Right-Hand-Drive C8 Chevrolet Corvette Could Be Dead

Early adopters of the2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingrayshould feel lucky right now because it's going to be a much longer wait for some customers. General Motors' North American production is still suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving many 2020 Corvette orders unfulfilled.

As a result, the new Corvette Stingray convertible isunlikely to launch for the 2020 model year. But what about theright-hand-drive C8 Corvetteplanned for markets outside of North America? Australia's CarAdvice believes it could already be dead.

While production of the C8 Corvette is temporarily paused, insiders have told the publication there is "little to no chance" the new mid-engine Corvette will launch in Australia in the first half of 2021 asoriginally planned. This likely applies to other right-hand-drive markets such as the UK and Japan. At the earliest, the right-hand-drive Corvette could be delayed until 2022. However, the publication's insiders believe it could get canceled since it will a low priority for GM when production resumes after the Covid-19 crisis ends.

In Australia, GM planned to sell the right-hand-drive Corvette alongside other locally converted Chevrolet models such as theSilveradounder the General Motors Specialty Vehicles banner. General Motors was also negotiating to rebrand Holden Special Vehicles as GMSV afterHolden shut down, but the coronavirus has inevitably halted these negotiations.