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Originally Posted by Richardlord
Let's do the math - For the C6, Chevy put out 18 cars per hour. Chevy has four 10 hr. days for a 40 hr. production week. Chevy now may be a a bit higher or lower, depending on efficiencies and problems. That means 18 x 40 = 720 C7s per week. At 52 weeks (assuming no holiday breaks) that is an optimistic 37,440 per production year. How many C7s has Chevy produced thus far for public consumption? - Again you do the math - Not a lot - Maybe around 4,000 or so - But doubt it. We have 5 weeks until the end of December meaning Chevy can possibly, but not likely, produce about 3,600 more. Given demand, and my C7 on order is a 3LT Z51 Vert fully optioned, I dont expect it to be among the next 3,600 over the next 5 weeks, or anytime soon thereafter. So, I don't see an oversupply of C7s to the point of significant discounts any time in the near future, especially as we get into the Z51 demand and hopefully soon the Vert orders. Then, again, sadly, there are all our would-be C7s being shipped overseas to satisfy what I expect is an ever increasing foreign market diminishing our supply.
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Actually your math is wrong. GM started production in August and fully ramped it up by September. For a while they were actually working 6 days per week. They have already built over 8,000 (Kerbeck's highest VIN is 7772). The Z51/carbon fiber shortage is a double edge sword. It keeps up the anxiousness of shortages and for people who must have it the prices. However, there is/or soon will be too many base models that will have to be discounted to move. Some of those buyers will come from people who wanted a Z51 but are tired of waiting or got a great deal on a base. Eventually there will be equilibrium in supply and demand - I suspect they could reach that in 30 days with no constraints.
If your vert was ordered by a dealer with allocation you would have had no problem getting it built this year but for your Z51 and perhaps if you have FAY.