Production of the Chevy Corvette is interrupted for the fourth time due to problems with suppliers

Production of 2021 Chevrolet C8 Corvette Stingray it is, once again, closed. If you’re not following (like me), this is the fourth time General Motors has pressed for a pause in sports car production and, according to a Corvette Blogger report published on Thursday, workers will not be back to start build the car by February 8. The strike supposedly starts on February 1.

Chevrolet confirmed the shutdown and in a statement said: “Due to a temporary problem with the parts supply, we can confirm that Bowling Green Assembly will not start production on the week of February 1st to mitigate any additional impact on production, and we expect the plant to resume normal operations on Monday, February 8. ”

The brand didn’t talk about what is really missing, so it is unclear what led to the break this time around. In November, when production was stopped for the third time, Chevy refused to disclose which parts the shortage caused the shutdown, so it is highly unlikely that we will learn more this time.

As I said, the eighth-generation Corvette has had a rough road since GM unveiled the mid-engined sports car. A United Auto Workers strike originally increased production in a few months, and when production finally took off, the coronavirus pandemic hit. GM joined almost every other major automaker to end car production to reduce the spread of the virus last March, and took the Corvette production offline with him. GM also had a week long shutdown last october for other supplier issues.