Chevrolet says 2020 Corvette production delayed by UAW strike

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https://www.foxnews.com/auto/official-2020-chevrolet-corvette-production-delayed-uaw

By Gary Gastelu | Fox News

The automotive world will have to wait a little longer for the first mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette.

The automaker confirmed Wednesday that production of the 2020 Corvette Stingray has been pushed to early next year by the recent United Automobile Workers strike, which lasted 40 days before being settled last month.


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Chevy's Bowling Green, Ky., assembly plant was supposed to start building the $59,995 Corvette by the end of this year, but Autoblog reports that the start date has now moved to February 2020. The factory needs to finish its run of 2019 models before it can be shut down and retooled for the all-new vehicle.

The current generation of cars that still need to be built includes a black Z06 set to be the last front-engine Corvette ever, which was sold for $2.7 million in June at a charity auction benefitting the Steven Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

[Lloyd Smale]

probably the biggest step up in technology between any generations of corvette. c3 to c4 was close but this car is a game changer. Only thing ive seen bad mouthed about it is the cheap interior. But that's been a complaint about vets since the 60s. Mostly judged by guys who shelled out 3 or 4 times as much for there Italian car. With this car its about the only thing they can find. For 60k it outperforms cars that cost 200k. Its a chevy so any chev dealer can fix or service it and it gets twice the fuel economy of any of the other super cars. Doesn't even have a gas guzzler tax like the hell cats. What I cant wait for is the zo6 and zr1 versions. They will be weapons!