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When the 5th Gen Camaro came out, allocations were based on anticipating delivering several tens of thousands in the first year of production. Deliveries far exceeded projections and Chevrolet had to continue first year production into September. We do not know what Chevrolet is projecting for the Stingray but I would guess something in the area of 30-36K. The C6 delivered over 37K in its first model year.
Bear in mind that only 900 dealers have or will get Stingray allocations for the next several months and probably 1000 dealers will never get one while every Chevrolet dealer got Camaro allocations in the first year of production - meeting that goal is the most likely reason the Camaro continued the first year past Labor Day.
So it is understandable you are having trouble getting a handle on how the system is working. There are few things set in stone about the process other than this: Chevrolet has to meet its standards for deliveries to its dealers or face litigation. Those dealers who have stuck with Corvette when it was selling 12K a year have a litigatable right to expect Chevrolet to stick with them in this first model year for the new Corvette Stingray. And that is exactly what I see Chevrolet is doing.
And to answer your question: no one knows for certain. Production has yet to begin so until Chevrolet knows how many can roll off the line each day it is all a guess. Even guessing a February build or delivery date is just a guess. But when selecting a dealer make sure you select one who has sold Corvettes in previous years; about one third of Chevrolet dealers have not sold more than two Corvettes in three years since the Corvette first came into being and some have never sold one. If they have not in the past they will not in the future.
Laborsmith
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