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2021 Corvette Production Pause Extended Through The Week Of May 31

Production of the 2021 Corvette was put on pause this week due to a parts shortage. Unfortunately, it was recently confirmed that the production pause would be extended through the week of May 31st.

The extended production pause was confirmed to GM Authority by Car, Performance and Motorsports Communications, Trevor Thompkins. Thompkins indicated that the production pause was due to a “temporary supply issue.”

The parts shortage is believed to be unrelated to the ongoing global semiconductor chip shortage, which has forced General Motors to cut production at facilities around the world. Production of the 2021 Corvette was originally expected to resume Tuesday, June 1st.

General Motors halted new sold orders for the 2021 Corvette on March 25th due to overwhelming demand for the latest mid-engine sports car. Meanwhile, new orders for the 2022 Chevrolet Corvette will open in July, with production kicking off later this summer.

The latest eighth-generation C8 Corvette is produced exclusively at the Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky. The Bowling Green facility has served as the exclusive producer of the Chevrolet Corvette sports car since 1981.

Production of the C8 Corvette has been somewhat rocky since it first started rolling off the line for the 2020 model year. Originally slated to enter production in December of 2019, the C8 was initially delayed as a result of the 2019 UAW labor strike, and again later by the COVID-19 pandemic. Further parts shortages resulted in subsequent production cuts throughout the 2020 and 2021 calendar years.

The eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette is the first production model to feature a mid-engine layout, drawing motivation from the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT2, rated at 495 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque when outfitted with the optional performance exhaust system. The V8 is mated to an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, which feeds power exclusively to the rear wheels.

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Jonathan is an automotive journalist based out of Southern California. He loves anything and everything on four wheels.

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  1. You would think a company the size as GM would have their ducks in a row. Vendors should be bending over backwards to service a company like GM. It seems like GM is creating a shortage to creat even a bigger demand for the Corvette.

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  2. When is Corvette going to bring back a manual transmission?

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    1. My local dealer has a new Corvette with a window sticker of $91,000. and an advertised price of $141,000. With demand like that, don’t hold your breath waiting for a manual transmission.

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      1. I wish GM would get things together. Under Normal circumstances I would have mine by now, but now just waiting it’s been at a 3000 now for a month.

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      2. You local dealer is a POS.

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    2. Never A manual would have to completely reconfigure the drive train. For the numbers that would be sold it would not be cost effective.

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    3. They’ll bring back the manual when you can shift faster with it. -It’s a sport car, so speed matters. If you want a manual, buy a VW.

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      1. I’ve only seen one C8; on a west Texas highway. I was going north, it was going south very rapidly.

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  3. If this is a microchip problem, blame traitor trump! These are made in China and trump kept fighting with them, for show because all his products are made there. Canada has the same problem with China , because of trudeau and trump, and this crap about Huawei.

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    1. Can you “Never Trumpers” ever think of anything else?

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      1. Did I hurt your feelings , trumper?

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    2. You sir, are an imbecile.

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      1. Takes one to know one, trumper! The truth hurts! You think it s a coincidence , China , microchips and North America. Americans think they are the center of the universe but you are the worst country/hypocrites on earth!

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        1. So much envy, so much anger and hate for people you dont know. Anger management is available.

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    3. Oh boy.. Hard to comment on such simple thoughts but let me try and put you in the facts. Out sourcing started way before Trump its the way of the world economy. Did you ever wonder why there is a chip shortage in auto and not computers? Its because the auto industry got put at the back of the line since they could not forecast/maintain larger volumes of chip orders. Did you know Taiwan not China accounts for over 60% of Semi foundry market. Why do you think America protects Taiwan like we do. Lastly Canada has nothing to do with US China policy and did not impose any sanctions on China till 2021.

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    4. I absolutely LOVE how miserable Trump makes his Low IQ Haters…Hilarious.

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      1. Mine is 137 , yours is , what, minus 137?

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  4. Besides seeing them in the dealer’s showroom I’ve only seen 2 on the road are they all going into collections love to hear one out on the freeway passing me gm got this one right

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  5. Curious is anyone hv very noisy screeching brakes??

    Car has 5k,dealer advised heavy duty brakes(Z51) shall do this when hot….embarrassing when u pull up to a light…No way to avoid it regardless how light or heavy u apply the brakes….

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  6. Doesn’t have any identity IMO…I look at them and just don’t see them as vettes…nice regarding performance and what have you, but looks like a generic

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