General Motors plans to stop production in February of 2013
11-29-2012, 02:35 PM
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General Motors plans to stop production in February of 2013
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The 2014 Corvette model is such a big deal, General Motors plans to stop production in February of 2013 at their Bowling Green, Kentucky plant to concentrate solely on the revamp of the iconic sports car.
The Bowling Green plant is the only GM site that builds Corvettes, and a $131 million investment was announced for it last year, along with a promise to add 250 jobs. 700 workers are currently employed there and temporary layoffs will occur during the lag in production. But, plant manager Dave Tatman says the time off will be days—not months.
During the six month halt, employees will be re-trained and the body shop will be renovated. Just two parts from the last model will carry over to the 2014 Corvette: the interior cabin air filter and the rear latch for the removable roof panel.”
GM spokesman Monte Doran says, “With this car, because it’s such a dramatic change, we felt like the best thing to do was to halt production so we could completely overhaul the interior of (the) Bowling Green (plant) to get ready for the new car,” he said.
Doran also warns, “There will be a period of time when Corvettes will be hard to find until the 2014 (model) comes out.”
At an event in Georgia last week, GM unveiled a new Crossed Flags logo to debut with the 2014 Corvette. The company says more than 100 variations were considered before the final design was selected. The new design has a more angular and swept appearance.
“The flags are much more modern, more technical and more detailed than before — underscoring the comprehensive redesign of the entire car,” said Ed Welburn, GM vice president of global design.
The 2014 Corvette design will make its debut Jan. 13, 2013. The model will roll out the plant on June 30, 2013–60 years to the day that the first 1953 model was produced.
The 2014 Corvette model is such a big deal, General Motors plans to stop production in February of 2013 at their Bowling Green, Kentucky plant to concentrate solely on the revamp of the iconic sports car.
The Bowling Green plant is the only GM site that builds Corvettes, and a $131 million investment was announced for it last year, along with a promise to add 250 jobs. 700 workers are currently employed there and temporary layoffs will occur during the lag in production. But, plant manager Dave Tatman says the time off will be days—not months.
During the six month halt, employees will be re-trained and the body shop will be renovated. Just two parts from the last model will carry over to the 2014 Corvette: the interior cabin air filter and the rear latch for the removable roof panel.”
GM spokesman Monte Doran says, “With this car, because it’s such a dramatic change, we felt like the best thing to do was to halt production so we could completely overhaul the interior of (the) Bowling Green (plant) to get ready for the new car,” he said.
Doran also warns, “There will be a period of time when Corvettes will be hard to find until the 2014 (model) comes out.”
At an event in Georgia last week, GM unveiled a new Crossed Flags logo to debut with the 2014 Corvette. The company says more than 100 variations were considered before the final design was selected. The new design has a more angular and swept appearance.
“The flags are much more modern, more technical and more detailed than before — underscoring the comprehensive redesign of the entire car,” said Ed Welburn, GM vice president of global design.
The 2014 Corvette design will make its debut Jan. 13, 2013. The model will roll out the plant on June 30, 2013–60 years to the day that the first 1953 model was produced.
11-29-2012, 02:43 PM
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Hopefully that means a Z06 C7 will be released in 14 or 15.
If they still have any leftover with full Z07 packages yellow calipers and yellow interior or just a base stripper with yellow and all the performance trappings I would still be willing to buy a C6 Z07 package in 14.
I find that highly unlikely though.
May end up getting screwed out of a Z06 for waiting a year to see if they come out with a new and improved one so well see
If they still have any leftover with full Z07 packages yellow calipers and yellow interior or just a base stripper with yellow and all the performance trappings I would still be willing to buy a C6 Z07 package in 14.
I find that highly unlikely though.
May end up getting screwed out of a Z06 for waiting a year to see if they come out with a new and improved one so well see
11-29-2012, 02:56 PM
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Good info. Thanks. First I had heard the roll-out date of 6/30/2013.
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11-29-2012, 07:30 PM
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I am sure there will be plenty of cars in dealer inventory to bridge the production gap. After the January unveiling, history has shown sales of an old model will drop significantly.
11-30-2012, 12:17 AM
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After we see the C7 in January and check out every inch of it in April, maybe on that 60th anniversary date in June they'll roll a symbolic "C7 #00001" off the line ... but regular production will start later. Bowling Green will have built many pilot (non-saleable) C7s for evaluation by June, GM people will be driving them all over looking for problems that might pop up with all the new systems.
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