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Here they are, for the first half of 2014, C7 sales by dealer. Amazingly the top 99 dealers (out of 3,100 Chevy dealers nationwide), accounted for 41.5% of total Corvette sales.

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The Top Corvette Dealers of 2014 – Mid Year Report
by KEITH CORNETT on JULY 10, 2014

Since we are halfway through 2014, we wanted to provide an update to the popular post we made after 1st Quarter 2014 regarding the Top dealers of the Chevrolet Corvette. For the calendar year starting in January and running through June 30, 2014, GM has reported a total of 17,744 Corvettes sold. The top Corvette dealers on this list account for 41.5% of those sales which total 7,370.

So why do we put this list out there?

We believe when buying any car that knowledge is power, but let’s face it, the Corvette is a niche vehicle and some dealers know more about the new C7 than others. Knowing as much possible about the sales environment can help a buyer a number of ways: Identifying the dealers that have experience with Corvette sales, negotiation of the sale, and finally deciding which dealer may earn your service business after the delivery.

We have several dealers who sponsor our website and they all sell new Corvettes at (or below) MSRP. If you’re in the market for a new Corvette Stingray or want to starting thinking about where you are going to purchase a 2015 Corvette Z06, please check them out and go with the one that makes the most sense for you:

Kerbeck Corvette – Atlantic City, NJ – Dave Salvatore – 877-537-2325
Criswell Corvette – Gaithersburg, MD – Mike Furman – 301-212-4420
Sport Chevrolet – Silver Spring, MD – Robert Kramer – 888-880-9772
Purifoy Chevrolet – Fort Lupton, CO – Marissa Marx – 303-535-5095
Here’s the latest GM sales figures per dealership through the halfway mark of 2014:

Calendar Year to Date Report
Rank Total Retail Deliveries (Retail + Retail Direct) Corvettes

1 KERBECK CADILLAC CHEVROLET BUICK GMC 672
2 MAC MULKIN CHEVROLET CADILLAC 528
3 LES STANFORD CHEVROLET CADILLAC INC. 337
4 CRISWELL CHEVROLET, INC 277
5 COUGHLIN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC 272
6 RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET 266
7 STINGRAY CHEVROLET 151
8 CLASSIC CHEVROLET, LTD. 128
9 LORENZO BOMNIN CHEVROLET 124
10 HENDRICK CHEVROLET 123
11 ROSS DOWNING CHEVROLET, INC. 122
12 VAN CHEVROLET 120
13 BOARDWALK CHEVROLET 117
14 BILL STASEK CHEVROLET, INC. 116
15 HENDRICK CHEVROLET SHAWNEE MISSION 116
16 BUDS CHEVROLET-BUICK, INC. 107
17 KEVIN WHITAKER CHEVROLET CADILLAC 105
18 RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET OF BUFORD 101
19 JON HALL CHEVROLET, INC. 93
20 DAVID STANLEY CHEVROLET OF NORMAN 91
21 PAUL MASSE CHEVROLET, INC. 90
22 COURTESY CHEVROLET 88
23 CLASSIC CHEVROLET 88
24 MAHER CHEVROLET, INC. 83
25 RYDELL AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 83
26 BOB STALL CHEVROLET 80
27 JIM ELLIS CHEVROLET 70
28 KARL CHEVROLET, INC. 69
29 CAMPBELL CHEVROLET OF BOWLING GREEN KY, INC. 66
30 W. HARE AND SON, INC. 63
31 RICK HENDRICK CITY CHEVROLET 63
32 LONE STAR CHEVROLET 62
33 MAXIE PRICE CHEVROLET, INC. 60
34 TROPICAL CHEVROLET 58
35 GEORGE MATICK CHEVROLET, INC. 56
36 LOEHMANN-BLASIUS CHEVROLET, INC. 55
37 ESTERO BAY CHEVROLET 54
38 RELIABLE CHEVROLET, INC. 53
39 CABLE-DAHMER CHEVROLET, INC. 51
40 SELMAN CHEVROLET COMPANY 50
41 PURIFOY CHEVROLET CO 47
42 BACHMAN AUTO GROUP, INC. 46
43 SPORT CHEVROLET COMPANY, INC 45
44 MUNDAY CHEVROLET 45
45 WIN CHEVROLET, INC. 45
46 SUNSET CHEVROLET, INC. 44
47 PARAMUS AUTO MALL CHEVROLET-GEO, INC. 44
48 ELCO CHEVROLET AND CADILLAC, INC. 43
49 COMMUNITY CHEVROLET COMPANY 42
50 TIM LALLY CHEVROLET, INC. 42
51 PARKWAY CHEVROLET, INC. 42
52 THOROBRED CHEVROLET, INC. 41
53 FRIENDLY CHEVROLET, LTD. 41
54 BUFF WHELAN CHEVROLET, INC. 40
55 SCHUMACHER CHEVROLET-BUICK-GMC 39
56 KNAPP CHEVROLET, INC. 38
57 PENSKE CHEVROLET 38
58 COX CHEVROLET, INCORPORATED 37
59 DIMMITT CHEVROLET, INC. 37
60 HARCHELROAD MOTORS, INC. 36
61 LYNN LAYTON CHEVROLET, INC. 36
62 SUBURBAN CHEVROLET 36
63 PERFORMANCE CHEVROLET 36
64 DAVE MCDERMOTT CHEVROLET, INC. 36
65 BILL JACOBS CHEVROLET – CADILLAC 35
66 WESTSIDE CHEVROLET, INC. 35
67 PETERS CHEVROLET, INC. 35
68 GUNN CHEVROLET, LTD. 35
69 BOB TAYLOR CHEVROLET, INC. 34
70 BOB JOHNSON CHEVROLET 34
71 STRICKLAND CHEVROLET, INC. 34
72 YOUNG CHEVROLET, INC. 34
73 GREEN CHEVROLET, CHRYSLER 34
74 RELIABLE CHEVROLET 34
75 SERPENTINI CHEVROLET OF STRONGSVILLE 34
76 BILL KAY CHEVROLET 33
77 AUTONATION CHEVROLET GREENACRES 33
78 CLAY COOLEY CHEVROLET 32
79 RED RIVER CHEVROLET 32
80 COLUMBIA CHEVROLET 32
81 REEDMAN-TOLL AUTO WORLD 32
82 LEWIS CHEVROLET COMPANY, INC. 32
83 ED BOZARTH NEVADA #1 CHEVROLET 31
84 FICHTNER CHEVROLET 31
85 PHILLIPS CHEVROLET INC 31
86 CAPITOL CHEVROLET 31
87 AUTONATION CHEVROLET DELRAY 31
88 LOU BACHRODT CHEVROLET 30
89 VICTORY LAYNE CHEVROLET 29
90 AUTONATION CHEVROLET WEST AUSTIN 28
91 HENDERSON CHEVROLET CO. 28
92 FAIRWAY CHEVROLET 28
93 LINDSAY CHEVROLET 27
94 FREEDOM CHEVROLET 27
95 JOE BASIL CHEVROLET, INC. 26
96 ROSNER CHEVROLET 26
97 AUTONATION CHEVROLET PEMBROKE PINES 26
98 AUTONATION CHEVROLET NORTHPOINT 26
99 KOONS CHEVROLET 26

