Just 1/3 of Chevy dealers get initial allocations for 2014 Corvette Stingray

Tran · 04-02-2013, 05:40 PM

April 1, 2013 - 12:01 am ET

DETROIT -- Fewer than one in three Chevrolet dealerships will be eligible to sell the 2014 Corvette Stingray when it begins rolling off the assembly line in late summer.

Last week, General Motors notified about 900 of its roughly 3,000-plus Chevy dealerships that they have met the requirements to sell the redesigned Corvette, a GM spokesman says. Those dealerships can begin ordering 2014 Corvettes in the next few weeks.

GM is limiting allocation to its highest-volume Corvette dealers because it expects demand for the seventh-generation sports car to outstrip production. GM wants to get that limited number of Vettes into the hands of dealers that can best turn them. Those 900 dealerships accounted for 80 percent of Corvette sales in 2012.

Other Chevy dealerships won't be allocated the sports car until at least six to nine months after its launch, the spokesman says. It's unclear whether GM will open Corvette allocation beyond the initial 900 stores during the 2014 model year.

While Corvette is a low-volume model for most Chevy dealers, many lament being left out of the launch of the Stingray. They say the car has star power that generates showroom traffic.

To be eligible to get the Corvette, dealerships had to sell at least four Corvettes during 2012.

"Chevrolet provided dealers with guidance and requirements early in 2012 so dealers would know well in advance whether they would likely receive Corvette models during the initial six to nine months after launch," Russ Clark, Chevrolet marketing director for performance cars, said in a statement.

Stores eligible to order the Stingray still must meet several requirements ahead of the late summer launch.

For example, they must have Corvette Stingray specialists in sales and service.

And those sales specialists must complete a 1 1/2-day training session at the 2014 Corvette Stingray Dealer Sales Academy at Sprint Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump, Nev. The cost is $2,000 per attendee, excluding travel expenses.

"The Corvette Stingray provides a great opportunity to attract new customers to Chevrolet and your dealership," says the letter, signed by Chevy sales chief Don Johnson and marketing head Chris Perry. "This is a once in a generation opportunity to demonstrate Chevrolet can deliver a beautifully designed, well-engineered, class leading performance car."

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bolteon593 · 04-02-2013, 06:01 PM

this is important:

Those 900 dealerships accounted for 80 percent of Corvette sales in 2012.

Stingray · 04-02-2013, 06:01 PM

demand > supply... exigere maior copia

oh boy...

Falundir · 04-03-2013, 01:27 AM

Many dealers don't even stock Corvettes. Would be silly for them to expect to be on the list.

laborsmith · 04-03-2013, 07:34 AM

I remember reading similar numbers and restrictions when the C6 was being introduced: 1/3 Chevrolet dealers never or rarely sold a Corvette while 1/3 sold one or two every three years. Of course back then there were over 6000 Chevrolet dealers where now there are less than 3100. At that time a dealer had to commit to obtaining specialized equipment and at least one tech trained to work on the C6 to get an allocation, now all that and a salesperson trained in the C7 mysteries. The more things change . . .

Laborsmith

illiceman · 04-03-2013, 09:31 AM

I understand why but in my area I could not get one from my local dealer.Not good.I don,t want to drive all over the country to by a car.I will always buy local .

bolteon593 · 04-03-2013, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by illiceman

I understand why but in my area I could not get one from my local dealer.Not good.I don,t want to drive all over the country to by a car.I will always buy local .

then you wont have a c7 for a while. your choice, but that's the important part... you choose.

lp54vet · 05-02-2013, 02:48 PM

I am a little comfused as to the ordering order for the initial allocation. If a dealer has a allocation of 10 cars does that allow him to order ALL 10 at the same time?? Thanks, Lew

laborsmith · 05-02-2013, 04:53 PM

He could even order eleven but that would not be ethical.

Order go in en masse then Chevy starts picking for production. It can get complex, but some guideline. Chevy pulls order based on previous year orders, so two order last November will translate to two pulled orders this November. It will not be that simple because twice or more as many will be built each month than were the same month this previous year, but you get the point. All ten allocations may be ordered but it will take a few months for all ten to be built. The same for a dealer allocated one hundred just the numbers will be different.

