Corvette Plant Stays Open for Summer
#2
Race Director
They just started making 11's...3 to 5 days per week right now. sales are still off though.
GS is now the number one seller...and they are making 9 per hour.
edit for this is info from the factory this past Monday.
GS is now the number one seller...and they are making 9 per hour.
edit for this is info from the factory this past Monday.
Last edited by hawkgfr; 06-17-2010 at 10:22 PM.
#3
2019 GS Coupe
I did the buyers tour on 6/11 and 6/14 on my 2011 CRM GS Coupe.(job order #39) Base verts/coupes and Z06 almost non existent in front of me and behind me on the line, a few ZR1's but GS dominated the line on the days I was there. BTW job order 1 was a forum members TR GS..
Good karma that a GS was first..
#4
Melting Slicks
With the number (4,000+) of unsold '10's still in the system I don't see how they can commit to the plant continuing to produce. I can't imagine dealers with '10's on the floor will be ordering many '11's for inventory. Once the initial rush of 'sold' '11 orders are built they will be hurting...
#5
Melting Slicks
With the number (4,000+) of unsold '10's still in the system I don't see how they can commit to the plant continuing to produce. I can't imagine dealers with '10's on the floor will be ordering many '11's for inventory. Once the initial rush of 'sold' '11 orders are built they will be hurting...
#7
Burning Brakes
#8
Melting Slicks
The GS may be a 'bargain', but checking (for example) a Car & Driver road test of a Z-51 '05 and a '10 GS they posted identical 0-60 times of 4.3 seconds. I'm not bashing the GS but at the same time not drinking the Kool-Aid for this model. When it would cost me $30,000 (conservatively) to sell/trade my 16,000 mile '05 for a similarly equipped GS coupe that offers performance that is basically comparable I don't see the value in the purchase. Yes, there are performance brakes and the dry sump, but in the day to day experience those are not big issues. I think that is part of the problem with the downturn in sales; there is not enough of a difference from what earlier C6 owners currently have and the price of admission for an upgrade is too steep to justify. Several of my local club members and I have discussed this;those of us who normally trade every 3-4 years are holding back. Add in the mix that many owners are at or near retirement age and the next one bought may be "the last one" that does not bode well for the future sales. Price incentives will only widen this gap. GM is in a tough spot-a model that's getting long in tooth and a stagnant economy that's not the best time to introduce a replacement. (assuming they have the resources to actually come up with one) The next 2 years will be interesting...
#9
Race Director
I think that is part of the problem with the downturn in sales; there is not enough of a difference from what earlier C6 owners currently have and the price of admission for an upgrade is too steep to justify. Several of my local club members and I have discussed this;those of us who normally trade every 3-4 years are holding back.