Since it debuted in 1953, the Chevrolet Corvette has been carving out a place for itself in the highly competitive sports car market. This process was slow at first and had to endure some hiccups along the way but America’s Sports Car has become a staple of the industry and, in North America, it could easily be argued that the ‘Vette is THE most important player in the game of modern sports car manufacturing.
General Motors released its Sales Reports for the 4th Quarter of 2019 this morning. The report is mostly positive with Chevrolet recording the sale of 3,491 Corvettes during the final three months of the year. It’s a decline of 10.7% over the 3,910 Corvettes sold during 4Q 2018.
For the calendar year of 2019, Chevrolet sold 17,988 Corvettes which was down just 4.3% over sales recorded in 2018.
I’ll say this about a seller who holds an allocation on a Black 2020 Corvette Stingray…that’s one heck of a bold price!
![[PIC] First Look at the C8.R's Flat-Plane Crank V8 Engine](http://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2020/010220_14b.jpg)
Here’s your first look at Corvette Racing’s new 5.5L flat-plane crank V8 engine that will be powering the C8.R race cars this season, as well as possibly a future C8 Z06 street car!
We’re just gonna leave this here for you…
Just two slots remain in our seven-week, 21 Corvette salute to the front-engine models of yore. Our final silver medalist mirrors yesterday’s bronze with one of the greatest one-two punches in automotive history. You may remember these cars from last week’s countdown but both of them were infused with significant enough upgrades to warrant a second look.
![[PIC] The 2020 Corvette with the C8.Rs on the High Banks of Daytona International Speedway](http://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2020/010220_8b.jpg)
Who’s excited for Corvette Racing this year! It’s a brand new year with two brand new cars, and even a few brand new drivers!
![[ACCIDENT] Street Sign Impales a C7 Corvette Stingray in South Florida](http://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2020/010220_2b.jpg)
Could this be a prototype for the C9 Corvette – a “mid-sign” design instead of a mid-engine?
Not really.
![[VIDEO] 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible in Accelerate Yellow at the San Diego Auto Show](http://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2020/010220_1b.jpg)
Chevrolet has a new car on the show circuit that is sure to turn heads as the 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible in Accelerate Yellow made its debut this week at the San Diego International Auto Show.
Happy New Year Corvette friends! As the calendar clicks over to 2020 and the dawn of a new decade we’re immediately thrust into the annual frenzy known as the January collector car auctions. Auction mania kicks off promptly Thursday, January 2nd with Mecum’s monster Kissimmee sale in Florida.
