Corvette Forum  


Go Back   Corvette Forum > C6 Corvette, 2005 - ???? > C6 Corvette ZR1
Sign in using an external account
Register Forgot Password?
Register Vendors Buy a Vette Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ PhotosGarage

C6 Corvette ZR1
General info about GM’s Corvette Supercar, LS9 Corvette Technical Info, Performance Upgrades, Suspension Setup for Street or Track Sponsored by
Bill Stasek

Corvette Store
 
 
C6 Parts & Accessories
C5 Parts & Accessories
Wheels & Tires
Sponsored Ads
 
 
Vendor Directory
 
Reply
 
 
 
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 11-21-2008, 12:08 PM   #1
vette6799
CF Senior Member
St. Jude Donor '11
 
vette6799's Avatar
 
Member Since: Aug 1999
Location: Ellicott City MD
Default Another Closing Announced

Just read in the Detroit Free Press about another slowdown impacting 10 plants. Wonder if BG is included.

http://freep.com/article/20081121/BUSINESS01/81121022
vette6799 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-21-2008, 12:21 PM   #2
gilly6993
CF Senior Member
St. Jude Donor '08

 
gilly6993's Avatar
 
Member Since: Sep 2005
Location: Springfield MA
Default

I'm sure it will....
gilly6993 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 11-21-2008, 12:42 PM   #3
vette6799
CF Senior Member
St. Jude Donor '11
 
vette6799's Avatar
 
Member Since: Aug 1999
Location: Ellicott City MD
Default

Other than the ZR1, there is a backlog of cars going to 2007 - believe about 8,000 cars sitting on dealer lots. Not much of an incentive to keep building much of anything except the ZR1. If they switched to that only, bet they would be sitting on dealer lots in a few months along with everything else.
vette6799 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-21-2008, 04:50 PM   #4
Hot Z06
CF Senior Member
 
Hot Z06's Avatar
 
Member Since: Feb 2007
Location: DAYTONA Florida
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by gilly6993 View Post
I'm sure it will....
????
Hot Z06 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-21-2008, 06:08 PM   #5
Vietnam Vette
CF Senior Member
Support Corvetteforum!
 
Vietnam Vette's Avatar
 
Member Since: Sep 2008
Location: Ho Chi Minh City
Default

These are really tough times.
Vietnam Vette is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-21-2008, 07:13 PM   #6
yellerz51
CF Senior Member
 
yellerz51's Avatar
 
Member Since: Jan 2005
Location: Leander TX
Default

If the slow down is so bad that on one is buying anything and dealers are stacked to the gills with cars there probably not going to spend money to put a ZR1 on the lot.
yellerz51 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-22-2008, 01:28 AM   #7
vetteship
CF Senior Member
 
Member Since: Nov 2004
Location: So Cal
Default

It's not just GM, it's everywhere, my brother works for a huge dealership that used to sell 2400-2600 car a month (150 salesmen on the floor) they sold one car yesterday
vetteship is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-22-2008, 10:28 AM   #8
gilly6993
CF Senior Member
St. Jude Donor '08

 
gilly6993's Avatar
 
Member Since: Sep 2005
Location: Springfield MA
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Z06 View Post
????
...he asked if it would affect Bowling Green....all I said was that I'm sure it will....
gilly6993 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 11-22-2008, 01:58 PM   #9
allanlaw
CF Senior Member

 
allanlaw's Avatar
 
Member Since: Sep 1999
Location: Los Angeles CA
Default

No tours at Bowling Green from January 1 until February 9 - methinks that the plant may be closed during that time. I know I read before that it would be closed the first two weeks in January, so maybe that closure has been extended?
allanlaw is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-22-2008, 02:13 PM   #10
Z06 Sport
CF Senior Member
 
Z06 Sport's Avatar
 
Member Since: May 2008
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Z06 View Post
????
He who hesitates is lost, sorry pal should have picked one up when you could have at $10K over.....
Z06 Sport is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-23-2008, 01:45 AM   #11
PaulB
CF Senior Member
 
PaulB's Avatar
 
Member Since: May 2002
Location: West Des Moines Ia
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by allanlaw View Post
No tours at Bowling Green from January 1 until February 9 - methinks that the plant may be closed during that time. I know I read before that it would be closed the first two weeks in January, so maybe that closure has been extended?
Didnt we see a couple of weeks back that after the known shutdowns they would be retooling at BG. Maybe thats the reason for the no tour thing. My 2 cents worth.
PaulB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-23-2008, 05:39 PM   #12
danl72
CF Senior Member
 
danl72's Avatar
 
Member Since: Apr 2008
Location: Chatsworth California
Send a message via Yahoo to danl72
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Vietnam Vette View Post
These are really tough times.
danl72 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-23-2008, 09:27 PM   #13
NVR2L8
CF Senior Member
 
NVR2L8's Avatar
 
Member Since: Apr 2003
Location: Bowling Green KY
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by vetteship View Post
It's not just GM, it's everywhere, my brother works for a huge dealership that used to sell 2400-2600 car a month (150 salesmen on the floor) they sold one car yesterday
Are you sure?? 2500 cars per month would be 30,000 cars per year. I have never heard of any dealers that big.
NVR2L8 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-24-2008, 09:15 AM   #14
gilly6993
CF Senior Member
St. Jude Donor '08

 
gilly6993's Avatar
 
Member Since: Sep 2005
Location: Springfield MA
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by vetteship View Post
It's not just GM, it's everywhere, my brother works for a huge dealership that used to sell 2400-2600 car a month (150 salesmen on the floor) they sold one car yesterday

Ummm...ok...what dealership sells 30K cars a year?
gilly6993 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 11-24-2008, 09:15 AM
 
Go Back   Corvette Forum > C6 Corvette, 2005 - ???? > C6 Corvette ZR1
Reload this Page Another Closing Announced
 
 
 
Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Click for Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Attention CA. Bay Area Forum Members!! Sacramento Raceway 12/29 Annual New Years Eve Party!! vetterdstr Southern California 123 01-04-2002 09:25 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:49 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.5.1 PL1
Emails & Password Backup