C8 Production Could Be Delayed By Strike

September 19, 2019 0 By Mike Vietro

Starting at midnight this last Sunday, over 46,000 GM hourly employees went on strike across the United States. The UAW called the strike when its contract with GM expired, and four days later there’s no end in sight. The strike is estimated to cost GM approximately $50 million each day in earnings, but there could be an added impact to the C8 Corvette production.

As the factory in Bowling Green is still finishing up the C7 production, along with some C8 production cars for reviews, we don’t actually know for certain that the 2020 C8 will be delayed. But every day the strike goes on, raises the possibility of a delay. It is also possible there may be a delay in the October 2nd announcement of the new C8 convertible, as announcing a new model during a strike may be a bad PR move.

It is not just GM that is affected by the strike, as the UAW is negotiating with all three automakers on similar deals at the same time.

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