2020 Corvette Production Officially Started & Why You Need to Get Your C8 Order Sorted by April

Orders not finalized by April will end up being 2021 model year C8 Corvettes.

Mike Davenport is Louisiana’s “Chevy Dude.” Locals probably know him as being a big-time Corvette enthusiast and salesperson, too. With his insider information, Davenport has sounded the alarm on something important for those who have a C8 on order. His warning? Get those orders done soon if you want your Corvette to be a 2020 model.

Davenport starts with the most important news for current Corvette orders. As we had recently reported, if you ticked the box for the carbon fiber body kit pieces, don’t expect to receive it. “In a nutshell, for the 2020 model year, don’t expect to get any type of ground effects other than what comes on the car from the factory,” Davenport explains. There’s not any indication on whether refunds will be given, or if dealers can install parts once they are in stock.

He follows up with explaining that those options will be deleted off the order regardless of how early it was placed. Why the pullback? Issues with supply for both the Carbon Flash and Exposed Carbon Fiber parts.

More importantly, if you are getting a first-year C8 Corvette, you need to get your order completed by April. If you made a deposit with Davenport before August 15 last year, you can still get a 2020 model year Corvette. Davenport warns that the reservation alone won’t secure a 2020 model, even if you did it early. An order will be required to secure it. Davenport says, “after April, if your order is not in, we most likely will not be able to see a 2020 for you.”

Another consideration is a potential price increase for 2021 models. Davenport doesn’t believe it will be a substantial increase. He says, “we don’t know what the pricing increase is going to be. But if we look at the history of Corvette, price increases from year to year have not been very much.” In fact, Davenport suggests it may be all of $1,000 at best. Not terribly significant for a car with this kind of MSRP.

More importantly, C8 Corvettes are definitely on the assembly line. Davenport’s own C8 is being built right now. “I know my car is on the line. I know my car has the engine in it because it’s #12,” he says. He also knows of a few other builds such as #31, #14, #11. “With being two or three days early on production start, we’ll see cars before the end of February,” Davenport explains.

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