GM’s Bowling Green Assembly Plant will gradually resume operations from May 26, meaning Chevrolet Corvette models will start to roll out once again.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Chevrolet could call quits on the 2020 model year Corvette due to factory closures triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, and instead look to fast-track production of the 2021 model.
This would have meant the 2,700 2020 Corvettes built between February 3 and March 20 could have been the only ones for the C8’s first model year.
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However, Corvette Blogger has since learned that won’t be the case as Chevrolet will extend the 2020 ‘Vette through to the end of October. This will give the company a good few months to restart production of the 2020 model and fulfill all the orders which have been placed.
It has also been confirmed that the Corvette Convertible will soon start being built, with a starting date for production set for July 20th. For a time, there had been speculation that the droptop would not arrive until the 2021 model year.
By extending the 2020 model year, Chevrolet has also pushed back the 2021 car, with it now set to hit the production line in early November.
Earlier this month, it emerged that Chevrolet had been building the chassis for the C8 Corvette at its plant in Bedford, Indiana since April. This will allow the car manufacturer to quickly boost production of the sports car up to pre-coronavirus levels starting next week.
