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2009 was a year of highs and lows for Corvette. The high was most definitely the introduction of the Corvette ZR1. With a supercharged 638 horsepower engine, it's the most powerful production Corvette ever built by GM. The new ZR1 garnered the attention of automotive journalists everywhere who showered the car with awards and accolades. When we talk about the low points, it's the global automotive recession that resulted in a 52% decline in sales from the 35,310 Corvettes built in 2008 to just 16,956 built in 2009.

Here are selected items from the final 2009 Corvette production stats.

Corvettes Produced

Amount

Percent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coupes

8,737

49.40%

 

 

Convertibles

3,343

19.70%

 

 

Z06

3,461

20.40%

 

 

ZR1

1,415

8.3

 

 

 

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Total

16,956

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exterior Colors

Total

Coupe

Conv

Z06/ZR1

 

 

 

 

 

10U Artic White

863

603

260

0

17U Blade Silver

1,642

937

269

436

19U LeMans Blue

1

0

0

1

41U Black

3,665

1,833

560

1,272

45U Velocity Yellow

1,370

439

565

366

57U Cyber Gray

3,104

1,416

393

1,295

74U Victory Red

2,231

1,108

369

754

83U Atomic Orange

726

409

91

226

85U Jetstream Blue

1,367

650

191

526

89U Crystal Red

1987

1,342

645

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Top Colors

Total

Coupe

Conv

Z06/ZR1

 

 

 

 

 

35T Gray Beige

676

0

676

0

37T Titan Gray

212

0

212

0

41T Black

2,455

0

2,455

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interior Colors

Total

Coupe

Conv

Z06/ZR1

 

 

 

 

 

02I Red

852

409

158

285

19I Ebony

11,192

6,178

1,829

3,185

31I Light Cashmere

1,764

1,026

738

0

42I Ebony/Lt Linen

358

135

69

154

78I Ebony/Dk Titanium

946

142

91

713

84I Light Titanium

1,611

781

439

391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment Packages

Total

Coupe

Conv

Z06/ZR1

 

 

 

 

 

1LT (Coupe & Conv)

3,271

3,033

238

0

1LZ (Z06)

424

0

0

424

1ZR (ZR1)

213

0

0

213

2LT (Coupe & Conv)

1,879

1,193

686

0

2LZ (Z06)

1,654

0

0

1,654

3LT (Coupe & Conv)

5,230

3,256

1,974

0

3LZ (Z06)

1,163

0

0

1,163

3ZR (ZR1)

1,202

0

0

1,202

4LT (Coupe & Conv)

757

449

307

1

4LZ (Z06)

50

0

0

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmissions

Total

Coupe

Conv

Z06/ZR1

 

 

 

 

 

MH3 6-Speed Manual (ZR1)

1,415

0

0

1,415

MM6 6-Speed Manual

5,225

1,455

309

3,461

MX0 6-Speed Auto Paddle

8,560

5,822

2,738

0

MZ6 6-Speed Manual w/Z51

1,756

1,460

296

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wheels

Total

Coupe

Conv

Z06/ZR1

 

 

 

 

 

QG6 Base Aluminum

3,039

2,537

502

0

QG7 Polished Aluminum

1,989

1,497

492

0

QL9 Z06 Polished Aluminum

13

0

0

13

QX1 Comp. Gray Aluminum

1,028

945

83

0

Q10 Z06 Base

378

0

0

378

Q44 Z06 Comp. Gray

372

0

0

372

Q6A ZR1 Comp. Gray

283

0

0

283

Q6B ZR1 Chrome

1,132

0

0

1,132

Q76 Z06 Chrome

795

0

0

795

Q8A Z06 Chrome Var1

1,903

0

0

1,903

Q9V Forged Chrome

5,649

3,258

1,891

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Options

Total

Coupe

Conv

Z06/ZR1

 

 

 

 

 

C2L Dual Roof Pkg

1,051

1,051

0

0

F55 Magnetic Select Ride

3,520

979

1,126

1,415

NPP Dual Mode Exhaust

6,238

4,205

2,033

0

R8C Museum Delivery

392

126

83

183

US8 Single CD/Radio

5,882

4,487

930

465

US9 Multi CD/Radio

3,139

1,668

779

692

UV6 Heads Up Display

11,591

4,302

2,413

4,876

U2K XM Satellite Radio

15,983

8,058

3,274

4,651

Z51 Performance Handling Pkg

4,515

3,516

999

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Editions

Total

Coupe

Conv

Z06/ZR1

CSC Comp Sport

72

52

0

20

GT1 GT1 Edition

125

53

17

55

ZHZ Hertz

375

0

375

0

Z06

3,461

0

0

3,461

ZR1

1,415

0

0

1,415

 


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