Sales slowing?

Well thought out "johnu." The comparatively lower amount of sales of other Corvette models in 2015, could allow GM to produce more Z06's in its 2015 six-month production year.

About six months ago Tadge Juechter said we have learned our lessons from C6 production, that it is not long term efficient to go to a second shift to temporarily produce more cars. He took flak for that statement, made at a time of week after week of constraints, but it will turn out years from now, that he was right.

However, regarding the question raised in the original post, which used analysis based on a short term look into Cars.com inventory, that could be a short term anomaly. Six months from now, or better yet a year from now, we can better gauge Corvette sales, to see if sales are becoming soft, or not. However, with 2014 StingRay sales goal of 25,000 to 30,000 units, and with a current projected 37,000 units produced this year, even if Cars.com is correct and there are 2,200, or even 3,0000 unsold, that would be way, way less than the car industry's, cross-brand long term desired goal of maintaining an inventory stock of 60 days at dealerships -- in fact just be a one month dealership supply.

While I do not "multiple dealer deposit," know many who have already placed themselves on several dealer's Z06 lists. Hence, we are going to have a lot of folks who for this additional reason, drop off the current Z06 lists.

When the StingRay came out, more than a few folks ordered them, but when their StingRay arrived at the dealership, their attempts to get their loan failed. Several friends were able to locate/buy a StingRay as far back as last October as a result of others' financial issues. This also going to happen not just to additional StingRay buyers, but even more so for Z06 folks, especially for those who, another compounding factor, failed to confirm ahead that they can get insurance at an acceptable rate for the Z.

http://www.stingrayforums.com/forum/2015-corvette-z06/4167-insuring-your-z06-caution.html

However, financing capability, and the ability to get reasonable cost insurance are both going to also have some effect on some StingRay purchasers, especially as the StingRay is getting a lot other brand buyers to step up and buy their first Corvette.

Yet, all in all, 2015 StingRay sales will continue to be very, very strong, and Z06's will be in very, very short supply at a reasonable price.

Paraphrasing the Mark Twain saying, "the rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated, let's try...,

"The rumors of StingRays sales slowing down have been greatly exaggerated."

"Texas2Gun"'s example is so valid, and one more reason why the idea that Corvette sales are slowing is not accurate, certainly not in the context of every car manufacturer wanting, as is considered healthy and desirable, to have a 60-day supply of Corvettes at dealerships. Do not know the current number, but willing to guess we are about half that at dealerships at this time. And, as Z06 manufacturing enters the mix at the Plant, probably in ramp up mode in November, then full production mode in January, that will further reduce the supply of StingRays.

Many were seduced last September, when on a another forum, repeated "pundits" declared, we shall see at least $5K under list by Spring (three months ago), yet what most people experienced was the March 3rd $3,200 Z-51 price increase. And, how many Z-51 orderers thus waited, but then got shut out of 2014's entirely.

As "mjw930" has posted twice, do not be surprised by a November 1st price StingRay increase.

Yes, waiting will work, probably get you a lower price, but not for a fairly long while, probably not sooner than the 2016 model year. However, do not forget to factor in at least two StingRay Price increases between now and then, and for 2016 Z06 "wait'rs," Harlan just as much told us (at the New York Auto Show) that, repeating C6 Z06 history, expect a $5,000 price increase for MY 2016 Z06's.