2014 Chevrolet SS Dealer Allocation Limited to Less Than 1,000 Cars

[jpd80]

2014 Chevrolet SS Dealer Allocation Will Be Limited
Edmunds
by Rick Kranz, Correspondent
Published: 09/05/2013

Just the Facts:

*The 2014 Chevrolet SS dealer-allocation plan will be limited, Edmunds has learned.
*Chevrolet has about 3,000 dealers in the U.S. and fewer than 1,000 cars are expected to arrive on the first boatload from Australia later this year.
*The Chevrolet SS is the brand's first V8 rear-wheel-drive performance sedan since 1996.


MONTEREY, California — Enthusiasts hoping to test-drive the high-performance 2014 Chevrolet SS sedan may have a difficult time finding the car when sales begin in December.

Chevrolet has about 3,000 dealers in the U.S. and fewer than 1,000 cars are expected to arrive on the first boatload from Australia late this year. The 2014 Chevrolet SS is the spiritual successor to the legendary 1994-'96 Impala SS, a Corvette-powered, rear-drive sedan.

"It will probably be around 900," Chevrolet's John Fitzpatrick told Edmunds.

Chevrolet SS allocation will based on each dealer's Corvette and Camaro sales.

"If you have a niche selling those cars, you are going to get a bigger percentage than somebody who doesn't sell Camaros and Corvettes," he said.

Edmunds says: Consumers who want to kick the tires of the highly anticipated Chevy SS may have to organize a search party.

[Nikked]

In other words, GM NA wants it to fail so they can bury the commo...

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by Nikked

In other words, GM NA wants it to fail so they can bury the commo...

It doesn't seem like they're expecting huge demand for it, particularly at $45k in their market, it's certainly not cheap. Less money gets you into a 335i sedan and it's only ~6k shy of a Corvette. So it's no performance bargain.

If they wanted it to fail I doubt they would have approved the export program in the first place. GM have said from day one that it will be a low volume flagship sedan.

[FPV8U]

In fairness to the pricetag its more HSV than SS in Spec.

[bobthebilda]

I cant see any issue in the Article. Holden have said they are only going to be sending circa 5000 a year of them to the US. To do this, they are going to break up the manufacturing thru out the year. 900 will head over soon, ready for sale in December, and 2 months or so later, another 900 will go the same way etc etc. Logistically, it must be quite difficult for Holden to get cars from Port Adelaide to "all over the US". They cant make 4000 export cars straight up to fill a transport ship (they will screw up local supply, and have cars sitting in the US for quite a while).

Not sure how they do it, but surely they must load up a ship that comes down from Asia, which then heads back to asia, picks up some more asian cars, and then takes the whole lot to the US.

[nstg8a]

But i thought holden were flat out building export cars, hence short supply for locals?

[Smoke Pursuit]

They don't just export to US... There's the UAE aswell.

[nstg8a]

Is the emirates lhd or rhd?

[Brazen]

1000 a year, it sounds hardly worth it especially for such a mega volume brand like Chevrolet, or are they just talking about the first shipment?

[bangm001]

Emirates LHD

[Chopped]

That is an initial shipment. It's not 1000 for the whole of 2014.
The article is poorly worded.

[Moby Vic]

And dealers will be adding $5K-$10K to the price.

[Moby Vic]

Originally Posted by Nikked

In other words, GM NA wants it to fail so they can bury the commo...

Yes, GM wants to go bankrupt again. It's only logical.

[Bossxr8]

I'm surprised GM don't want thousands of them sitting around dealerships not selling, they do it with every other thing they build. They have over 750,000 unsold vehicles filing dealer lots in the US.

The obviously learnt nothing from their bankruptcy.

[COUP-76]

We're just wettin the yanks platter for large rear wheel drive cars. They will be build'n em from late 2015 onwards. New platform for the next gen chev SS in sedan, wagon & uterus. Wait & see Mark Rueis ex Holden Gm now Gm Gm is a big liker of the large 4 door performance car

[Bossxr8]

The plan to sell these in the US has fail written all over it, didn't they learn the first 2 times.

Only plan on selling maybe 1700-2000 a year.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...257BDE001C95B0

[Joe5619]

Originally Posted by Nikked

In other words, GM NA wants it to fail so they can bury the commo...

When Ford are conservative with inventory levels they are smart, but when GM do it, it equals failure!! Go figure. It is also only the first shipment.


