This week, C8 output has been on a hiatus.
Corvette C8 owners have been known to be patient, despite the numerous production bottlenecks that have hindered the supercar’s output. Chevrolet could not find a way to stop assembly of the performance machine, even though it just entered its third model-year. It’s now doing it again because of a completely new problem.
Six states were severely impacted last week by tornadoes, which caused more than 90 deaths and massive damage. On Saturday, a tornado destroyed the roof of Bowling Green’s Corvette plant. Workers were able to escape the factory safely, but it was severely damaged. General Motors will need to spend a week repairing the damaged building in order to get it back up and running again in the best possible conditions. There are approximately 1,200 hourly workers and 180 salaried employees. The Corvette’s sales increased by 95.8 percent in the first nine months 2021 compared to January-September 2020 to 24,748 vehicles. This is just the United States. An additional 1,887 units were also delivered in Canada during this time, as well as 120 vehicles in Mexico. For those who don’t know, the C8 is the very first Corvette to be built in a right hand-drive configuration. This opens up new markets for Chevrolet.
Chevy has made a few tweaks to the 2022 model year and revealed the highly anticipated 2023 Corvette Z06 to be the range’s top-of-the-line. This is to maintain high demand. The high-revving sports car will take a while to arrive. This is due to the fact that production won’t begin until next summer and because many people have signed up without knowing the asking price. It’s expected to cost less than $90,000. However, this is still an estimate.