2014 Corvette Final production Numbers
GM officially revealed at last weekends Corvettes at Carlisle show that 37,288 Corvettes were built during the 2014 model year.
Those additional units, according to Corvette Product Manager Harlan Charles, include exports and captured fleet cars that were sellable units.
So whats the breakdown of production during 2014 with the different colors and options? Heres some interesting stats and then well get to the numbers. First the Z51 models accounted for 56% of Corvettes ordered and Z51s with Magnetic Selective Ride Control clocked in at 36%. Corvettes sold with the 6-speed automatic accounted for 65% of all Stingrays vs 35% who still went for the 7-Speed manual. Arctic White went from being a traditional mid-level color choice all the way up to number 2, beating Black which was a perennial favorite during the C6 generation. And finally, the Q7T Black Wheels option for Z51s sold well with the option accounting for nearly half of all Z51 Corvettes (48%).
The 2014 Corvette Stingrays Production Stats:
41% Z51 Coupe 15,431
1LT 9%
2LT 29%
3LT 61%
30% Base Coupe 11,134
1LT 23%
2LT 42%
3LT 35%
15% Z51 Convertible 5,680
1LT 4%
2LT 23%
3LT 73%
14% Base Convertible 5,043
1LT 13%
2LT 42%
3LT 45%
Exterior colors break down as:
19% Torch Red
17% Arctic White
16% Black
11% Cyber Gray
9% Laguna Blue
8% Crystal Red Metallic
6% Velocity Yellow
6% Blade Silver
5% Night Race Blue
4% Lime Rock Green
Interior Colors:
39% Jet Black Leather
21% Adrenaline Red
14% Kalahari
8% Jet Black Suede
8% Gray Leather
4% Brownstone
3% Kalahari Suede
2% Gray Suede
1% Brownstone Suede
Popular Options by RPO and Percentage Built:
CFA Painted Top 52%
CC3 Transparent Top 26%
C2Z Visible Carbon Fiber Top 13%
C2Q Body-Color Dual Roof Package 6%
C2M Carbon Fiber Dual Roof Package 4%
FAY Carbon Fiber Instrument Panel Trim 20%
UY4 Navigation 82%
MYC 6-speed paddle shift with automatic 65%
FE1 Suspension 43%
Z51 Suspension 21%
Z51 with Magnetic Ride Control 36%
NPP Performance Exhaust 84%
J64 Red Calipers 44%
J6E Yellow Calipers 7%
QX3 Chrome Non Z51 Wheels 64%
QG6 Silver Non Z51 Wheels 28%
RQ1 Machine Non Z51 Wheels 7%
Q7T Z51 Black Wheels 48%
Q7E Z51 Chrome Wheels 34%
Q7S Z51 Silver Wheels 13%
GM also made sure that we knew how well the Corvette Stingray is doing against its competition in the luxury sport segment:
Corvette Stingray 20,804 36.6%
Porsche 911 6,017 10.6%
BMW 6 Series 5,717 10.1%
Maserati 5,056 8.9%
Mercedes SL 2,860 5.0%
* US 2014 Calendar Year Deliveries January-July
We understand the plants current annual operating capacity with the single shift/overtime is around 38,000 Corvettes. We figure there will be less captured fleet vehicles built in 2015 than were assembled during the launch of the 2014s and it will be interesting to see if Corvette Stingray sales can keep up the torrid pace in its sophomore year. Finally, how many Corvette Z06s can/will be assembled when production starts in fourth quarter.
And for those stats, well have to wait another year.
[Source for the statistics is the link in above post, e.g., Corvetteblogger,,though their source was GM.]
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