Finally! Corvette Production Is Back To Normal

It's been a frustrating time for many automakers. Just as production and supplier issues were seemingly getting back on track following several months of pandemic-related problems, some nasty winter weather struck a good portion of the country, paralyzing several production plants. Automakers were forced to, once again, shut things down temporarily. The Bowling Green, Kentucky plant, the longtime home of theChevrolet Corvette, was also affected by the harsh weather and therefore cut second shifts.

It previously facedsupplier problemsand was forced to close for two weeks spanning later January and early this month. But now the plant's communications manager has told GM Authority that things are back up and running.

Those critical parts supplier problems have apparently been resolved and slightly warmer temperatures have returned. Hopefully, it'll stay that way but these types of things are impossible to predict.

C8 Corvette production initially got off to a rocky start well over a year ago due to the five-week-long UAW strike. The pandemic struck not long afterward. This forced GM to cut short the 2020 Corvette model year and some buyers had no choice but to accept a 2021 model instead. Many are customers still facing delivery delays, though this can also be viewed as a positive sign because of high demand.