When they do start production.....
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From: Auburn NY
When they do start production.....
... how will they balance dealer inventory with sold orders?
When I ordered my 11 Vcoupe in June 2010 around the last week in June a product manager showed up at the dealer with a factory car to put in the showroom for a couple of hours and also so that those of us who had one on order could actually see and touch one. There were supposedly a few cars, and all of them were thunder gray with ebony interior.
The dealer eventually got a thunder gray coupe for his inventory. In fact many if not all dealers got one. And they were built before mine was, if not all sold orders.
Just wondering if there will have to be a mix of both once they ramp up. Seems like it will, although this launch has restricted dealer participation.
When I ordered my 11 Vcoupe in June 2010 around the last week in June a product manager showed up at the dealer with a factory car to put in the showroom for a couple of hours and also so that those of us who had one on order could actually see and touch one. There were supposedly a few cars, and all of them were thunder gray with ebony interior.
The dealer eventually got a thunder gray coupe for his inventory. In fact many if not all dealers got one. And they were built before mine was, if not all sold orders.
Just wondering if there will have to be a mix of both once they ramp up. Seems like it will, although this launch has restricted dealer participation.
Burning Brakes
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From: Cedar Rapids Iowa
It's totally up to the dealer. As far as I know GM does not dictate how many pre-sold orders there will be vs. those for dealer inventory. Only the very large dealers with quite a bit of allocation would consider having a demo on the floor.
Once a dealer runs out of pre-sold orders, they will fill allocation with orders for inventory. If the new Corvette retains the popularity, that could take a couple of years in some markets.
Once a dealer runs out of pre-sold orders, they will fill allocation with orders for inventory. If the new Corvette retains the popularity, that could take a couple of years in some markets.
Safety Car
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From: IL / FL .
Dealers do like to put a new hot model on the floor if possible. Not so much to demo, but so they can add an extra market adjustment markup. Impulsive buyers will often pay it. Buyers like us who plan ahead and order our cars won't. One good way for a dealer to get a car for the floor is when somebody cancels an order. The dealer can just leave it in the system and get it for stock.
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2013
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From: Cumming GA
On order: Torch Red Z51
Constraint decisions
If there are several orders with an item such as FAY and there is availability at the given time of say 50%, how does the factory determine which dealer/customer gets the 50% there is availability for? And if an order is placed on hold for constraint does that order automatically go to next in line behind numerically descending orders or does the dealer that ordered the car on constraint figure in to the equation (such as a very large dealer).
I'm one ordering the C/F dash so this question is of interest to me.
I'm one ordering the C/F dash so this question is of interest to me.
Last edited by Cruiter; Aug 19, 2013 at 11:59 AM.
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From: Haymarket Virginia
It's totally up to the dealer. As far as I know GM does not dictate how many pre-sold orders there will be vs. those for dealer inventory. Only the very large dealers with quite a bit of allocation would consider having a demo on the floor.
Once a dealer runs out of pre-sold orders, they will fill allocation with orders for inventory. If the new Corvette retains the popularity, that could take a couple of years in some markets.
Once a dealer runs out of pre-sold orders, they will fill allocation with orders for inventory. If the new Corvette retains the popularity, that could take a couple of years in some markets.
It could be months maybe even a year before small dealers will have one on the showroom to see and touch.
