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2021 Corvette Running At Full Production Capacity

The Bowling Green Assembly plant is running at full production capacity as General Motors works to fulfill all remaining 2021 Corvette orders.

Production at Bowling Green Assembly was put on pause in late May, with the downtime later extended into the first week of June. The facility eventually came back online on June 7th and has been running at full production capacity across two shifts ever since.

General Motors halted new sold orders for the 2021 Corvette on March 25th due to overwhelming demand for the vehicle. It is now focused on fulfilling these remaining orders before switching to production of the mildly updated 2022 Corvette in July. Dealers began accepting orders for the 2022 Corvette on July 1st.

GM has experienced recurring issues with regard to C8 Corvette production. The sports car was originally slated to enter production in December of 2019, but its arrival was delayed until February of 2020 as a result of the 2019 UAW labor strike. The COVID-19 pandemic caused further production woes, while subsequent parts shortages resulted in further production cuts throughout the 2020 and 2021 calendar years.

The 2022 Corvette introduces a new IMSA GTLM Championship Edition, which pays homage to the Corvette C8.R race car’s dominant performance in the 2020 IMSA sports car championship series. The 2022 Corvette also adds new equipment, including a low-profile rear spoiler, a Z51 design front splitter for non-Z51 models and three new exterior colors in the way of Hypersonic Gray, Caffeine, and Amplify Orange Tintcoat.

The 2022 Corvette will continue with the same naturally aspirated 6.2L LT2 V8 engine and eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. The engine has received revised engine management calibration and a retuned Active Fuel Management system for 2022, however, mildly improving its fuel efficiency and emissions.

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  1. Production on 2022 is not starting this month. It will not be starting until September.

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  2. and all my pre orders are gonna call in 5.4.3.2. ring

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  3. Been laid off since February

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    1. The extra $300-$400 a week in unemployment will hold u over

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      1. You guys need to get your dates synced up. Two articles in one newsletter about 2022 start of production, one stating July and the other September. You call yourselves gmauthority, I am doubting that.

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        1. couldn’t agree more – get your s**t together regarding the most impactful corvette of production! And for info sake…hire someone who is able to read and write what’s accurate….Duh

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  4. Of course it is, they just raised the price and your order you have waited forever for now cost you more. Lol, Go ahead order another one and get stabbed 20 g over sticker plus the increase.Lots of dummies out there.

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  5. Corvette lack of production is a bad joke.

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  6. What I want to know is why are the dealers getting newly built 2021 when customers that put in orders for a 2020 are still waiting… you would think GM would prioritize 2020 customer orders over dealer new stock. The issue here is that dealers are making 15-20k over MSRP on this short supply. If all the orders are filled for customers first then that dealer cash starts to reduce or the customer makes the cash on the private sale. Either way, GM is not prioritizing the customer here.

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