metal

"GM's brands would be reduced from eight to four — Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC — as the automaker said in December.

The company is considering a sale of the Hummer brand and a decision could be made by the end of March. The Saturn brand could be phased out by the end of 2011. The company is also considering its options for the Pontiac and Saab brands.

GM said all of its major U.S. vehicle launches from 2009 to 2014 would be high-mileage cars and crossovers."

Note last paragraph of news quote...I think that may not include us!

danl72

Interesting to see what GM does.

chirocorvette

I can't imagine that the c6 will be produced until 2014. Nobody wants to buy it now, let alone in 3 more years as the car continues to age.

If the C7 does in fact come out in 2014, do you think that they'll still have the same old nav system?

VetteDriven

The Corvette is gonna be around a long, long time.

Springer57

metal wrote:

Speak for yourself. My C6 get 30mpg on the highway--which is 80% of my driving. I rented a Camry Hybrid (for winter driving) and it barely got me 34mpg. Despite the image the 'vette ain't that bad on gas.

phileaglesfan

No one wants to buy it now because no one wants to buy anything. It isn't the C6, it is just the economy. I see it being around for 10 model years.

Easy Rhino

I'm thinking that the C6, arguably the best Vette ever, may be allowed to limp along, if it remains on the build list at all, for many years, as did the C3's with only minor changes, many of which would be downratings (us old guys have been there before). It may be the only way that the model survives.

AORoads

One pundit this evening said that Hummer might be shut down because no one wants to buy it.
Wonder if that's true? oh hek, I don't even care about Hummer division!

For those who said the car companies would be back for more money, I guess you were correct.

peter pan

The C6 may have a long run and what other entry level sports car gets the gas mileage as the Vette

AORoads

Now don't laugh and no BRICKS ,either.

The Miata?

Stickboy97

5 yrs in and people are talking of the C7, give it some time, let GM make some money off all the $ they spent developing the C6!

The vette will be around for a long time to come

ncvette_1FUNRIDE

Notice carefully the wording. GM said "all of it's MAJOR U.S. vehicle LAUNCHES from 2009 to 2014.....". To me that doesn't say anything about not continuing the Corvette, but does imply that the C7 will have to wait. IMO.

As long as the Corvette stays alive for the near future I'm happy. I'll have mine before the year is done.

cmonkey713

The longer the better for me.

not08crmanymore

It was decided months ago,and posted somewhere ,here and in the news that the c7 would be a 2014-2015 model year car.No news here.

SSphantom

If the C6 sticks around until 2014 it will still be one of the best looking cars on the road. I personally thinks its the best looking car out right now. The C6 is also one of the best all around sports cars there has ever been. It's a GT, track star, and drag strip killer. It's affordable and reliable. And yet...the C6 hasn't even come close to it potential. If GM just makes a few key changes with the platform until then the C6 will be fine. If they just improved the suspension and tranny the C7 will be a breeze to build. They need to put more race technology in it. The engines are already similar to their race technology with the 7L 427.

In other words ladies and gentleman...

No worries.

WMark

With some added hope. The launch of a new Corvette would be MAJOR news to us, and the car magazines. It would not be major to the general public. So (and I know this is wishful thinking!), MAJOR will be the Volt, it's spin-offs, higher mileage versions of current cars, etc...

It is not impossible that GM could still work on the C7 for an earlier launch. Heck, it's already a "high mileage" car in it's category.

Having said all that, I'm thinking 2014... But the Vette will live on!

Never Say Never

The Corvette will be around after all of us are 6 feet under. No one is buying anything now. That includes some of our members favorite Asian cars.

The Nav is actually a good unit. It takes a little more to learn than the average Garmin. But, if you take time to read the manual you will be pleasantly surprised.

Try the 08 Mercedes Nav and you will fall in love with the Vettes Nav.

CessnaDriver

I doubt it will make it that long, Corvette has a big target on it's back now.


California is now free and clear to enforce insane emissions standards.

California is a big state for Vette sales.

It is a symbol not exactly smiled upon by the new powers that be that want gas five bucks a gallon gas, people living closer to work, taking public transportation or buying a hybrid.

We be screwed.

The people have spoken.

stp1971

Well the OnStar Nav stinks. I found my way before the OnStar guy could even locate me. I have a Garmin Zumo 550 that I bought for my motorcycle and the window suction base fits perfectly on the windshield and actually a lot easier to reach than my other vehicles.

The Vette has survived numerous "Bad Periods". Gas crunch of the 70's. The 1970 Union strike. The 1984-85 electrical gremlins. And then Tipper Gore. ( I just had to throw that one in).

I think a 10 year run on the C6 isn't a bad thing. I know I like the looks. Of course I liked the C5. I also liked the later years of the C4. Well heck all of them. It's a Vette. Doesn't matter what year you have most people will just say you have a Vette.

Worst case scenario is it goes away and then we all have collector cars!!!!

CessnaDriver

Yep. Registered as inop only.