C8 Production Stopped Again

October 16, 2020 Off By Mike Vietro

C8 Production Stopped Again

Chevrolet has been forced to stop the production of the C8 Corvette again. This time the problem is a temporary parts supply issue.

Chevrolet has had a hard time keeping the C8 line up and running since the start. First it was the 40-day strike, then COVID-19 caused an eight-week shutdown, and now a parts shortage.

The plant stoppage is expected to last all week and is scheduled to reopen on October 19^th. GM didn’t specify what parts caused the stoppage in production, but said “our supply chain, manufacturing and engineering teams are working closely with our supply base to mitigate any further impact on production.” No other plants are affected so it is a Corvette specific part(s).

“We want to get in there and roll what we can, but we just don’t have the parts to do it,” said Jack Bowers, president of the UAW Local 2164 representing Bowling Green workers. “We got customers waiting.”

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Priced to sell at: $149,900

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