Two weeks ago, Chevrolet added the new 2027 Corvette Grand Sport X to the current list of models being produced at the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green. As the GSX came right out of the gate with some decent daily numbers as opposed to a slower ramp-up, I don’t think it’s too early to start looking at its share of C8 production.
Chevrolet currently has six distinct models now being produced in Bowling Green, and that’s not counting any of the RHD exports that are also offered around the world. With the new GSX rolling down the line, we are seeing some major shifts in which models Chevrolet is producing the most of.
We grabbed the daily production totals from Roger Kiel’s C8 Production Tracker and then ran the math to see the percentage of production for each of the six Corvette models. Currently Stingray leads the way, but its production has been cut significantly when compared to last year’s production numbers without the Grand Sports. Unofficially for 2025, the Stingray had 62% of total production while the Z06 was 26%, and the ZR1 was 6.2%. The ZR1X was in ramp-up mode and only accounted for 1.1% of production in 2025.
Just before the GSX production came online on August 10th, the Stingray’s share of production was 42.3% while the Grand Sport was at 35.6%. You can see below that in just the first two weeks of GSX production, the Stingray has slipped down to 39.9% while the GS is mostly holding steady at 34.7%. Meanwhile, we’ve seen a slight reduction in Z06s and ZR1s which have both dropped 1-2% in the last few weeks.
Here are the totals from the last two weeks per model, as well as their overall share of current production:
2027 Corvette Production Totals from 8/10/26 – 8/21/26
• Stingray: 573 (39.87%)
• Z06: 198 (13.78%)
• Grand Sport: 499 (34.73%)
• GSX: 74 (5.15%)
• ZR1: 49 (3.41%)
• ZR1X: 44 (3.06%)
These percentages between the different models are still subject to adjustments with each order cycle, and it has been interesting to see where the two new Grand Sport models would fit into the current mix of C8s. Prior to production starting, it was rumored that the Grand Sports would become GM’s “Focus” for the remainder of the C8 era, and indeed the two models together now represent 39.88% of total production over the last two weeks. Still just a tick off of the Stingray’s production percentage, but it looks like the Grand Sport and Grand Sport X may have a shot at taking the OG’s production crown in its first year of sales.
Source:
Roger Kiel @ C8 Corvette Owners (and Friends)
Related:
2027 Grand Sport Sets a Daily Record and Led All C8s in Production on Wednesday
The First 2027 Corvette Grand Sport Xs Were Completed on Tuesday
Unofficial Production Total for the 2026 Corvette Model Year is 25,184
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Considering GS and GSX together is disingenuous at best. The GSX demographic is largely the same one as the E-Ray; those who understand the benefits and advantages of the AWD system–and those who have warmed up to it. With a few degenerates now intersted because they have a parochial allergy to the name “E-Ray”. 5% of the total production is about on par for what GM has managed–at best–for AWD offerings thus far.
GS demographic is for everyone who has been flat-out wrong about the E-Ray costing too much; luddites who are fearful of a hybrid AWD system in a C8 generation where electronics already permeates every facet of the car; and posers who want claim superiority to the SR crowd–while having none of the advantages that the C6 and C7 GS iterations actually had.
These two segments are about as far apart as pickled herring and cotton candy. It’s only GM shoehorning both under the “Grand Sport” umbrella that gives them any reason to be uttered in the same sentence. Neither is true to the spirit of the original Grand Sport; and the GSX is so far removed from the zeitgeist as to be insulting to carry the name.
One would expect the GX and GSX to sell well initially, as all the buyers who want them are standing in line. More meaningful numbers will wait for the 6 month or MY totals.