C 7 Projected Sales
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Is the rumor true that GM has to sell at least 30,000 C 7's in the first two years of production or the Corvette is HISTORY?
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So, what you're saying in this "rumor" is that if they don't sell 30K pieces in 2 years, GM will shut the whole thing down.
The answer obviously is no. The question is why you posted this rumor.
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Why would they plan for failure after making this investment?
The Corvette has never been a sales monster. It's a halo car for the Chevy brand and GM in general. It means more than the actual dollars it generates.
Ironically, it will probably sell more C7's than Volts in 2014.
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You might be wrong? There's a ton of $$$ in the R&D behind this one!
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Lets hope they sell enough to keep the brand going.
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This car will sell 30,000 units a year for the first two years with no problem. After that will have to see what GM will come out with in a supercar version of the Vette
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Not very reputable source as the factory isn't even gearing up for that kind of volume.
Why would they plan for failure after making this investment?
The Corvette has never been a sales monster. It's a halo car for the Chevy brand and GM in general. It means more than the actual dollars it generates.
Ironically, it will probably sell more C7's than Volts in 2014.
Why would they plan for failure after making this investment?
The Corvette has never been a sales monster. It's a halo car for the Chevy brand and GM in general. It means more than the actual dollars it generates.
Ironically, it will probably sell more C7's than Volts in 2014.
Point is, there is so much money invested at this point in R&D and the changes to the factory it's going to take ALOT of sales to cover.
Where did I say they were planning their own demise?
How many cars were sold in 2012? 12,xxx?
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The question is how many people will wait for the supercar edition. I have several friends with ZR1's and Z06's and while they like the C7, it's not enough for them to make the move. They want to wait for a supercar edition.
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So, the team of representatives displaying the new C7, set up by GM and Hendricks Motor are not a reputable source of information?
Point is, there is so much money invested at this point in R&D and the changes to the factory it's going to take ALOT of sales to cover.
Where did I say they were planning their own demise?
How many cars were sold in 2012? 12,xxx?
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Point is, there is so much money invested at this point in R&D and the changes to the factory it's going to take ALOT of sales to cover.
Where did I say they were planning their own demise?
How many cars were sold in 2012? 12,xxx?
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Even in the past few years, the Corvette as been the biggest seller 2 seat sports car in America. 20K per year is a lot in this category. Chevy knows that.
I think you heard wrong or simply misunderstood what was said.
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Some of you dimwits know nothing about marketing. I'll start by saying, if you think they have no idea how many they're going to sell, year one, year two, etc. within a margin, your as dumb as the dimwits that think the way to make up for the R&D would be to shut it down...which GM would never do, the franchise is worth a stupid amount of money.
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When Bowling Green was spitting out 35,000 C5's and C6's annually(1998-2008), they had the line speed set at 18.5 cars per hour.
During the recession of the past 5 years, they incrementally slowed the line speed down to 8 cars per hour.
GM has said that with the retooling of Bowling Green for the C7, they will be running the line speed at 18 cars per hour.
GM apparently feels that the market is out there. We'll just have to review the production and delivery stats a year from now and two years from now, to see how the C7 was received by the public(not the tire kickers, but the one's that actually purchase $65,000 toys).
During the recession of the past 5 years, they incrementally slowed the line speed down to 8 cars per hour.
GM has said that with the retooling of Bowling Green for the C7, they will be running the line speed at 18 cars per hour.
GM apparently feels that the market is out there. We'll just have to review the production and delivery stats a year from now and two years from now, to see how the C7 was received by the public(not the tire kickers, but the one's that actually purchase $65,000 toys).
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If I remember in the BASH meetings, the market analysis for 2 seat sports cars showed they thought that 18 to 20K per year, at least for the first couple of years.
Even in the past few years, the Corvette as been the biggest seller 2 seat sports car in America. 20K per year is a lot in this category. Chevy knows that.
I think you heard wrong or simply misunderstood what was said.
Even in the past few years, the Corvette as been the biggest seller 2 seat sports car in America. 20K per year is a lot in this category. Chevy knows that.
I think you heard wrong or simply misunderstood what was said.
It was a very simple question. True or False.......But, really your input is appreciated!
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Some of you dimwits know nothing about marketing. I'll start by saying, if you think they have no idea how many they're going to sell, year one, year two, etc. within a margin, your as dumb as the dimwits that think the way to make up for the R&D would be to shut it down...which GM would never do, the franchise is worth a stupid amount of money.
say's Mr. Marketing......and his crystal ball.WB
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This economy still sucks for a lot of people, I hope your right.
The question is how many people will wait for the supercar edition. I have several friends with ZR1's and Z06's and while they like the C7, it's not enough for them to make the move. They want to wait for a supercar edition.
The question is how many people will wait for the supercar edition. I have several friends with ZR1's and Z06's and while they like the C7, it's not enough for them to make the move. They want to wait for a supercar edition.
I'm in!
Point taken!
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I heard from a zone rep, that was stuck driving an Aztek, that there were a lot of pissed off people working for GM. They didn't want to be seen in an Aztek.