GM to temporarily halt Corvette production,

omarrana submitted on 9/15/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:29:09 AM

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The General will be cutting production of the vehicle that is often cited as a proof of recession, the Chevrolet Corvette.

Confirming with Automotive News, GM will halt production of the Corvette for a week starting Oct. 6. It will then reduce the assembly line speed and lay off some employees.

“We’ve weathered a lot of downturns,” Eldon Renaud, president of UAW Local 2164 in Bowling Green told Automotive News. “But I think this one has finally lasted long enough and people are concerned enough about the economy that it’s probably having a minor effect.”

This will be the first inventory-related production halt...

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GM to temporarily halt Corvette production,

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Agent63

by attacking his own country!. he sent orders to fly planes into the twin towers! how bad of a president can he get?

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Posted on 9/15/2008 11:09:19 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

michal1980

really? how did he do this? he gave out 1 million bad loans to people and said, hey guys dont pay those back?

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Posted on 9/15/2008 11:38:36 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Cornholio852

Your one of those "I hate Bush because everyone else does" kinda person aren't you?


He gave the orders to attack the WTC, HA! you are so uninformed

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Posted on 9/15/2008 3:35:27 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

91z4me

Is this really a surprise, everything that isn't a hybrid or compact has taken a hit in sales. GM would be stupid to not reduce production.

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Posted on 9/15/2008 10:40:06 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

carguy68

they should just eliminate the corvette

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Posted on 9/15/2008 10:51:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -13   

Cornholio852

They should eliminate the corvette?!
do you think before you talk? the corvette(especialy the ZR1) is the best car GM ever built aside from the Camaro.


I think you just pissed becasue you'll never afford one

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Posted on 9/15/2008 3:30:39 PM | | Votes: 4   

ThierryHenry14

just a question amazinBimmer:

Why are you always negative to everything? Theres no doubt that BMW are great machines and I love driving them (my brother, my cousin and my girlfriend has BMWs), but there are other cars that are great too.

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Posted on 9/15/2008 12:04:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8   

E36er

Say what you want but the Corvette is one of the last great American cars. It was one of the first cars to use hydroformed body components. The pushrod technology is a bit backwards but it's something GM did well. Would I miss the Corvette if they stopped making it, probably not. Would it be a tragedy for the automotive world, you bet.

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Posted on 9/15/2008 12:18:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

09CTSVforMe

TH, it's because he's a poor, jealous bigot who wouldn't know quality if it ran over him.

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Posted on 9/15/2008 1:52:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7   

rocker

Can I please have a time?

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Posted on 9/15/2008 2:02:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Cornholio852

Hey bimmer get of BMW's nuts,

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Posted on 9/15/2008 3:32:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Htay7500

"well the m6 gets there as well with so much more style and better engineering"

I would have to eat shards and debris before owing a Silly Multi-Gear transmission or anything with a computer that tries to imitate a manual transmission. Like that does anything better over a standard. And theres nothing to brag about the M6 styling. the vettes of the past in terms of styling will blow your bimmers fuglyness away. Its got more class than your BMW. Get out of your cave troll, you fail immensely.

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Posted on 9/15/2008 9:17:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Rennsport

In my 93 Corvette, I have gotten an average of 30.2 MPG. There is no problem with so-called "outdated" pushrod engines. I also have 300hp.

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Posted on 9/16/2008 2:10:24 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

09CTSVforMe

You know you're poor. Quit posing, bigot! We all know better.

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Posted on 9/16/2008 3:25:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

MartyMoose

Agent63, If what you said was true, none of us would be giving our opinions on this site because the government would control it and censor it....You are a fool and if you live in the US , you should be ashamed of yourself. I suppose u think Obama / Biden laden is gonna change everything and give the world a nice big hug......
Good luck with that....
Proud to be AMERICAN!!!!

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Posted on 9/17/2008 3:18:46 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

bobinny

This is an shame, GM has done a great job on this car. These are selling at thousands under list now, it's a great value. I hope the economy makes a positive turn in 09.

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Posted on 9/19/2008 8:53:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

OneOfOne

the corvette is a joke. too big, too large of an engine, over priced. it is a joke compared to real sports cars that dont need a 6 liter engine to perform.

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Posted on 10/6/2008 3:27:11 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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