PaulB

I just received this from the big Corvette dealer here in my area. This 3 month old article says the Corvette Plant is to be closed all of July. I didnt see this mentioned so posted it. Sorry if its a duplicate. Its a very interesting article on whats going on...

http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/loca...9bb2963f4.html

timmyZ06

c7 is coming!!

ncvette_1FUNRIDE

Yes, it has been posted previously.

peter pan

PaulB

Sorry then, I never have had very good luck using the search feature on this site...

Steven79

The July shutdown has nothing to do with the C7. Its the normal July holiday for the plant from what I hear.

Now, in September, the plant will be shut down to re-tool for the C7.

eaglei

Wouldn't bet on Sept shut down - I'm pretty sure 2013's will be building more than a couple months.

adrnln1

The plant isn't shutting down in September, you just can't take a tour after September 13th.

loflite

Does that mean the buyer's tour is finished for 2013?

JoesC5

Historically, the plant shuts down for two weeks in July, but this year they are shutting down for the entire month(overproduction of 2012 and poor sales forecast of 2013's???). In Sept, they will start changing over the plant for the C7's but will still be producing 2013 C6's at first, eventually stopping 2013 production(early) to complete the change over to C7's.

adrnln1

loflite, if you don't do it before September 13th, you won't be able to do a buyer's tour for a 2013 model.

Tally Ho

A shutdown in Sept 2013 for retool is believable but not Sept 2012.

Gecko2345

Read for yourself!
http://www.bowlinggreenassemblyplant.com/home.htm

z51vett

The 2014 model will be introduced in Jan 2013 production will be shut down shorly thereafter for retooling for 2014 Corvette. Yes they will be making changes along the way before the shut down.
z51vett

talon90

Yes, the plant is closing for July. This is a combination of their normal annual maintenance shutdown and some work for the refit of the next generation Corvette.

With respect to September, the plant is not shutting down. On September 14th the plant will close to the public but will be very much open and building cars to close out the 2013 model year. There will simply be no tours (public tours, buyers tours or photo albums) from that point until the plant completes the changeover and the C7 goes in to production. The date for the final buildout of the C6 is not finalized, nor is the date that the plant will reopen to tours in production of the C7.

The NCM will be delivering any cars it has in July and will the resume deliveries once the plant starts back up in August. The museum will also be delivering cars after the September 14th cutoff for those that want it. Owners will simply not be able to take a tour of the plant.

PaulB

I am now curious. I started this thread and said I could not find where this plant closing was discussed before. Some of you have said yes it was already discussed. I still cant find it . For those of you that found this previously, just what was the wording you used when searching for it. Thanks...

Aurora40

I believe the EPA requires the car to be built on Jan 1st of whatever model year it is. Thus a "2013" model car could not stop production in September 2012. The earliest they could stop production would be Jan 2, 2013.

RO55

That's why I just did the the Tour this past Tuesday!

b murph

Poor sales forcast. I wonder how there doing over at the CAMERO plant. Damn things are poping up everwhere.