Pickup trucks may be the most popular vehicle type in the North American auto industry at the moment, but the fastest-selling car in the U.S. in February wasn’t a Chevy Silverado, Ford F-Series or Ram. That distinction went to the C8 Chevrolet Corvette, which spent less than two weeks at dealership lots on average before being sold.
Automotive research firm iSeeCars recently published its list of the Fastest Selling New and Used Cars for February 2021, which ranks vehicle models based on how much average time they spend at a dealership before they are sold to a customer. The fastest-selling new vehicle in February was the Chevrolet Corvette, which spent an average of 13.1 days on dealer lots before being sold. The second fastest selling new vehicle in the U.S. in February was the Lexus IS 350m, which took 14.5 days to sell on average, followed by the Lexus RX 450h at 15.2 days.
Source: iSeeCars
The Chevrolet Corvette was also the fastest-selling vehicle in the U.S. in January 2021, according to iSeeCars‘ data. While the Corvette’s attractive base price and impressive performance no doubt play a role in its popularity, there are some additional factors that have made the ‘Vette the fastest-selling vehicle in America. GM has experienced various production setbacks with the vehicle since it was first introduced for the 2020 model year, resulting in lower-than-expected production numbers and low dealer inventory.
“The new mid-engined Corvette is the fastest-selling new car for the second consecutive month,” said iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer. “The Corvette C8 was already in short supply due to earlier production delays and interruptions, and production was shut down yet again for the first two weeks of February due to a parts supply issue.”
In addition to the early February shutdown, the Bowling Green Assembly plant where the Corvette is built was shut down for a week in early March, as well. This shutdown, which ended on March 8th, was caused by a supply shortage of transmission parts.
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In all fairness, these are sold order cars
Article Headline should say: It takes an average of 13.1 days for Customers to take delivery of their Special Order C8’s from the Dealer. LOL. I know I’d be stalking the truck while it was still in transit.
I ordered my car in Dec 2019, still waiting. Glad I kept my old vette
I put an order in for a new corvette in mid January and the dealership said it’s waiting for the factory to start building it. They estimated mid to late April due to factory shut down. They will let me know when it gets pulled for production.
Article is very misleading, all corvettes are sold before they get to the dealer Not sure what the 13 days means
??? Exactly where are these mythical dealerships where there are C8 Corvettes on display for sale? Certainly not anywhere near where I currently live.
Shoot; I’d be happy just to see any of them on the street; since their debut, I’ve seen exactly one powder-blue C8 (over a year ago), and it had an out-of-state tag.
This is a very misleading article. You state that the C8 only stays on the dealer show room for 13 days. You say this when you know very well that 99% of all C8s are already sold before they reach the showroom floor.
Who wrote this article GM. Best selling ghost cars. Get serious. How many have been delivered. I can say I have orders for thousand of things I can not produce. LOL.
Still waiting since 1/21/20. Ready to give up!
I first ordered my 2020 in August 2019 and then reordered it as a 2021 when it didn’t make it past 1100 status. It finally was submitted as part of my dealer’s allocation in January 2021 and has a TPW of March 29, 2021. I hope I actually take possession of it sometime in April. 😎
Once again, someone that has absolutely no idea what they are talking about writes an article like this and expects it to simply “go quietly into the good night”…wrong! Here in good old SoCal, you’d be lucky to see a new C8 Corvette in the showroom for (temporary) “Display only Sold Vehicle”! Our local Chevy dealers proudly display how much over sticker price that some excited individual paid (usually in the 20 to 25 grand territory) for their new C8 Corvette, all the while bringing into the showroom interested folks, some just to gawk or look, some folks come to fantasize about driving or owning one of these amazing vehicles, and I can’t say I blame them one bit!
Getting back to the article….having one of these new Corvette’s “on the lot” is really a joke, they do not stay outside, they are not “for sale” as they’ve already been sold the moment they’re unloaded off the transport trucks! I’d sure like to know where this person gets their information from. They may be “the quickest selling vehicle” alright, but 13 days on a dealers lot before being “sold”…not in Southern California, no sireeeeee! These new Corvette’s are a major star attraction all by themselves at our local Cars & Coffee events drawing in more interest than just about any other “new vehicle” (high end customs and specialty vehicles are still the most popular) and that includes Lambo’s, Ferrari’s, ect.
Anyway, I can believe part of this article, here in SoCal with some great weather, these new C8’s oh so popular, and yes, I’ve dropped by my local Chevy dealer with my “Vintage” Corvette just to get a closer look on occasion, but you’d not be able to see the same new C8 on the showroom floor for more than a day or two, then they just disappear, and are sometimes replaced with the next “Sold Unit” that the dealers can talk the anxious new customer to leave on the showroom floor for a little while. Got to hand to GM/Chevrolet…they’ve finally gotten a “Home Run” vehicle to bring folks back to Chevy who’d be looking for a really amazing Sports Car at a very reasonable “MSRP”…but, uh the final out the door cost, will almost certainly have you saying to yourself “I’ll wait a few years more before purchasing one of these”. Yeah, well don’t wait too long, before you know it…the EV Corvette will be here and the prices, will be right through the dealers roof! Good Luck!
How about to built a bacth 500 or 1000 corvette with the blackwing engine they will be sold in a minute. And theeses corvettes will competitionne with the best in the world like ferrari, lamborgnini, and alls the others with a sophisticate engine.
many customers are waiting for that corvette
‘Many” customers are still waiting for the regular-production C8 they ordered over a YEAR AGO. I get the distinct feeling that production at gm these days of anything with any amount of performance in it is only a mere afterthought.
I first ordered my 2020 in August 2019 and then reordered it as a 2021 when it didn’t make it past 1100 status. It finally was submitted as part of my dealer’s allocation in January 2021 and has a TPW of March 29, 2021. I hope I actually take possession of it sometime in April, and it certainly won’t be sitting there for 13 days. 😎
I’m paying MSRP for a Zeus Bronze 3LT Coupe with the Natural Interior, Pewter Wheels, the Z51 Performance Package, and a handful of other options. The price did increase a bit in the meantime mostly because I couldn’t help but refine it with a few more options while I waited.
I certainly was not a C-7 kind of guy but this C-8 has caught more than my attention and now my pocket book. I have been told that I should if the D_______factory doesn’t shut down again I may get a delivery by May or June. Well I hope there right because if I don’t get it by then I’ll have to re plan my 10,000 mile trip in my 62 now going on it’s 45th Birthday with me.
Come on B Green treat me nice !!