Goal of 30,000 Corvette Stingray sales per year - realistic or not? - Page 5

2010SSRSM6 · 01-27-2013, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by soloknight6

Before the release of the Camaro. I'm sure plenty of guys who were looking to buy a vette were swayed by the extra seats the Camaro offers.

I was one of them. It was an ingress/egress issue for me due to a back surgery that went wrong. Now I'm "back" and so is my desire for a Corvette, the fact that the C7 looks great didn't hurt either. The icing on the cake is the fact that it is a

proxemics · 01-28-2013, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by soloknight6

Before the release of the Camaro. I'm sure plenty of guys who were looking to buy a vette were swayed by the extra seats the Camaro offers.

Also true
that is part of why I got the GT500.

KingMotley · 09-07-2013, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by soloknight6

Before the release of the Camaro. I'm sure plenty of guys who were looking to buy a vette were swayed by the extra seats the Camaro offers.

Yup, I was one of them. Now I have a camero (Trans Am actually), and I'm buying a corvette and keeping the TA as my winter/when I need more than 2 seats car.

WesC5 · 09-08-2013, 10:27 AM

If Chevy can get a big following started over in Europe, they may be able to hit 25-30K the first year.....but doubtful. The economy isn't any better in Europe than it is here. Otherwise, 20K is a good number.

They may also get a good turn over from the C5 owners. I bought 2 C5s.....I was going to get a C6 instead of a C5...but wifey wanted a C5. So I made the decision to skip the C6 and wait for the C7....hoping it would be a "knock your socks off" car. Soooooooo glad I waited!!

My biggest concern in all this is....price point. I hope they don't price themselves out of a market!! Yes, the C7 is absolutely the best Sports Car for the money.....hands down. But there has to be some "sanity" put into play here. To get many of the bells and whistles, you're looking at 60K....plus some. Not sure in this economy how sustainable selling 30K cars/year for 60K and up, this will be.

This appears to be an incredible car both technologically and performance wise for the price....BIG kudos to everyone who had a part in developing the C7 and bringing it to production. I just hope their market analysts didn't "pad" the numbers.....and create unrealistic expectations. For if they did.....ugh I hate to even think this.....this might be the last Generation Corvette that even an upper middle class family man can afford. And the "real" Corvette sports car becomes an "elitist" sports car well into the 6 figures.

Argent60 · 09-08-2013, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by WesC5

My biggest concern in all this is....price point. I hope they don't price themselves out of a market!! Yes, the C7 is absolutely the best Sports Car for the money.....hands down. But there has to be some "sanity" put into play here. To get many of the bells and whistles, you're looking at 60K....plus some. Not sure in this economy how sustainable selling 30K cars/year for 60K and up, this will be.

And, how greedy the dealers are with pricing. Yes, it's a good value at MSRP, but sales could be much higher if they made it sweeter than that. I know several friends who would jump at even a little below MSRP.
My .02.

OldJedi · 09-09-2013, 04:17 PM

I think the demand for 30,000 units will be there, especially including overseas sales. My question is whether the factory will be able to make 30,000 cars a year. The slow ramp up will bog things down along with constraints so I am not sure that the factory will be able to keep up with the demand at least for the first full year.

New C7 · 09-09-2013, 08:39 PM

The sales history support projections over 30,000 units in the first 12 months of production. Especially the 1st year model. Many people held off buying a new Corvette the last few years after press leaked GM was coming out with the C7 in 2013.

The drop in 2008-2010 sales was due to the economy crashing, auto sales in general dropped by 50% or more on some models, GM going chapter 11. Everyone was worried about their job and buying a car was the last priority, especially a Corvette which is a luxury purchase.

The Bowling Green factory is 1 million square feet, so they have the capacity.

The price is right where it needs to be for the base, no option model and fully loaded luxury will be $72k. Very competitive in their market segment.

Selling 30,000 should not be difficult after the great reviews last month. The Ford Mustang sold 82,995 in 2012 and that was down from 134,000 in 2007.

FEEDMESLURPIES · 06-06-2014, 01:30 PM

The people in this thread who guessed over 30k win the prize

thrilled · 07-28-2014, 04:59 PM

I'm reading some of these old posts.Saying they don't think 20,000 will be produced.
I believe they are at 33,000 and climbing

laborsmith · 07-28-2014, 05:35 PM

Yeah, 35K plus 1K PEs is now looking likely. Quite a change as the three previous models years added together would be not much more than that.

Laborsmith

Hulkamaniac · 07-28-2014, 06:02 PM

I wish GM all the success in the world, but I hope they don't sell 30k Corvettes a year.

I like the fact that they're not that common on the road.

laborsmith · 07-28-2014, 06:22 PM

That number of builds and they would still not be common but one should hope for 30K plus for each of the first three years so the original research and testing costs are covered. There were 54K 1984 Corvettes and I do not see an over abundance even during Dream Cruise Week.

