Production of the 2022 Corvette Stingray is currently running at a lower capacity than usual due to a parts shortage.
In a statement, General Motors confirmed the Bowling Green Assembly plant has been running on one shift rather than two since October 25th due to the parts shortage. Production of the 2022 Corvette is expected to continue on one shift only until November 8th.
GM also confirmed the parts shortage is not tied to the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage, which has hampered the automaker’s production output throughout 2021 and forced it to temporarily close multiple assembly plants.
“We can confirm that Bowling Green Assembly did not run second shift production last week October 25 and second shift production is also paused this week November 1 due to a temporary parts supply issue,” the automaker said in a prepared statement. “Although we are not providing specifics regarding the material shortage, we can say it is not related to the global semiconductor chip issue.”
“Importantly, GM’s supply chain, manufacturing and engineering teams are working closely with our supply base to mitigate any further impact on production,” the automaker added. “We expect the plant to resume normal operations on Monday, November 8.”
Production of the 2022 Corvette began at the Bowling Green plant in early September. The 2022 model year introduces several minor changes to the vehicle, including the addition of the 2022 Corvette Stingray IMSA GTLM Championship Edition, which celebrates Corvette Racing‘s sweeping success in the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Championship. The new model year also saw the introduction of three new exterior paint colors: Hypersonic Gray Metallic, Amplify Orange Tintcoat and Caffeine Metallic. These colors replace three outgoing ones in the way of Zeus Bronze Metallic, Shadow Gray Metallic and Sebring Orange Tintcoat.
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And yet Mary will get a huge bonus and her picture on the cover of a magazine.
Mary has a lot to do with a parts shortage????
Yes she does. It all falls in her lap. Why are other car manufacturers dealing with the shortages better than GM? It is planning and leadership which Mary seems to lack.
Mary has a lot to do with the new C8? Can’t be responsible for one and not the other. There is something ulterior about even calling Mary by her first name. Such BS.
Do you actually think Mary Barra had something to do with the supply chain issues? It’s a good thing that you’re not running GM.
The parts are probably sitting in the port in Long Beach waiting to be offloaded after making the slow trek from China. If the issue was with an Indiana supplier, I doubt they’d be so evasive. I don’t think they’d throw a supplier under the bus but I also think they’d provide a bit more context.
The whole C8 thing is a headache. Hi I want to buy a new Corvette, OH sorry you can’t get one.
Everybody get in their cars and drive ti your nearest airport. Go find the depots fir the rental companies. They are full of brand new cars. Every manufacturer is there. They sell all the cars to rental agencies for higher profit. Screw the public. I go bye the Logan airport rental holding area every morning. Transportation trucks are full of cars and trucks waiting to be unloaded. Hey David Muir of ABC report on this 🤦🏻
If all those cars waiting to be unloaded were Corvettes, I might think you were on to something. But you’re not. Just because you can submit a comment doesn’t mean you should.
Gm makes other vehicles besides Corvettes. Calm down Karen.
Capitalism.
I have configured mine GM hasn’t taken my dealers order. They have Corvettes ready to order. Not getting any trucks cars or SUV’s The large dealers are getting them CIOCCA and McMulkin get 25 cars a week!! Not only screwing folks but dealers like mine have been in business for 82 Years!!!
GM suck big time.
There are delays with other manufacturers but none of the magnitude I see with this Corvette. I made a deposit this summer, my dealer “hey it could be long, we’re talking about maybe the end of 2022”. Now when I call back and after my deposit is made, the speech is suddenly 2-3 years of waiting. During this time I’m talking to my salesman at BMW and he feels bad to say that if I order an M4 it will take 3-4 months lol … Yeah I know an M4 is not a Corvette but an M4 in my driveway is better than a deposit with an email confirming I made a deposit on something. Seriously I was putting my toe in the water with GM, that would be my first purchase with them, as days past and when I reed news like this, I consider taking back my deposit.
“Seriously I was putting my toe in the water with GM, that would be my first purchase with them”…………JP, you explain the problem n your post…….First time Chevy buyers are ordering Corvettes because they are a great car for the price. Throw in the pandemic and you will see the problem. I have had order in since Nov 13, 2020. Over a year. Was told it was built 3 1/2 weeks ago but has not been shipped. So I guess it is waiting on some part. I also have my name on list for a Z06. I am #55 at my dealer for it.
I ordered February 4,2020. still have nothing! Guess I should have gone with a bigger dealership. Thought an order was an order? I was wrong.
That’s horrible but the truth is that smaller dealerships are taking people off the market by putting them on lists they can’t fulfill to take them off the market unfortunately. My dealership has the order delivered in 3-4 months plus we always have some inbound available units.
Is there a running status of production? Like did we get back up to 2 shifts Nov 8th? Would love more info on production, I’ve been in a 3000 state for 6 weeks with no tpw.
a year ago when shelves were low on T P joe said we dont have a supply problem we have a leadership problem so i blame all empty car lots on joe and his boy on paternity leave
My parents taught me that it is better to be thought a fool, than to say (or write) something and remove all doubt. You’d be wise to follow that guidance.
curious to know as I had place an order for a 2021 on Oct 20 2020. Obviously dealer had to resubmit an order for a 2022,
Bottom line today is Dec 7th and I’m now at 3000 status after waiting almost 14 months with no TPW. Can this be the norm?
Or were games played ?