Laborsmith

bolteon593 · 05-02-2013, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lp54vet

I am a little comfused as to the ordering order for the initial allocation. If a dealer has a allocation of 10 cars does that allow him to order ALL 10 at the same time?? Thanks, Lew

Quote:

Originally Posted by laborsmith

He could even order eleven but that would not be ethical.

Order go in en masse then Chevy starts picking for production. It can get complex, but some guideline. Chevy pulls order based on previous year orders, so two order last November will translate to two pulled orders this November. It will not be that simple because twice or more as many will be built each month than were the same month this previous year, but you get the point. All ten allocations may be ordered but it will take a few months for all ten to be built. The same for a dealer allocated one hundred just the numbers will be different.

Laborsmith

yup...

these initial allocations should cover the first 6 months of production. so figure the # of coupes they received divided by 6 is how many they'll be able to push through monthly on avg.

Stingray · 05-03-2013, 01:31 PM

Just found out the dealer I'm wait listed on is only getting 16 allocation units for the first 9-months... specifically 11 coupes & 5 convertibles. I'm no. 22... oh well.
Just wait wait wait....

GQ4Life · 05-03-2013, 01:37 PM

how do i find out if my dealer one of those..
i went there last week and put deposit down. they did go into the chevy global order system looking at option i want..

Stingray · 05-03-2013, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GQ4Life

how do i find out if my dealer one of those..
i went there last week and put deposit down. they did go into the chevy global order system looking at option i want..

Just ask... I have a good rapport with the Gen. Mgr. at my dealership and he keeps me up to date. They should know how many have been allocated to them for the first X no. of months or quarters...

GQ4Life · 05-03-2013, 02:05 PM

I chevy hotline.. they know nothing.. dont know about the 1/3 dealers or the performance data recorder option.. wow.. unless i can get a corvette engineer on the phone im in the dark till its too late

04-02-2013, 05:40 PM	#1
Tran Administrator Drives: 2010 Camaro of course.... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NE baby Posts: 5,623 View My Garage	Just 1/3 of Chevy dealers get initial allocations for 2014 Corvette Stingray April 1, 2013 - 12:01 am ET DETROIT -- Fewer than one in three Chevrolet dealerships will be eligible to sell the 2014 Corvette Stingray when it begins rolling off the assembly line in late summer. Last week, General Motors notified about 900 of its roughly 3,000-plus Chevy dealerships that they have met the requirements to sell the redesigned Corvette, a GM spokesman says. Those dealerships can begin ordering 2014 Corvettes in the next few weeks. GM is limiting allocation to its highest-volume Corvette dealers because it expects demand for the seventh-generation sports car to outstrip production. GM wants to get that limited number of Vettes into the hands of dealers that can best turn them. Those 900 dealerships accounted for 80 percent of Corvette sales in 2012. Other Chevy dealerships won't be allocated the sports car until at least six to nine months after its launch, the spokesman says. It's unclear whether GM will open Corvette allocation beyond the initial 900 stores during the 2014 model year. While Corvette is a low-volume model for most Chevy dealers, many lament being left out of the launch of the Stingray. They say the car has star power that generates showroom traffic. To be eligible to get the Corvette, dealerships had to sell at least four Corvettes during 2012. "Chevrolet provided dealers with guidance and requirements early in 2012 so dealers would know well in advance whether they would likely receive Corvette models during the initial six to nine months after launch," Russ Clark, Chevrolet marketing director for performance cars, said in a statement. Stores eligible to order the Stingray still must meet several requirements ahead of the late summer launch. For example, they must have Corvette Stingray specialists in sales and service. And those sales specialists must complete a 1 1/2-day training session at the 2014 Corvette Stingray Dealer Sales Academy at Sprint Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump, Nev. The cost is $2,000 per attendee, excluding travel expenses. "The Corvette Stingray provides a great opportunity to attract new customers to Chevrolet and your dealership," says the letter, signed by Chevy sales chief Don Johnson and marketing head Chris Perry. "This is a once in a generation opportunity to demonstrate Chevrolet can deliver a beautifully designed, well-engineered, class leading performance car." Via http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...#axzz2PJCGuCSE __________________ FACEBOOK