Laborsmith

tpohl1952 · 07-28-2014, 06:37 PM

I got 33807 car.

09-08-2013, 10:27 AM	#60
WesC5 Drives: 2004 Silver Corvette Coupe Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: St Jacob, IL (MetroEast area) Posts: 46	If Chevy can get a big following started over in Europe, they may be able to hit 25-30K the first year.....but doubtful. The economy isn't any better in Europe than it is here. Otherwise, 20K is a good number. They may also get a good turn over from the C5 owners. I bought 2 C5s.....I was going to get a C6 instead of a C5...but wifey wanted a C5. So I made the decision to skip the C6 and wait for the C7....hoping it would be a "knock your socks off" car. Soooooooo glad I waited!! My biggest concern in all this is....price point. I hope they don't price themselves out of a market!! Yes, the C7 is absolutely the best Sports Car for the money.....hands down. But there has to be some "sanity" put into play here. To get many of the bells and whistles, you're looking at 60K....plus some. Not sure in this economy how sustainable selling 30K cars/year for 60K and up, this will be. This appears to be an incredible car both technologically and performance wise for the price....BIG kudos to everyone who had a part in developing the C7 and bringing it to production. I just hope their market analysts didn't "pad" the numbers.....and create unrealistic expectations. For if they did.....ugh I hate to even think this.....this might be the last Generation Corvette that even an upper middle class family man can afford. And the "real" Corvette sports car becomes an "elitist" sports car well into the 6 figures. __________________ Wes 1964 Black, Sold in 1976 1965 Green Vert (both tops), Sold in 1976 1966 Nassau Blue Coupe, all original, sold in 1997 2001 Coupe,(Mag Red II...Black), TPW....9/11 Sequence #6406, Born: 9/11/00, Delivered: 9/15/00, 1SC, MN6, QF5, V49, B34, B84, Z51, 86U, UNO (Sold in 2011....) 2004 Coupe....loaded, (Silver...Black), Sequence #32,869

09-09-2013, 04:17 PM	#62
OldJedi Use the Force Drives: 2015 Corvette Z51, 2018 Porsche GTS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Davie, Fl. Posts: 3,862	I think the demand for 30,000 units will be there, especially including overseas sales. My question is whether the factory will be able to make 30,000 cars a year. The slow ramp up will bog things down along with constraints so I am not sure that the factory will be able to keep up with the demand at least for the first full year. __________________ Walk softly, carry a light saber and drive a ZL1!

07-28-2014, 06:02 PM	#67
Hulkamaniac Livin' the Dream Drives: '23 Charger GT, '23 Stingray Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hiding in your closet... Posts: 785 View My Garage	I wish GM all the success in the world, but I hope they don't sell 30k Corvettes a year. I like the fact that they're not that common on the road. __________________ If you spell Chuck Norris in Scrabble, you win. Forever.

09-09-2013, 08:39 PM	#63
New C7 Drives: 2014 Corvette Coupe Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: United States Posts: 67	The sales history support projections over 30,000 units in the first 12 months of production. Especially the 1st year model. Many people held off buying a new Corvette the last few years after press leaked GM was coming out with the C7 in 2013. The drop in 2008-2010 sales was due to the economy crashing, auto sales in general dropped by 50% or more on some models, GM going chapter 11. Everyone was worried about their job and buying a car was the last priority, especially a Corvette which is a luxury purchase. The Bowling Green factory is 1 million square feet, so they have the capacity. The price is right where it needs to be for the base, no option model and fully loaded luxury will be $72k. Very competitive in their market segment. Selling 30,000 should not be difficult after the great reviews last month. The Ford Mustang sold 82,995 in 2012 and that was down from 134,000 in 2007.

06-06-2014, 01:30 PM	#64
FEEDMESLURPIES Drives: 2014 Corvette Z51 Convertible 3LT Join Date: May 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 4	The people in this thread who guessed over 30k win the prize

07-28-2014, 04:59 PM	#65
thrilled Drives: 1LT Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Kilmarnock,va Posts: 55	I'm reading some of these old posts.Saying they don't think 20,000 will be produced. I believe they are at 33,000 and climbing

07-28-2014, 05:35 PM	#66
laborsmith Drives: 1969 Corvair, 2018 Camaro T4 RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area Posts: 2,881	Yeah, 35K plus 1K PEs is now looking likely. Quite a change as the three previous models years added together would be not much more than that. Laborsmith

07-28-2014, 06:22 PM	#68
laborsmith Drives: 1969 Corvair, 2018 Camaro T4 RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area Posts: 2,881	That number of builds and they would still not be common but one should hope for 30K plus for each of the first three years so the original research and testing costs are covered. There were 54K 1984 Corvettes and I do not see an over abundance even during Dream Cruise Week. Laborsmith

07-28-2014, 06:37 PM	#69
tpohl1952 Drives: 11 1500 quad, 13 sonata 2.0T Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: erie,pa Posts: 30	I got 33807 car.