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Originally Posted by NW-99SS
Great post Jim.
My comment was directed at a significant miss on the forecasting team, but I never meant it as the only factor in assessing C8 purchase trends.
The reason it has been focused on, including by myself, is that Tadge's 15% statement has been used and published by many - including some larger publishers like MT, C&D, etc. This bothers me as there is clear evidence that the worst manual take rate data is the 23% you posted here prior, which is closer to 25% than even 20%, making 15% just a made up number.
At any rate, I fully agree with your post above. What will be interesting for you and me is the success of the CT5-V Blackwing manual sales or not...should be telling for what the "could have been" but never will for a manual C8.
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I was at a Cadillac dealer last week, and the Blackwing came up. He said the pre-orders were sold out immediately. Time will tell what percentage are manual, but I remember some buzz on the Corvette Forum about it... its the $84k base sticker for a GM performance sedan that gives me pause.
Once the capability to "build one" goes up online, I guess we will know how much extra a manual would cost in a GM car moving forward.
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Originally Posted by shaffe
Well the reason they probably went public with the declining take rate is most people wouldn't question it, as take rates for manual is dropping industry wide. Basically it was the easiest thing to say at the time probably.
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It was not quoted as a declining or forecasted take rate. Tadge quoted it as THE C7 Corvette manual transmission take rate. That's the issue, as it was misleading to the overall C7 Corvette manual transmission actual interest and as NW-99SS has said many in the media , the Corvette Forum and now here have quoted that as THE percentage of C7 manuals.