GM Has Thousands Of Unsold 2025 C8 Corvettes Available For A Discount
Chevrolet dealers across the U.S. are sitting on thousands of unsold C8 Corvettes, and that could be good news for potential buyers. With supply shortages, dealer markups, and production halts largely in the rearview mirror— except for the upcoming ZR1—discounts and incentives are lowering the mid-engine sports car’s price by thousands.
Key Points
- Over 5,000 unsold C8 Corvettes are sitting on dealer lots, leading to discounts and incentives for buyers.
- Some models are now available under $70,000, some Z06 and E-Ray models are discounted as well.
- With markups gone and supply stabilizing, frustrated buyers may finally get the Corvette of their dreams at a more reasonable price.
According to Chevy's latest dealership inventory tracking—hat tip to Corvette Blogger—more than 5,000 C8 Corvettes were available on dealer lots last week within a 2,000-mile radius of Detroit. Some dealers are offering incentives to help move the sports cars, with discounts available to qualifying buyers. At least one deal requires a Costco membership, but even with restrictions, the discounts are amazing.
When the C8 Corvette debuted, its starting price of just under $60,000 was often overshadowed by dealer markups that pushed it well past six figures. Now, some of those same cars are available for well under $70,000 with the Z51 package, while $75,000 can capture an even wider selection of colors and configurations.
On the higher end of the spectrum, there are more than 1,000 C8 Z06s available at or slightly below MSRP, the deepest discount seen on a Z06 right now is about $7,000. There are even some 600 C8 Corvette E-Rays kicking around, with some cars being offered with $10,000 on the hood.
The majority of the cars available are 2025 model years as well—these aren't cars that have been sitting for months in case you're wondering. There are just shy of 900 2024 C8s sitting on dealer lots, but you're not really saving much by opting for a '24 instead of a freshly built 2025 car.
For buyers who were frustrated by limited supply and absurd markups during the early C8 years, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for to get behind the wheel of GM's flagship sports car at a price that feels appropriate.
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where are all those survey participants whom the General listened to then utterly completely corrupted the C7?
Because everyone who wants a C8 already bought one, and anyone else who would buy one can't afford one. I would be interested if they added a manual option, but they won't because the jorts crowds uptake rate wasn't high enough.