April 2009 Corvette Sales

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We received good news regarding new Corvette sales via GM’s monthly sales report. GM posted 1,407 deliveries of new Corvettes last month, the highest amount since September 2008 and the fourth straight month of growth. Sales of Corvettes climbed 18.9% over March 2009’s figure of 1,183. During the month, the total inventory of Corvettes available fell 9.4% to a total of 6,416 units available nationwide.

Sales of 2008 Corvettes remain brisk as consumers continue to take advantage of special financing and rebates. The total 2008 inventory fell by 348 units last month to close at 723 available. If you’re looking to save thousands of dollars by buying last year’s model, choices are getting slimmer by the day.

2009 Corvette Delivery Statistics
Month Calendar Year-to-Date
Month 2009 2008 % Change Months 2009 2008 % Change
January 842 2,015 -58.2% Jan-Jan 842 2,015 -58.2%
February 1,027 2,071 -50.4% Jan-Feb 1,869 4,086 -54.3%
March 1,183 2,692 -56.1% Jan-Mar 3,052 6,778 -55.0%
April 1,407 3,190 -55.9% Jan-Apr 4,459 9,968 -55.3%


2008 Corvette Delivery Statistics
Month Calendar Year-to-Date
Month 2008 2007 % Change Months 2008 2007 % Change
January 2,015 2,234 -9.8% Jan-Jan 2,015 2,234 -9.8%
February 2,071 2,784 -25.6% Jan-Feb 4,086 5,018 -18.6%
March 2,692 3,158 -14.8% Jan-Mar 6,788 8,176 -17.1%
April 3,190 3,227 -1.1% Jan-Apr 9,968 11,403 -12.6%
May 2,904 3,300 -12.0% Jan-May 12,872 14,703 -12.5%
June 2,082 3,055 -31.8% Jan-Jun 14,954 17,758 -15.8%
July 1,870 2,377 -21.3% Jan-Jul 16,824 20,135 -16.4%
August 4,242 2,877 47.4% Jan-Aug 21,066 23,012 -8.5%
September 2,318 2,837 -18.3% Jan-Sept 23,384 25,849 -9.5%
October 1,170 2,484 -52.9% Jan-Oct 24,554 28,333 -13.3%
November 1,093 2,438 -55.2% Jan-Nov 24,647 30,771 -16.6%
December 1,324 2,914 -54.6% Jan-Dec 26,971 33,685 -19.9%


Corvette Stock Report:

A check of Jeff Hardy’s website shows a total of 6,416 Corvettes on the ground and can be broken down into the following years:

  • 2008 Corvettes – 723
  • 2009 Corvettes – 5,693

2009 Corvette Inventory Breakdown:

  • Corvette Coupes – 3,252
  • Corvette Convertibles – 922
  • Corvette Z06 – 1,476
  • Corvette ZR1 – 43

2008 Corvette Inventory Breakdown:

  • Corvette Coupes – 158
  • Corvette Convertibles – 346
  • Corvette Z06 – 219


Source:
GM.com
JeffHardy.com

Related:
March 2009 Corvette Sales
Corvette Assembly Plant Facing Further Downtime

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