Nearly 4,000 New Corvettes Sold Last Month, Wow!
11-01-2013, 01:55 PM
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Nope...only sold in the Chevy system.....known a "burning a unit"....downside is warranty starts....but they will sell it soon and most people don't check.....it is unscrupulous but nevertheless done on hot product....
11-01-2013, 01:59 PM
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Sustained 30k production? Not a chance, Lance. As I have stated before, this market segment is on the MAJOR decline..In other words, there are not enough ready, willing and able customers out there to sustain these production numbers. Rest assured, Government Motors is fully aware of this. After the first years hype, if they can sustain a run of 15k units, that will be a relative home run.
Remember, and Dave from Kerbeck, feel free to pipe in, for the past two plus years, a 1SA 'Vette could be obtained for under $40k in the wrappers and they still only produced just over 11.5k units a year...Point being, even price could not stir up credible additional sales. And there was nothing wrong with the C6.
Remember, and Dave from Kerbeck, feel free to pipe in, for the past two plus years, a 1SA 'Vette could be obtained for under $40k in the wrappers and they still only produced just over 11.5k units a year...Point being, even price could not stir up credible additional sales. And there was nothing wrong with the C6.
11-01-2013, 02:20 PM
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I'd rather they slow down a bit and get the paint jobs and rear fascia fitment right.
11-01-2013, 02:39 PM
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So regardless nearly 4k new vettes (any model year) sold is a record?
11-01-2013, 02:48 PM
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Sustained 30k production? Not a chance, Lance. As I have stated before, this market segment is on the MAJOR decline..In other words, there are not enough ready, willing and able customers out there to sustain these production numbers. Rest assured, Government Motors is fully aware of this. After the first years hype, if they can sustain a run of 15k units, that will be a relative home run.
Remember, and Dave from Kerbeck, feel free to pipe in, for the past two plus years, a 1SA 'Vette could be obtained for under $40k in the wrappers and they still only produced just over 11.5k units a year...Point being, even price could not stir up credible additional sales. And there was nothing wrong with the C6.
Remember, and Dave from Kerbeck, feel free to pipe in, for the past two plus years, a 1SA 'Vette could be obtained for under $40k in the wrappers and they still only produced just over 11.5k units a year...Point being, even price could not stir up credible additional sales. And there was nothing wrong with the C6.
11-01-2013, 03:44 PM
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Sustained 30k production? Not a chance, Lance. As I have stated before, this market segment is on the MAJOR decline..In other words, there are not enough ready, willing and able customers out there to sustain these production numbers. Rest assured, Government Motors is fully aware of this. After the first years hype, if they can sustain a run of 15k units, that will be a relative home run.
Remember, and Dave from Kerbeck, feel free to pipe in, for the past two plus years, a 1SA 'Vette could be obtained for under $40k in the wrappers and they still only produced just over 11.5k units a year...Point being, even price could not stir up credible additional sales. And there was nothing wrong with the C6.
Remember, and Dave from Kerbeck, feel free to pipe in, for the past two plus years, a 1SA 'Vette could be obtained for under $40k in the wrappers and they still only produced just over 11.5k units a year...Point being, even price could not stir up credible additional sales. And there was nothing wrong with the C6.
If you want to sustain 25-30k units per year you can due it but it would require a new model in about 5 years, 6 max. And you would have to realize that the last year wouldn't hit those numbers because of people waiting for the next model.
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11-01-2013, 03:55 PM
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Here's where I will disagree with you. That 11.5k units was more due to the fact that everyone knew that the new car was coming.
If you want to sustain 25-30k units per year you can due it but it would require a new model in about 5 years, 6 max. And you would have to realize that the last year wouldn't hit those numbers because of people waiting for the next model.
Dave
If you want to sustain 25-30k units per year you can due it but it would require a new model in about 5 years, 6 max. And you would have to realize that the last year wouldn't hit those numbers because of people waiting for the next model.
Dave
11-01-2013, 04:09 PM
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Exactly! Go back to C4 to C5 numbers....sustained 25k-35k per year production. For example, follow the bouncing ball on this one...Back then, a $50k (equivalent) pick up truck was only for towing horse trailers, today it is the norm (in huge volumes) as a personal transport vehicle. There are several other examples etc. My point - these vehicles, regardless of their intended purpose, are competing for the same market/demographic dollars as the Corvette. And that group is really a finite shrinking number. As a result, that 30k per year sustained market really just does not exist any longer.
11-01-2013, 04:15 PM
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11-01-2013, 06:37 PM
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X 1000
11-01-2013, 06:46 PM
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A great month! Without question
11-01-2013, 07:09 PM
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I'm really glad to see that they are selling so well - and why not? They are awesome sports cars!
Not too common here in central Ohio though, as I have not yet seen a single one on the road yet. We have Coughlin Chevy in the area and they have sold a lot of C7's but I think many have gone to lucky owners in other areas. With winter coming it could be next spring before I get to see one on the road!
Not too common here in central Ohio though, as I have not yet seen a single one on the road yet. We have Coughlin Chevy in the area and they have sold a lot of C7's but I think many have gone to lucky owners in other areas. With winter coming it could be next spring before I get to see one on the road!
11-01-2013, 09:43 PM
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IIRC, for one of the model years in the late '70's, about 54K Corvettes were built (1979 ?).
I think that was the most for any specific model year...
EDIT: confirmed on corvetteactioncenter.com
Last edited by Gary '09 C6; 11-01-2013 at 10:01 PM.
11-01-2013, 09:48 PM
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Here's where I will disagree with you. That 11.5k units was more due to the fact that everyone knew that the new car was coming.
If you want to sustain 25-30k units per year you can due it but it would require a new model in about 5 years, 6 max. And you would have to realize that the last year wouldn't hit those numbers because of people waiting for the next model.
Dave
If you want to sustain 25-30k units per year you can due it but it would require a new model in about 5 years, 6 max. And you would have to realize that the last year wouldn't hit those numbers because of people waiting for the next model.
Dave
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