette and I am very excited to get both. The Vette was white and ordered through Memorial Highway Chevrolet in Windber, Pa. it had the striping package and the Cadillac was ordered from Alan Black Cadillac in Ebensburg Pa. It was a black CT5 V Series. Please do your best to get these delivered.
This just adds time wait time ! One year and counting! : (
If one was to order a C8 z51 2lt now how long would it take to receive it?
You’re probably too late now and most likely end up until next year since the C8 production stoppage is extended another week. After the 1st week of February and they’re thinking of producing an electric or hybrid when they can’t even keep up with their production? Come on GM shape up and meet your obligations. So pathetic. I’ve placed a 2020 corvette and ended up ordering a 2021 with deposit last year and am still waiting as GM still hasn’t taken my dealers order. So disappointing
My order for a 2021 C8 HTC, it had a build week of 2/1/21
It’s still at 3300 status and now not sure of the build week.
This is frustrating, as well the Black Carbon Flash Trident Wheels I ordered are being taken off the build so it can be built (wheels on constraint)
I want my C8 … WTF this is CRAZY Mary.
This is very frustrating for those waiting for the C8 they ordered. I’ve never seen such a cluster just to get a vehicle it’s seems to be one problem after another. A corvette has always been my dream car, now that I’ve ordered one and now waiting for it to be built, I’m wondering if I’m ever going to get it.
1st year’s production + all new layout + global pandemic = supply problems . Acura wish’d the NSX had this problem, besides Vette buyers can stand the wait.
Guestt, Vette buyers don’t need to wait, GM needs to produce the orders they have taken and supply the product or buyers will go elsewhere, and not an Acura.
They can wait, it’s not like 2018 and everything’s is well and open. Besides it not like Toyota has a sports car that has a wait list.
ordered mine over a year ago and paid in full and still at 1100, what a joke and nobody knows nothing, they should take a lesson from ford as the ordering process is fair, have a new bronco 2 ordered also and probably will get it first.
Tommy, I ordered mine a year ago, my dealer says I’m in the next set of allocations. But with production issues who knows when this will happen, but you figure with GM adding another shift of workers they would be ahead on production.
I ordered mine 18 months ago. It’s built and has been sitting in Detroit for weeks. definitely getting excited!
anita my dealer says the exact same thing
wish someone could or would give a straight answer on my order, thinking about canceling and getting the new mustang, about the same money and alot more hp.
Orderd mine 6 grand down oct 2019 jeff gordon chevy up to 3400 status Feb 1 build date 2021 2 we shutdown am i gonna get my vette or does the rich and powerful get there’s first Jay a sly!
Why 4 to 8 weeks to ship?
Any word if they started back today?
Production is starting up tomorrow 2/16 and my C8 HTC is being built this week it was at 3400 last week.