I don’t know why people (even us Fords fans) are so keen to see a greet Australian export product fail. As an Australian, this puzzles me. When you are walking the streets of New York & you see an Australian engineered & built Holden Commodore driving around, it makes you feel great to be an Australian!!


They only have to sell 7-10K (which is small numbers for the US market) for it to be a great program for Australia. That would be more than Commodore Ute sales & a much higher price point than Utes too!

[Nikked]

Thought my comment may cause a stir...


The funny thing is, when the falcons fate is dicussed, things like millions of dollars of investment in new engines, plant upgrades, facelifts and the like were all just part of Ford NA wanting the falcon to die according to some...

Go figure.

[Moby Vic]

Chevy is using the SS name for its NASCAR race blob. I doubt that's part of a Vast F***n' Yank Conspiracy to sabotage Holden.

[1TUFFUTE]

Originally Posted by Joe5619

When Ford are conservative with inventory levels they are smart, but when GM do it, it equals failure!! Go figure. It is also only the first shipment.


I don’t know why people (even us Fords fans) are so keen to see a greet Australian export product fail. As an Australian, this puzzles me. When you are walking the streets of New York & you see an Australian engineered & built Holden Commodore driving around, it makes you feel great to be an Australian!!


They only have to sell 7-10K (which is small numbers for the US market) for it to be a great program for Australia. That would be more than Commodore Ute sales & a much higher price point than Utes too!

What r u talking about....7-10k. They'll be lucky to get 5000 imported so how they gunna sell a car thats not even in a third of the showrooms over there.
And don't compare gm to ford aus.....we limited the stocks for a good reason....we're in a tiny struggling restricted market........they have no excuses ....they have piles of bail out money to fund their ventures.

[bigwil]

Saw a red left hand drive SS at the big slide playcentre today in ferntree gully, the back is very plain front a bit fussy, overall I think it will date quickly.

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

The plan to sell these in the US has fail written all over it, didn't they learn the first 2 times.

Only plan on selling maybe 1700-2000 a year.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...257BDE001C95B0

You do realise you'll end up with an ulcer over the next 3 years don't you.

So bitter...

[BHDOGS]

I don't get the problem there building a front wheel drive **** box next what these cars do means **** all just bailing water from a sinking ship

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

You do realise you'll end up with an ulcer over the next 3 years don't you.

So bitter...

WTF. I didn't write the article, and facts are facts. It's GM's predictions that say they may only sell less than half what they originally thought.

Think before you post such dumb remarks in the future.

I'm happy with my lot in life so don't make stupid assumptions.

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

WTF. I didn't write the article, and facts are facts. It's GM's predictions that say they may only sell less than half what they originally thought.

Think before you post such dumb remarks in the future.

I'm happy with my lot in life so don't make stupid assumptions.

You are in denial champ, you haven't stopped knifing Holden since Ford made that announcement.

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

You are in denial champ, you haven't stopped knifing Holden since Ford made that announcement.

Oh no, we mustn't have bad points of view about General Motors, no way, not here!

[UberKnee]

If GM wanted it to fail they never would have bothered to export it, they would have just told Holden to stop building cars, simple as that. Fact is Yanks love their trucks, the highest selling car ever is the F Truck and its exclusively sold in North America, they buy that many of them and that's just Fords offering. A foreign, Jap inspired Australian car pretending to be a Chevy was never going to sell amazingly in America.

Dont they already have plans to replace the imported Commodore with an American designed SS sedan in a few years anyway? It seems short term, kind of like how the VE base being used for the Camaro is only short term.

[BHDOGS]

I know they had plans to offer a car cheaper to america with more features then in the country its built as a big **** you to the local populace then rail road the government into more money to keep there bad business practices afloat but hey long as some drongo in elizbeth has a job

[Smoke Pursuit]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

You are in denial champ, you haven't stopped knifing Holden since Ford made that announcement.

Enough.... Cut the BS....

[1TUFFUTE]

Originally Posted by BHDOGS

I know they had plans to offer a car cheaper to america with more features then in the country its built as a big **** you to the local populace then rail road the government into more money to keep there bad business practices afloat but hey long as some drongo in elizbeth has a job

Lol....summed that up well.......(with respect to the poor workers who have deadbeat corporate types as bosses who lve a good bailout to fix their rubbish)