TOTAL SALES: 7,370
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Great info. My Dealer is number 42 and has my 2015 Shark Gray set with a TPW 8/11
 

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Does Rick Hendrick own all of those dealerships listed with his last name?, if so he has sold 669.

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Does Rick Hendrick own all of those dealerships listed with his last name?, if so he has sold 669.

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Hendrick group has an ownership interest in all of them but they operate independently.


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I'm #3 on the Z06 list with #93. They were in the 50's earlier this year.

Called my salesman to find out why the drop in sales rank. His response...wait for it..."we can't get allocation."

Ugh! Getting my Z06 is probably a pipe dream.


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I'm #3 on the Z06 list with #93. They were in the 50's earlier this year.

Called my salesman to find out why the drop in sales rank. His response...wait for it..."we can't get allocation."

Ugh! Getting my Z06 is probably a pipe dream.


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They could have dropped because they did not order every single non-Z51 which was offered to them. The history this year was that dealerships had Z51 waiting lists, but, by Feb. or so, did not have any waiting on base cars. To match an order for every single allocation a dealership was given, they had to order base cars for dealer stock, and then actively search for buyers for them. Maybe that dealership passed on some of their base allocations they were given.

I know the local dealership started getting a ton of base cars in their rear stock holding area, trying to find buyers for them.
 
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Rodney, you have hit on a major reason why certain dealers are gaining allocation, others are losing it. Talked to a dealer who is growing his allocation, and to get one more Corvette next year, he just purchased a unsold base StingRay from another dealer, and in other to get it, he also had to take/pay for 10 Cruzes. He is doing what he needs to expand his Corvette allocation, consistent with their dealership's long term strategy of becoming a bigger Corvette dealership in future years. Is that dealership taking a risk that they will lose money on some or all of those ten Cruzes. Absolutely.

That dealer that traded him the base StingRay, which will cost them "one next-year Corvette allocation," is one his/her way to becoming a smaller Corvette dealership.
 

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My dealer is 78 on the list. Interestingly that had several including mine that they got from other dealers that didn't want to hold them or traded for something their small market fit better.

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Sweet! my dealer Stingray Chevy is #7. I feel better now
 
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