Final 2009 Corvette Production Stats

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2009 Corvette Production

2009 was a year of highs and lows for Corvette. The high was most definitely the introduction of the Corvette ZR1. With a supercharged 638 horsepower engine, it’s the most powerful production Corvette ever built by GM. The new ZR1 garnered the attention of automotive journalists everywhere who showered the car with awards and accolades. When we talk about the low points, it’s the global automotive recession that resulted in a 52% decline in sales from the 35,310 Corvettes built in 2008 to just 16,956 built in 2009.

The Corvette Coupe remains the best selling model in the Corvette lineup with 8,737 produced (49.4%). For the second year in a row, the Z06 outsold the Convertible albeit with a much smaller margin 3,461 vs 3,342 (20.4% vs 19.7%). Finally, the ZR1 model with its base price slightly north of $100,000 saw 1,415 produced for an 8.3% market share.

Black remains the most popular exterior color with a 21.6% of Corvettes produced. However, the real surprise was Cyber Gray, which was a new color addition to the Corvette lineup in 2009. Cyber Gray was selected on 18.3% of all Corvettes and was the most popular color chosen for the combined Z06/ZR1 model. Victory Red was a solid third with a 13.2% share. Just one Corvette was painted LeMans Blue – the very first Corvette ZR1 built – purchased by Dave Ressler for $1 million at 2008’s Barrett-Jackson auto auction.

Here are selected items from the final 2009 Corvette production stats. Click here to download the complete 2009 Corvette Production Statistics.


Corvettes Produced Amount Percent    
         
Coupes 8,737 49.4%    
Convertibles 3,343 19.7%    
Z06 3,461 20.4%    
ZR1 1,415 8.3    
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Total 16,956 100%    
         
         
Exterior Colors Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
         
10U Artic White 863 603 260 0
17U Blade Silver 1,642 937 269 436
19U LeMans Blue 1 0 0 1
41U Black 3,665 1,833 560 1,272
45U Velocity Yellow 1,370 439 565 366
57U Cyber Gray 3,104 1,416 393 1,295
74U Victory Red 2,231 1,108 369 754
83U Atomic Orange 726 409 91 226
85U Jetstream Blue 1,367 650 191 526
89U Crystal Red 1987 1,342 645 0
         
         
Convertible Top Colors Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
         
35T Gray Beige 676 0 676 0
37T Titan Gray 212 0 212 0
41T Black 2,455 0 2,455 0
         
         
Interior Colors Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
         
02I Red 852 409 158 285
19I Ebony 11,192 6,178 1,829 3,185
31I Light Cashmere 1,764 1,026 738 0
42I Ebony/Lt Linen 358 135 69 154
78I Ebony/Dk Titanium 946 142 91 713
84I Light Titanium 1,611 781 439 391
         
         
Equipment Packages Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
         
1LT (Coupe & Conv) 3,271 3,033 238 0
1LZ (Z06) 424 0 0 424
1ZR (ZR1) 213 0 0 213
2LT (Coupe & Conv) 1,879 1,193 686 0
2LZ (Z06) 1,654 0 0 1,654
3LT (Coupe & Conv) 5,230 3,256 1,974 0
3LZ (Z06) 1,163 0 0 1,163
3ZR (ZR1) 1,202 0 0 1,202
4LT (Coupe & Conv) 757 449 307 1
4LZ (Z06) 50 0 0 50
         
         
Transmissions Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
         
MH3 6-Speed Manual (ZR1) 1,415 0 0 1,415
MM6 6-Speed Manual 5,225 1,455 309 3,461
MX0 6-Speed Auto Paddle 8,560 5,822 2,738 0
MZ6 6-Speed Manual w/Z51 1,756 1,460 296 0
         
         
Wheels Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
         
QG6 Base Aluminum 3,039 2,537 502 0
QG7 Polished Aluminum 1,989 1,497 492 0
QL9 Z06 Polished Aluminum 13 0 0 13
QX1 Comp. Gray Aluminum 1,028 945 83 0
Q10 Z06 Base 378 0 0 378
Q44 Z06 Comp. Gray 372 0 0 372
Q6A ZR1 Comp. Gray 283 0 0 283
Q6B ZR1 Chrome 1,132 0 0 1,132
Q76 Z06 Chrome 795 0 0 795
Q8A Z06 Chrome Var1 1,903 0 0 1,903
Q9V Forged Chrome 5,649 3,258 1,891 0
         
         
Other Options Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
         
C2L Dual Roof Pkg 1,051 1,051 0 0
F55 Magnetic Select Ride 3,520 979 1,126 1,415
NPP Dual Mode Exhaust 6,238 4,205 2,033 0
R8C Museum Delivery 392 126 83 183
US8 Single CD/Radio 5,882 4,487 930 465
US9 Multi CD/Radio 3,139 1,668 779 692
UV6 Heads Up Display 11,591 4,302 2,413 4,876
U2K XM Satellite Radio 15,983 8,058 3,274 4,651
Z51 Performance Handling Pkg 4,515 3,516 999 0
         
         
Special Editions Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
CSC Comp Sport 72 52 0 20
GT1 GT1 Edition 125 53 17 55
ZHZ Hertz 375 0 375 0
Z06 3,461 0 0 3,461
ZR1 1,415 0 0 1,415


Source:
Bowling Green Assembly Plant

Related:
Final Production Numbers for the 2009 Special Edition Corvettes
2009 Corvette Model Year Sales Data – Preliminary Results
Final 2008 Corvette Production Numbers

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