Originally Posted by slambo

Hi, I ordered my wife a 2015 Z51 3LT Automatic Coupe in Arctic White with Kalahari leather seats on February 28th. We were told 6-8 weeks for delivery, so that's like now or a couple of weeks from now. The Config # is SKGT4F. The dealer sent me an email yesterday which is included below:

I had a meeting with my Inventory Manager today, and he informed
me that Chevrolet has stopped production on the 2015 Corvette's, and
that they will roll your order over to the 2016 model year. This means
that they won't build your Corvette until sometime next month,
however you will get a 2016 model year with the same options and
the price we agreed on will not change, you will still get the 2016 for
the same price.

Two weeks earlier I received the following email:

I got with my inventory manager and our Chevrolet rep. What is
holding it up from being built is both the Z51 package and the dual
carbon fiber roof. They are currently not building those at this
moment nationally. However they did tell me that in the next 2 weeks
they believe they will lift the constraint and start building it then.

So I'm wondering what's really going on here and if you can take a look at SKGT4F and see what the factory info says. Any help here would be greatly appreciated. I read that the cutoff for 2015 orders is April 23rd, so I don't understand the first email above. Additionally, I'm guessing if orders are still being taken until 4/23, that implies 2015's will still be being built until sometime in mid May which further implies that I might not see a 2016 until possibly August. That's like 20 weeks from when I ordered it. Please tell me this cannot be the case. I look forward to whatever info you can provide.

Originally Posted by jstlearnin

I put my deposit down Feb/22/14 and was told I was in the top 5 and assured I would get a 2015......I was called to the Dealership about 8 weeks ago and wrote the purchase agreement. GM called me just over a week ago and told me my car will be built the week of May 11/15......so they must be running production until at least then.

Originally Posted by slambo

Hey jstlearnin, thanks for taking the time to send out your relevant post. Good data point. Really glad to see you're situation appears to be working out. Truly great! This whole puzzle as to how GM allocates builds might be all the complications with JIT (Just In Time) manufacturing. All manufacturers do this sort of thing these days as they don't want to carry any inventory. They make all the pieces show up at just the right time to be assembled, nothing is warehoused. It's a major component of how manufacturers get the price of their product down to the absolute minimum. They don't pay for anything until it's going into something that actually generates income for them. It's really a complex coordination problem to get all the vendors to deliver exactly what is needed to supply everything needed to build a specific vehicle. It's a really tough problem that appears to have negatively affected me. And I'm okay with that if that's what it is, I just really want GM to acknowledge what's really going on so it doesn't look like magic or voodoo.

Originally Posted by jstlearnin

Good morning Slambo.......I agree with your last post as to implement and operate a JIT system, organization and vendor assurance is so crucial. I had to get GM involved into my situation as I thought and still believe somewhat that the dealership I'm dealing with tried to pull a fast one on me. I believe that they tried to get me to commit to a lesser optioned car and resell my allocation for more money. Although I have no proof it's just a gut feeling and thanks to GM rep, it looks like I will be getting the original car I ordered minus the Visible Carbon Fiber Package as they say GM can't get it, so I have to go with painted CF. I have a very good friend who knows the plant manager at Bowling Green (just found out) and he is going to fire him off an email to see if this story is in fact true and if not can I still get the VCF. I just hope I get the car sometime in June or earlier as I want to drive it down to the Corvette Auto Show this year in Carlisle Pennsylvania. I can honestly say that if it wasn't for a beautiful lady at Bowling Green Kentucky by the name of Linda...(works in prodiction) and whoever she got involved, then Jeanne F. from GM customer service, I dare say that the outcome of my situation would have been completely different and I can't thank them enough. What I can say is, for sure, I've never worked so hard, to spend so much money, and the roller coaster ride I've received from this dealership.....is just unacceptable!....All the best and I hope that your situation will come out positive, as I'm praying that mine will.....cheers

Originally Posted by slambo

Hi again jstlearnin, thanks for another relevant post, at least relevant to our circumstances. Although we have nothing absolutely concrete, there's starting to be enough information that a story is starting to form. As you know from my first post, the dealer said that the Vette I ordered was constrained by the Z51 package and the visible carbon fiber roof (same as your initial car). That makes me feel better in that everything appears to be above board. Unfortunate as this process is (and may become), as long as I feel I am being dealt with honestly and fairly I can manage through it and ultimately still be happy at the end. I really love your "I've never worked so hard, to spend so much money" comment, I'm there! Is your car a Z51? That will be another good piece of information to integrate into the puzzle.

And for oldfoggy's post, you make a good point. Can you add any detail to where and why the west coast ports have been basically shut down for months. Thanks.

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Hi.

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