The first allocation of 2022 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray models have been accounted for in Australia, even though the mid-engined sports car has yet to reach local shores.
General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) has confirmed that all 250 examples have been sold, although it reiterated that this is only the first allocation and more are on the way.
Chevrolet’s Bowling Green assembly site will begin building right-hand drive Corvettes for Australia later this year before customer deliveries begin in late December or early January. Those who missed out on the initial allocation will still have a chance to buy a 2022 example, although GMSV failed to reveal how many more 2022 models are earmarked for the country. It did confirm to Car Advice that 2023 models will also be available at a later date.
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Local pricing for the Corvette 2LT Coupe starts at AU$144,990 (US$106,756) before on-road costs and increases to AU$160,500 (US$118,000) for the 3LT Coupe and AU$189,990 (US$139,889) for the flagship Corvette Carbon Edition. Convertible variants of the 2LT and 3LT are also available, each with an AU$15,000 (US$11,044) premium over their coupe counterparts. It remains to be seen how many buyers have actually managed to lock in an allocation for these prices, however, as many GMSV dealerships are said to be charging between AU$20,000 (US$14,726) and AU$40,000 (US$29,452) in delivery fees to boost their profits.
GMSV isn’t concerned with this, though, simply stating that “delivery fees are at the discretion of the dealer.”
