On April 28th, GM sent out what we believe is the first batch of invites for the C8 reveal. In it they announced that the reveal will be in Orange County. Invites went to major auto media; due to space limitations, from what we know so far, even the largest media received just one.
Why is the reveal in Southern California? That answer was shared in response to this question about a year ago, when forum member “Skank” noted that more mid engine Sports cars are sold in southern CA than everywhere else in the world. Also, Orange County has assets of $244B and is alone, and according to one source, has the eighth largest economy in the world.
Where within OC has not yet been announced. All that was shared was the it will be taking place at 8:00 PM on 7.18.19 and most importantly, that it will be live-streamed! Here is the GM countdown clock to the event:
Introducing the Next Generation Corvette | 07.18.19.
Please also note that if you have not already signed up for GM automatic updates on the next generation Corvette, there is a link at the bottom of the “clock page” giving you that opportunity.
I was very fortunate to receive an invite due to my mid engine forum; already been confirmed for the event.
It is hoped that there will be a second and maybe even a third batch of invites, perhaps to remaining available “media slots” (if some already invited do not attend), for “influencers,” and again as with the C7 reveal, the National Corvette Museum would host a group of “enthusiast” slots. Lots more will be revealed over time.
Why is the reveal in Southern California? That answer was shared in response to this question about a year ago, when forum member “Skank” noted that more mid engine Sports cars are sold in southern CA than everywhere else in the world. Also, Orange County has assets of $244B and is alone, and according to one source, has the eighth largest economy in the world.
Where within OC has not yet been announced. All that was shared was the it will be taking place at 8:00 PM on 7.18.19 and most importantly, that it will be live-streamed! Here is the GM countdown clock to the event:
Introducing the Next Generation Corvette | 07.18.19.
Please also note that if you have not already signed up for GM automatic updates on the next generation Corvette, there is a link at the bottom of the “clock page” giving you that opportunity.
I was very fortunate to receive an invite due to my mid engine forum; already been confirmed for the event.
It is hoped that there will be a second and maybe even a third batch of invites, perhaps to remaining available “media slots” (if some already invited do not attend), for “influencers,” and again as with the C7 reveal, the National Corvette Museum would host a group of “enthusiast” slots. Lots more will be revealed over time.
