2016 Window Sticker? 2 Maint Visits?
09-13-2015, 08:00 PM
#2
Safety Car
The 500-mile oil change applies to specific Corvettes, including the Z06, and is not counted as one of the two free. So you get three altogether. Another change for 2016 models is the reduction in powertrain warranty from 100,000 miles to 60,000.
09-14-2015, 09:22 AM
#3
Racer
referance data
please provide your source for the above, dealer said 2 is 2, includes the 500 as 1 of 2.
09-14-2015, 03:08 PM
#6
Safety Car
Refer your dealer to this Chevrolet dealer bulletin, which clearly states that the 500-mile oil change is not part of the vehicle maintenance program:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-rqd-maint.pdf
While this bulletin is over a year old, it still applies to 2016 dry-sump models according to many postings on this forum.
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Last edited by CaryBob; 09-14-2015 at 03:16 PM.
09-14-2015, 03:49 PM
#7
GM to cut Chevy, GMC powertrain warranty to 60,000 miles from 100,000!
Extended offerings weren't enough of a draw; free maintenance also scaled back!
General Motors plans to cut its powertrain warranty on Chevrolet and GMC vehicles for the 2016 model year, concluding that its standout offer of 100,000-mile coverage -- in place for nearly a decade -- wasn't a strong enough selling point.
The five-year/100,000-mile powertrain coverage -- once touted by former GM CEO Rick Wagoner as a symbol of the improved quality of GM's vehicles -- will be reduced to five years/60,000 miles for '16 models. The brands will continue to offer courtesy transportation and roadside assistance during the coverage period.
GM also will scale back its offer of two years of free maintenance, including oil changes and tire rotations, on most new Chevy, GMC and Buick vehicles. The brands, which began the free-maintenance deal for model year 2014, will reduce the number of free service visits to two, from four, starting with '16 models.
Both changes were announced in a memo sent to dealers on Wednesday.
Perception of quality:
GM's 100,000-mile powertrain warranty took effect for the 2007 model year. The move was announced in September 2006 by then-CEO Wagoner during a large press conference along the Detroit River outside of GM's headquarters building.
The decision, which Wagoner and other top executives hashed over for several months, was seen as a way to help close the gap in the perception of quality between GM and its Japanese competitors and give customers more confidence in GM's vehicles. GM also believed it would help boost certified preowned sales.
But it turns out that the extended warranty hasn’t been as big a draw for customers as GM had expected.
"Through research, we have determined that when purchasing a new vehicle, included maintenance and warranty rank low on the list of reasons why consumers consider a particular brand over another," reads the dealer memo, sent by Chevrolet vice president Brian Sweeney and GMC vice president Duncan Aldred.
"As a result, we have benchmarked our competitors, reviewed our current offerings and have concluded the following modifications to align closely with our customers’ needs and expectations," it said.
A GM spokesman said both the powertrain warranty and the inclusion of free scheduled maintenance remain "among the most competitive in the industry."
“We will reinvest the savings we will realize into other retail programs that our customers have told us they value more than these," he said.
In line with competitors:
The five-year/60,000-mile coverage matches that of many of GM's largest competitors, including Ford, Toyota and Honda.
Buick will keep its six-year/70,000-mile coverage, the memo said. That coverage was revised two years ago from the five-year/100,000-mile level.
GM rolled out the free-maintenance program as a customer-retention move. At GM's annual shareholders meeting in June 2013, then-CEO Dan Akerson said it was meant to "forge even stronger relationships" between GM dealerships and customers and "to kick the ownership experience off on the right foot."
Some dealers have said that many customers don't bother to take advantage of the program, which includes a 27-point inspection.
Extended offerings weren't enough of a draw; free maintenance also scaled back!
General Motors plans to cut its powertrain warranty on Chevrolet and GMC vehicles for the 2016 model year, concluding that its standout offer of 100,000-mile coverage -- in place for nearly a decade -- wasn't a strong enough selling point.
The five-year/100,000-mile powertrain coverage -- once touted by former GM CEO Rick Wagoner as a symbol of the improved quality of GM's vehicles -- will be reduced to five years/60,000 miles for '16 models. The brands will continue to offer courtesy transportation and roadside assistance during the coverage period.
GM also will scale back its offer of two years of free maintenance, including oil changes and tire rotations, on most new Chevy, GMC and Buick vehicles. The brands, which began the free-maintenance deal for model year 2014, will reduce the number of free service visits to two, from four, starting with '16 models.
Both changes were announced in a memo sent to dealers on Wednesday.
Perception of quality:
GM's 100,000-mile powertrain warranty took effect for the 2007 model year. The move was announced in September 2006 by then-CEO Wagoner during a large press conference along the Detroit River outside of GM's headquarters building.
The decision, which Wagoner and other top executives hashed over for several months, was seen as a way to help close the gap in the perception of quality between GM and its Japanese competitors and give customers more confidence in GM's vehicles. GM also believed it would help boost certified preowned sales.
But it turns out that the extended warranty hasn’t been as big a draw for customers as GM had expected.
"Through research, we have determined that when purchasing a new vehicle, included maintenance and warranty rank low on the list of reasons why consumers consider a particular brand over another," reads the dealer memo, sent by Chevrolet vice president Brian Sweeney and GMC vice president Duncan Aldred.
"As a result, we have benchmarked our competitors, reviewed our current offerings and have concluded the following modifications to align closely with our customers’ needs and expectations," it said.
A GM spokesman said both the powertrain warranty and the inclusion of free scheduled maintenance remain "among the most competitive in the industry."
“We will reinvest the savings we will realize into other retail programs that our customers have told us they value more than these," he said.
In line with competitors:
The five-year/60,000-mile coverage matches that of many of GM's largest competitors, including Ford, Toyota and Honda.
Buick will keep its six-year/70,000-mile coverage, the memo said. That coverage was revised two years ago from the five-year/100,000-mile level.
GM rolled out the free-maintenance program as a customer-retention move. At GM's annual shareholders meeting in June 2013, then-CEO Dan Akerson said it was meant to "forge even stronger relationships" between GM dealerships and customers and "to kick the ownership experience off on the right foot."
Some dealers have said that many customers don't bother to take advantage of the program, which includes a 27-point inspection.
09-14-2015, 04:15 PM
#8
Melting Slicks
The 500 only applies to dry-sump models. The two free applies to all models.
Refer your dealer to this Chevrolet dealer bulletin, which clearly states that the 500-mile oil change is not part of the vehicle maintenance program:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-rqd-maint.pdf
While this bulletin is over a year old, it still applies to 2016 dry-sump models according to many postings on this forum.
.
Refer your dealer to this Chevrolet dealer bulletin, which clearly states that the 500-mile oil change is not part of the vehicle maintenance program:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-rqd-maint.pdf
While this bulletin is over a year old, it still applies to 2016 dry-sump models according to many postings on this forum.
.