General Motors Delivers 7,971 Corvettes in 2nd Quarter 2021

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General Motors Delivers 7,971 Corvettes in 2nd Quarter 2021

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The latest GM sales numbers are out for the 2nd Quarter and sales of America’s Favorite Sports Car were very strong with 7,971 new Corvettes delivered to new customers during the three months of April, May, and June. That’s a 224.2% increase over the same time period of 2020 which was heavily impacted by lockdowns relating to the Coronavirus.

For the year-to-date figures, GM is reporting 14,582 Corvettes sold during the 2021 calendar year to date which was a 132.2% increase over the 6,279 Corvettes produced during the same time period in 2020.

We’ve talked previously about when the 2021 models are expected to end and when the 2022s will begin. The rumor was that it would happen around Labor Day (September 6th) with the 2021 models possibly wrapping up on Friday before. It looks like we may be seeing a slight extension of the model year as several dealers have told us they have 2021 customers with a Target Production Week (TPW) of September 6th. We’ll keep watching to see if any are scheduled out for the week of 9/13.

Our Corvette Sales Archives will be updated in October 2021 with the release of GM’s official 3rd Quarter 2021 sales numbers.

Corvette Sales Archive:

Archived Corvette Delivery Statistics
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total
2021 — 6,611 — — 7,971 —     14,582
2020 — 3,820 — — 2,459 — — 6,355 — — 8,992 — 21,626
2019 — 3,943 — — 5,788 — — 4,766 — — 3,491 — 17,988
2018 1,005 1,351 2,101 — 5,758 — — 4,639 — — 3,910 — 18,791
2017 1,263 2,081 2,460 2,756 2,535 2,612 1,930 1,748 1,506 1,345 2,565 2,278 25,079
2016 1,501 2,116 2,753 3,142 2,673 2,483 2,159 3,063 2,829 2,626 1,941 2,709 29,995
2015 2,127 2,605 3,785 3,469 3,514 2,807 2,794 2,725 2,572 2,526 1,952 2,453 33,329
2014 2,261 2,438 3,480 3,514 3,328 2,723 3,060 2,679 2,467 2,959 2,378 3,552 34,839
2013 908 980 1,053 974 905 853 671 655 831 3,929 2,527 3,005 17,291
2012 629 927 1,376 1,396 1,219 1,475 987 1,210 1,351 1,167 1,104 1,291  14,132
2011 721 955 1,163 1,454 1,304 1,299 1,291 936 1,147 946 910 1,038 13,164
2010 854 624 955 1,089 1,428 1,405 1,199 1,135 1,109 1,011 836 979 12,624
2009 842 1,027 1,183 1,407 1,643 1,396 966 746 1,585 1,154 952 1,033 13,934
2008 2,015 2,071 2,692 3,190 2,904 2,082 1,870 4,242 2,318 1,170 1,093 1,324 26,971
2007 2,234 2,784 3,158 3,227 3,300 2,377 2,377 2,877 2,837 2,484 2,438 2,914 33,685
2006 2,579 3,058 3,655 3,516 3,317 2,938 2,794 2,990 3,056 2,761 2,773 3,081 36,518

From the official sales release:

DETROIT — General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced today it sold 688,236 vehicles in the U.S. in the second quarter of 2021 – an increase of 40 percent compared to a year ago – in a unique market bolstered by strong customer demand, but constrained by low inventories resulting from the global semiconductor shortage.

“The U.S. economy is accelerating, consumer spending is robust and jobs are plentiful,” said Elaine Buckberg, GM chief economist. “Consumer demand for vehicles is also strong, but constrained by very tight inventories. We expect continued high demand in the second half of this year and into 2022.”

“The agility and creativity of our supply chain, purchasing, engineering and manufacturing teams, in collaboration with our suppliers and dealers, have helped us continue to satisfy customers and gain market share in some of the highest demand segments of the market,” said Kurt McNeil, U.S. vice president, Sales Operations.

“Although the situation remains fluid, we’re focused on continuing to leverage every available semiconductor to build and ship our highest demand products,” McNeil said.

GM ended the quarter with 211,974 units in inventory, down from 334,628 at the end of the first quarter.

Our GM Sales Reports are sponsored by Kerbeck Corvette in Atlantic City, NJ. Talk to one of Kerbeck’s Corvette Specialists and get behind the wheel of your Corvette dream today. Visit Kerbeck Corvette on the web at www.kerbeck.com or call Dave Salvatore at 877-537-2325.


Source:
General Motors

Related:
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7 COMMENTS

  1. Still way below where it should be at. For a massive hit like the C8 it should be much higher.

  2. Not nearly enough. Should be 25K after 2nd quarter. A logistic nightmare for all parties.

  3. “The agility and creativity of our supply chain, purchasing, engineering and manufacturing teams, in collaboration with our suppliers and dealers, have helped us continue to satisfy customers and gain market share in some of the highest demand segments of the market,” said Kurt McNeil, U.S. vice president, Sales Operations.

    Holy hell, is this guy smoking and vaping something ridiculous? What satisfied customers, Kurt??? Only those with Order Status of 3000 and higher? Man, you’re drinking the Barra Denial Juice. It’s disgusting.

  4. “Helped us gain market share”????? Hahahahaha!
    Ford sold 21,000 Mustangs thru June. Pick a business unit. The folks in leadership positions at GM are a joke. It’s no wonder the entire order, manufacturing and delivery process is broken. But, this is what you get from 21st Century GM.

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