RazorZ06

GM has really cut back the number of cars coming to Canada. Just looking to see how many guys have been getting one. I've been told by a GM executive that only 18 will be exported. I find that hard to believe?

AllFlash

There are already 2016s on the ground. Last month I was contacted by a dealer in Edmonton regarding a white 16 Z...asked around and its sitting at Caravaggios right now. I was under the impression there were plenty more than last year but could be wrong. Following this thread...

Ducst4

2016 Z06 coupe 1LZ = 79 400 US $ x 1.32 conversion = 104 808 CDN $ (source GM.COM)

2016 Z06 coupe 1LZ = 90 995 Cdn $ (Source (GM .CA)


It’s cheaper to buy in Canada (13 813$), hence GM has no interest to sell to Canada at these prices

RazorZ06

There were over 200 in Canada last year, don't think we will see that number this year?

AllFlash

We went through same last year and then at years end, a whole mitt full were brought in. Considering the US is getting their Z06 with supplier pricing now, that difference isn't so large...or at least that episode what has been rumored.

coladin

I ordered mine October 27, and it should be coming by May/June. Just waiting for that GM Workbench number from my dealer...hopefully they get in touch with me soon

AllFlash

Ummm...you should get the workbench order number when you gave them your down payment. Otherwise you are not protected by price increases which there will be. It takes them all of a few minutes to input it and give you the order number, which you can then call GM Customer Service with to ensure it is in your name and not a dealers general order.

I would confirm allocation as well as not receiving the order number was very typical of many dealerships that held onto that 5k down payment last year, yet did not have allocation.

Just sayin...and trying to help...

Ducst4

My order was placed Sept, should come in April/May 2016

coladin

Ohhh, will get on it! I appreciate it,

66L72

2016. 1500 miles.
Took delivery late July from the good folks at Wilson Niblett.
Fantastic car. Hate to sell it.

AllFlash

Would love to see real piks of that config...

RazorZ06

I believe there are under 10 in Canada so far for the 2016 MY

C8Jake

interesting

RazorZ06

Why not post, it is relevant as the Canadians are getting screwed by GM not sending cars north.

66L72

I don't have any real good ones but will try to post a few of what I have.

C8Jake

so much for the roll call

SNAPN NX

Hi Jake, could you please send me a pm as to which Ontario dealers have open allocations.

Thanks.

davepl

Better than GM getting screwed by sending cars north at a loss (or less money, anyway). It's not a public service, it a for-profit corporation. In fact it'd be against the law to NOT try to maximize profits, as the Board has a fiduciary duty to the shareholders, not the customers.

Besides, they have to make the special Zed06 emblems at extra cost. :-)

RazorZ06

Um all they have to do is raise the price. Canadians have been paying more for their corvettes since the beginning. The volatile currency market has caused this situation. The dollar was par just over a year ago.

6SHIFTIN

I think the screwing is going on to the south. If the truth be known the $U.S. is strengthening against all major currencies for the last year or more. So the car prices in the U.S. should be going down as the cost of inputs decline. But of course prices move up quickly but down slowly.

The price of cars in Canada are not going up in any significant way as the cars from Europe where the inputs are priced in Euros and the ones from Japan manufactured using Yen pricing and the ones from Korea have had no such significant change in exchange rates, like has happened versus the U.S. dollar.

So if the U.S. & GM is not only going to sell cars outside the U.S. given the current unfavorable exchange situation, then their sales are in for quite a hit. Not a good long term strategy for GM. So they will suck it up understand that some markets are going to yield better profits then others for some periods of time.

Plus the market in the U.S., even for Z06 Corvettes, in reaching full dealer stock proportion, so they are going to want to take advantage of the other less profitable markets as C7 Jake points out.