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Oct 1, 2014 | 11:31 PM

CChung

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Decrease demand for C7?

I've noticed forum dealers already offering over $5-8K off MSRP for 2015 C7s. Is there a decrease in demand for the C7 as the initial popularity of the car has declined?

Oct 1, 2014 | 11:35 PM

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Oct 1, 2014 | 11:35 PM

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Economics at work.

Oct 2, 2014 | 12:04 AM

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Z51's too? Coupes and convertibles?

Oct 2, 2014 | 12:17 AM

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Z51's too? Coupes and convertibles?

Yes, click the yellow Kerbeck's link above.

Oct 2, 2014 | 01:33 AM

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LS has been doing it for months now, the other guys are tired of losing business to LS and other dealers doing supplier. They finally decided to hop on the Supplier Train.

Oct 2, 2014 | 01:35 AM

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From: Calgary, AB. There's a reason why white was the only color offered on every year Corvette. Proud Canadian German Jamaican!

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not exactly prime sports car season right now is it....

Oct 2, 2014 | 02:58 AM

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Not to mention the 1850+ unsold 2014s still on dealer lots.

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Oct 2, 2014 | 03:15 AM

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Did you think they were going to keep selling 35,000 cars a year forever?

Oct 2, 2014 | 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by CChung

I've noticed forum dealers already offering over $5-8K off MSRP for 2015 C7s. Is there a decrease in demand for the C7 as the initial popularity of the car has declined?

Nice to get a big discount on a new C7 !

Oct 2, 2014 | 04:46 AM

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Maybe this will prevent restrictions on orders now if there is less demand.

Oct 2, 2014 | 05:27 AM

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The 2016 model year should be a buyers market as the novelty wears off and market saturation occurs from earlier year turnovers.

Oct 2, 2014 | 06:10 AM

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Maybe it's because several thousand folks are holding out for the Z06. Some folks are predicting GM will sell 5000 to 6000 Z06's. And in this economy that's spectacular.

That's 5000 to 6000 fewer 2015 Stingray's.

Tom

Oct 2, 2014 | 07:03 AM

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I am not seeing steep discounts, or any for that matter, at the smaller local dealers. No mega dealers within 100 miles from me.

Oct 2, 2014 | 08:14 AM

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Supply = High

Demand= Low

Oct 2, 2014 | 08:27 AM

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I've noticed before that it takes about 3 years after a new model is introduced to start getting the really deep discounts.

Oct 2, 2014 | 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Sin City

Did you think they were going to keep selling 35,000 cars a year forever?

They did during the entire C5 run, and during the first four years of the C6 run, until the economy took a dump.

Oct 2, 2014 | 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by C7Joy

I am not seeing steep discounts, or any for that matter, at the smaller local dealers. No mega dealers within 100 miles from me.

Very small dealer near me in a town of 10,000 selling a Z51 conv for $5,000 off MSRP.

Oct 2, 2014 | 08:44 AM

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I live in a town of 1.5 million with like 4 or 5 Chevy dealers. I think there is 1 Corvette on the lot anywhere.....

Oct 2, 2014 | 09:12 AM

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It has got to be a Fall Season phenomena coupled with year two production, even the FAY carbon fiber dash was off of constraint last week for a TPW of early November.

FAY............Carbon Fiber Dash..............................Not constrained

Curious, will the plant revert back to their "normal" production schedule and end the 2015 model year in late June, or, continue into August as they did this year?

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