And I highly doubt we'll see even that reduced 3.9% of any Z06 or (future) E-Ray production...PLUS (yes, I'm all "doom and gloom" for this Friday...Jack is rubbing off on me; lol) when GM starts increasing the allocations to Europe, Japan and Australia chasing that bigger profit, I expect those allocations to once again, be directly subtracted from Canadian allocations, further reducing the 3.9%. AND since GM has now broken into the "wow, this is making us a LOT of money" world-wide market, it'll keep feeding Corvettes overseas...so when the C9, C10, etc. generations are built, DO NOT expect Canadian allocations to EVER increase, but rather (most likely) continue to decrease. And then, don't forget the lucrative soon-to-be Corvette SUV market...with the same thing happening there...
So our choices when looking to buy a Corvette in Canada (now and into the future):
1) buy used from a fellow-Canadian or a Canadian dealership, so fight for the "scraps" that are already in Canada;
2) buy used from the States (getting KILLED on the US exchange rate);
3) wait "FOREVER" for a new one;
4) pack up the family/job and say good-bye to friends and loved-ones, and MOVE TO THE STATES. Have fun with that one: there are stringent US entry requirements for wanna-be US residents;
5) don't buy one. Purchase another sport car brand. Maybe that will be the most effective message to GM about how Canadians (historically their #2 Corvette market) feel about losing a massive amount of Canadian allocations. I don't know about you, but when I'm at the Prom dance and reluctantly/finally realize the "girl of my dreams" is not only ignoring me but actively putting me down, I'll stop beating my head against the wall and look elsewhere for companionship and be all the happier for it...
Which option will you choose?
Note: from a bitter "I expected to be driving a Z06 by now" Canadian...who realizes even though Z06's are hard to come by for everyone, it'll be YEARS before I can get behind the wheel of one...and I'm not getting any younger...
