[laborsmith]

First: constraints is not exclusive to Corvette or even to Chevrolet. We notice Corvette (and Camaro to a less extent) constraints because so many buyers order instead of buying off the lot. It does not help that some of the Corvette constraints are for expensive to produce parts such as the exposed carbon fiber roof. An after market company can make a profit producing several say carbon fiber hoods even though each is basically hand made, and they can sell such a hood with a small imperfection. Imagine selling a Corvette to a new car buyer with same!

Second and to the point: allocations are distributed based on a previous model year orders of a particular vehicle line. (For the C7 the 2012 model year.) Say a dealer sold 1 Corvette every month but December and May; that dealer will be allocated 1 Corvette every month except December and May. If additional allocations become available, same will be given to dealers successfully moving their allocations.


Third: the dealer sets priority but all retail sold order are given priority 1. Order date has little to do with assembly date. (For the big dealers even less.) Good dealers give priority to earliest orders but as members of this Forum may have noticed no priority will trump a constraint. And allocation is use it or it will be given to another dealer.

Laborsmith