C8 Corvette Dealer Allocations Reportedly Cut for the 2020 Model Year

UAW strike setback has reportedly thrown GM into a time crunch, resulting in a 20% 2020 C8 allocation cut.

Being popular is generally considered a good thing. But popularity also presents its fair share of problems, as GM is quickly finding out in regards to their hotly anticipated C8 Corvette. First, the car reportedly sold out as folks flooded the system with orders. Then GM said it wasn’t in fact sold out. Then, a strike by UAW workers threatened to set things back even further. And now, those problems have apparently trickled down to dealerships, who were recently informed that their allocations for 2020 C8 product would be cut.

Reportedly, GM won’t be able to build enough cars to meet demand before the 2021 models start hitting the showroom floor in September. Which makes sense when you consider the fact that the autoworker strike cost GM roughly three months of production. Regardless, it’s a messy situation that YouTuber Chevy Dude (or Mike Davenport in real life) breaks down in this informative video. “So I got word about three weeks ago that we were going to lose about 15% of our allocations,” Davenport said. “I asked why and was given a mediocre answer. So I had to do some investigating.”

After doing a little digging, Davenport quickly found some answers. “With the plant being shut down for 90 days, there have been some internal issues,” he said. “That’s going to scale back production I think close to 20%.” Thus, if you’re dead set on getting your 2020 C8 Corvette allocation, Davenport suggests giving your dealer a call and finding out exactly where your place in line is. He also believes that GM will prioritize orders that have legit names, email addresses, and the like. Thus, communication is key.

This subject was also discussed right here in the Corvette Forum, where you’ll also find a lot of great additional information from actual GM dealers. But from the sounds of things, people don’t have much to worry about, if the past is any indication.

“Orders are entered for a specific model year,” said Zymurgy. “If the order for a 2020 does not get accepted by GM by the end of 2020 order cycles, the order is no longer valid. It will have to be re-entered into Order Workbench as a 2021 model at the then current price. This same situation occurred during the C7 roll out in 2014/2015. Chevy delayed the 2015 price increase for a while after 2015 orders were able to be entered. Thus, those that had a 2014 order that didn’t get built could order a 2015 at the same price. Will the same thing happen this time? Who knows.”

For now, those with C8 Corvette orders in the system will just have to wait and see. But given the unfortunate side effects of the strike, we had to assume that this would happen. So for now, maybe give your dealer a call and see where you stand in line. Or, maybe bring him a coffee or some lunch to sweeten the deal!

Photos: Corvette Forum

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