Will Chevy’s 2020 Corvette Wind up Being a True Limited Edition?

2020 Corvette is facing production issues, so will GM ultimately be able to build a substantial quantity of them?

Much ado has been made about the complete shutdown of automotive manufacturing for what was ultimately around two months. New vehicles in development have been pushed back as a result, and existing models face shorter production lives. That includes the 2020 Corvette, which was just ramping up on production lines when the shutdown occurred. That’s left many holding C8 orders wondering whether or not their order will be fulfilled at all. It’s also led Corvette Forum member bzagorski to wonder if GM will take the rest of the model year slowly.

“I believe there may be no motivation to speed up production of the 2020. A strategy maybe to slow walk the production of the 2020 Corvette. Then, start production of 2021s with a price increase, and then ramp up production. Sounds ugly but reasonable.”

We reported long ago that the 2021 Corvette would take a slight price increase. But it still seems unreasonable that GM would forgo making and selling its hot sports car for a few months. However, they simply may not be able to fulfill every existing order, as whiteC7 points out.

“My dealer told me that if you are at 3000 and above, you will get a 2020 Corvette.”

That was also confirmed by Desmtg.

“From the Chevy Zone rep in Florida, as of yesterday, all 3000 or higher will be built as a 2020 Corvette. This assumes the plant doesn’t close again for any reason.”

Regardless, it doesn’t really make any sense that GM would put any sort of restraint on production. Especially for a car they spent a lot of money developing, as Phil1098 mentions.

“They’ve had build constraints for decades and could easily do it. But as others have said, they aren’t losing money, and will build as many as they can. Is it reasonable to think they spent money approaching one billion dollars to turn around and produce a product that loses money?”

Sin City sums up all the reasons this is crazy pretty succinctly.

“GM is not losing money on each C8. They would love to sell as many cars a possible as quickly as possible to bring in revenue lost by the strike and COVID-19. GM knows that the longer it takes to deliver cars, the more people will cancel. And these people are not coming back. They will be lost forever. The ONLY thing that could slow them down is parts suppliers and a limited trained workforce. I don’t think they give a damn right now about a price increase compared to bringing in a lot of cash.”

So clearly, GM won’t be purposely limiting production of the 2020 Corvette. But on the other hand, circumstances out of their control might wind up accomplishing that task for them. Whether or not the 2020 Corvette winds up becoming some limited-production collectible remains to be seen, either way. So we want to hear what you think. Head over here and tell us your thoughts on this hot button topic, no matter which side of the fence you’re on!

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