2021 MY Build Out Official GM Information

[John]

Official GM internal document information has just arrived at MECF, and that is while GM has just announced the ending build out dates for all their vehicles, the final build out date for the 2021 Corvette is not included in this GM document — instead for the Corvette shown as TBD.

The GM document is entitled, “2021 Model Year Vehicle Build Out.”

What is included is that the last DOSP (Dealer Order Submittal Process) is June 17th.

What is also new in the document is that it shows a June allocation cycle, but with it stating that June 17th is the last of the last six day ordering process, we expect only one month (June) allocations to be announced then (that is in addition to the Feb, March, and April allocations shared two weeks ago). [Note, these months are updated/correct thanks to eye-eye jeff58’s post below.

This jibes with earlier info that the ending ordering for Shadow Gray (the last cut off of the three ending 2021 colors) is 5/27.

However what this document shows is two things, first is that GM is still giving itself leeway to keep building the remaining nine colors and even Zeus Bronze, Sebring Orange and Shadow Gray beyond that June 17th cut off ordering cycle, but that no new 2021’s of any color can be ordered after 6/17. Many believed that the nine* 2021 to 2022 carryover colors could be ordered after 6/17, but no we know that is not true — that that is the official hard ending-ordering-date.

Here is our earlier info on the phase out ordering dates for ZB, SO and SG: https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...eus-and-shadow

Here are the nine 2021 colors that will carry over to 2022’s:

*Black
*Arctic White
*Elkhart Lake Blue;
*Rapid Blue
*Accelerate Yellow
*Torch Red
*Red Mist
*Silver Flare
*Ceramic Matrix Gray

More scheduling ideas in posts # 3 and 4 below.

[jagtoes]

Then this flows to my other post on when/if there will be a cut off order date for 3000 status orders. So based on the above info it looks like 6/17/21 is the cut off date for 2021 orders. Good luck to all

[John]

June, 2021 allocations also; nicely the official GM document shows that GM is planning on the addition of June, 2021 allocations additionally (again beyond the earlier February, March andd April announced ones). [Update: Again corrected months.][

[John]

IMO the 2022’s start down the line in late August or early September.

July 4th has historically been part of the annual two week summer vacation. This July 4th it is a Wednesday. My guess is that the summer vacation will thus, in order to get out as many 201’s as possible, be reduced to one week. Then if as we believe the last of the 2021’s comes down the line around Friday, August 20th, then might GM in order to bring in new equipment/processes into the plant (the typical model year close-out/changeover process), with perhaps Monday August 30th, or Tuesdy September 7th (the 6th is Labor Day) be when we actually see the first of the 2022’s going down the line???

[hogyld]

Thanks John. This is really insightful (not to be confused with inciteful) information 😜

[MidEngine]

I hope this means that the Z06 will be going down the line in early September.

[jeff58]

June, 2021 allocations also; nicely the official GM document shows that GM is planning on the addition of June, 2021 allocations additionally (again beyond the earlier M, A and M announced ones).

John...you are confusing me on allocations? Weren't the first quarter allocations Nov Dec Jan and the recent one's Feb Mar Apr? You state that the recent allocations were Mar Apr May? Confused? Thank you.

[John]

Great catch jeff58. My mistake. Fixing things (which I will do above), is to repeat exactly what you thought, e.g.:

The first batch were Nov., Dec. and Jan, and the second batch of allocations, were issued the beginning of this month were for Feb , March and April. [Update: These are corrected months thanks to jeff581]

The June allocation is specifically listed in the official GM document we got this morning. So the remaining question is:

”Will we also have a separate, additional, May allocation?”

I just talked to a top dealer and while as he said, the document does not state that either way and we know GM can change its mind due to supply issues and weather as we just saw, but “it is my belief that we will have a May allocation — in addition to the listed June one.”

Thanks again jeff1958 for asking your cogent question. I will now head up to earlier posts in this thread and fix my error (and note that there also).

Now a cynic could say that since February production has been “supplier, equipment, and weather badly-curtained” this could mean that the original but-not-shared GM plan for a May allocation might be no longer due to the need for planned Feb production (we have yet to met through yesterday one day’s typical186 vehicle/day production level in the first 13 production days fo this month).

Yet there would still be a last 2021 ending one in June as explicitly listed in the official GM “2021 Model Year Build Out Plan” dated and issued this morning.

[steve8]

I still look forward to driving my 21 to my personal labor day celebration!
Thx for the info.

[TAdams65]

I'm so glad I'm finally at 3000 and don't need to worry about any of this anymore.

[Millertyme21952]

Anyone know what the last Vin # produced yesterday?

[Red C-8 of Jax]

I hope they have a May allocation. It looks like the dealers will have 2021 waiting lists rolling over to 2022 waiting list/orders with a nice price increase for the 2022. Can't wait.

[John]

Anyone know what the last Vin # produced yesterday?

# 4994 was the last one completed yesterday.

[Ron222]

I'm so glad I'm finally at 3000 and don't need to worry about any of this anymore.

Amen to that! Me too!!!

[Ragtop 99]

The GM document is entitled, “2021 Model Year Vehicle Build Out.”

What is included is that the last DOSP (Dealer Order Submittal Process) is June 17th.

I would like to invite GM to unveil the 2022 Z06 on June 18th, if they had not already done so.