05-03-2013, 01:37 PM	#12
GQ4Life Drives: 2010 Camaro SS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fishkill, NY Posts: 5,211 View My Garage	how do i find out if my dealer one of those.. i went there last week and put deposit down. they did go into the chevy global order system looking at option i want.. __________________ 2015 Corvette Z06.. Lime Rock Park 1:01; Watkins Glen 2:14; Thompson Speedway 1:21

05-03-2013, 02:05 PM	#14
GQ4Life Drives: 2010 Camaro SS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fishkill, NY Posts: 5,211 View My Garage	I chevy hotline.. they know nothing.. dont know about the 1/3 dealers or the performance data recorder option.. wow.. unless i can get a corvette engineer on the phone im in the dark till its too late __________________ 2015 Corvette Z06.. Lime Rock Park 1:01; Watkins Glen 2:14; Thompson Speedway 1:21

04-02-2013, 06:01 PM	#2
bolteon593 Drives: 2011 GT500 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: southern california Posts: 902	this is important: Those 900 dealerships accounted for 80 percent of Corvette sales in 2012.

04-02-2013, 06:01 PM	#3
Stingray just can't get enough Drives: a bunch of fast toys... Join Date: May 2012 Location: SoFla Posts: 3,605 View My Garage	demand > supply... exigere maior copia oh boy...

04-03-2013, 01:27 AM	#4
Falundir Drives: 2017 1SS 1LE - Hyper Blue, P85DL Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: East Bay Posts: 2,189 View My Garage	Many dealers don't even stock Corvettes. Would be silly for them to expect to be on the list.

04-03-2013, 07:34 AM	#5
laborsmith Drives: 1969 Corvair, 2018 Camaro T4 RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area Posts: 2,881	I remember reading similar numbers and restrictions when the C6 was being introduced: 1/3 Chevrolet dealers never or rarely sold a Corvette while 1/3 sold one or two every three years. Of course back then there were over 6000 Chevrolet dealers where now there are less than 3100. At that time a dealer had to commit to obtaining specialized equipment and at least one tech trained to work on the C6 to get an allocation, now all that and a salesperson trained in the C7 mysteries. The more things change . . . Laborsmith

04-03-2013, 09:31 AM	#6
illiceman Drives: 2012 ZL 1 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: LAKE OZARK,MO. Posts: 156	I understand why but in my area I could not get one from my local dealer.Not good.I don,t want to drive all over the country to by a car.I will always buy local .

05-02-2013, 02:48 PM	#8
lp54vet Drives: 2005 Corvette Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: St. Johns, Fl Posts: 3	I am a little comfused as to the ordering order for the initial allocation. If a dealer has a allocation of 10 cars does that allow him to order ALL 10 at the same time?? Thanks, Lew

05-02-2013, 04:53 PM	#9
laborsmith Drives: 1969 Corvair, 2018 Camaro T4 RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area Posts: 2,881	He could even order eleven but that would not be ethical. Order go in en masse then Chevy starts picking for production. It can get complex, but some guideline. Chevy pulls order based on previous year orders, so two order last November will translate to two pulled orders this November. It will not be that simple because twice or more as many will be built each month than were the same month this previous year, but you get the point. All ten allocations may be ordered but it will take a few months for all ten to be built. The same for a dealer allocated one hundred just the numbers will be different. Laborsmith

05-03-2013, 01:31 PM	#11
Stingray just can't get enough Drives: a bunch of fast toys... Join Date: May 2012 Location: SoFla Posts: 3,605 View My Garage	Just found out the dealer I'm wait listed on is only getting 16 allocation units for the first 9-months... specifically 11 coupes & 5 convertibles. I'm no. 22... oh well. Just wait wait wait....