December 2007 Corvette Sales

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December’s Corvette sales were up sharply over November’s sales figures as the final tally for the 2007 monthly sales figures were released by General Motors. Sales of Corvettes in December 2007 totaled 2,914. That’s up from the 2,438 units sold in November 2007 but down slightly from December 2006’s 3,081 Corvettes sold.

The 2007 calendar year will go down as another strong year for Corvette sales. January through December 2007 saw 33,684 Corvettes sold. While that figure was down from 36,518 Corvettes sold in 2006, it was higher than the 32,489 Corvettes sold in 2005. Remember that Corvette production for the 2007 model year was a bit of an anomaly as an astounding 40,561 Corvettes were built, the highest model year production figure since the introduction of the C4 Corvette in 1984.

The outlook for sales during the 2008 calendar year should continue to remain on par with what we’ve seen over the last three years: roughly 2,800 units per month for a total of 34,000 Corvettes for the year. While the 2009 Corvette ZR1 will make for interesting discussion as the ultimate halo car, production targets are rumored to be in the neighborhood of 1,500 units. Right now no one knows if ZR1 sales will come at the expense of the Corvette Z06.

Month Calendar Year-to-Date
Month 2007 2006 % Change Months 2007 2006 % Change
January 2,234 2,579 -16.8% Jan-Jan 2,234 2,579 -16.8%
February 2,784 3,058 -9.0% Jan-Feb 5,018 5,637 -11.0%
March 3,158 3,655 -16.7% Jan-Mar 8,176 9,292 -12.0%
April 3,227 3,516 -0.6% Jan-Apr 11,403 12,808 -11.0%
May 3,300 3,317 -4.3% Jan-May 14,703 16,125 -8.8%
June 3,055 2,938 0.1% Jan-Jun 17,758 19,063 -6.8%
July 2,377 2,794 -11.4% Jan-Jul 20,135 21,857 -7.9%
August 2,877 2,990 -3.8% Jan-Aug 23,012 24,842 -7.4%
September 2,837 3,056 -3.5% Jan-Sept 25,849 27,903 -7.4%
October 2,484 2,761 -13.5% Jan-Oct 28,333 30,664 -7.6%
November 2,438 2,773 -12.1% Jan-Nov 30,771 33,437 -8.0%
December 2,914 3,081 -5.4% Jan-Dec 33,685 36,518 -7.8%

Wheels on the Ground

A check of Jeff Hardy’s website shows a total of 9,398 2008 Corvettes on the ground in the following model configurations:

  • 5,700 Corvette Coupes
  • 1,596 Corvette Convertibles
  • 2,102 Corvette Z06


Sources:
GM
JeffHardy.com

Related:
November 2008 Corvette Sales

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