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Mid term price increases are normal, across all vehicle lines not just Corvette, though these increases are much greater than normal. The increases are normally attributed to increases in the cost of parts or making once options part of a standard order.
Getting credit will be a matter of negotiation as the Window Sticker of any units produced on and after the effective date will reflect the new price. (The dealer will be credited for the increase whether it passes the credit on to the customer or not.) Given the amount of money involved I see dealers being resistive but Chevy being forceful so I do not see this will be a problem for orders already banked.
This is not new and is one of many things that only becomes apparent because such a high percentage of Corvettes are individual retail sold and not dealer stock.
I also expect one more MSRP increase for the 2014 MY before the closing of ordering for that model year. But the important thing is this: for any unit already already ordered the dealer will receive a credit for the amount of the increase whether passing that credit on to the customer or not.
Laborsmith
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