Is The C8 MSRP About To Increase?

[Jack Raccoon!]

It's a employees only meeting!!

Who needs to be an employee if we have a Mole lol...

 

[BigHoffy]

Some good news out of the meeting today for GM buyers. The dealer network today was advised that the 25% tariff on vehicles will not affect them this year as they are not going to hit the quota on tariff free vehicles given to them by the government even with the immediate drop of 24% to that number for this year. If ordering a 2026 Corvette, get it in the country before the end of the year.
There was discussion of how to satisfy the government by returning the Equinox and Terrain to the Ingersoll plant, in order to get the 24% reduction removed but they now have to figure out how the US tariff will impact them sending some of those vehicles to the US from Canada and the rest from Mexico where production was relocated to. Oshawa is currently building the Silverado 1500 & 2500 for mostly Canada.
There was a discussion on the Buick Envision currently made in China and putting a big program on them like 0% for 84 months, so the Buick SUV
sales could jump and not be impacted with a tariff. There was also a discussion about the Oshawa made trucks and putting a big program on them like 0% financing on current model year. Finally Cadillac, there was discussion on the soon to disappear cars like the Cadillac CT4 and CT5 and stocking up on them before the tariff as they come from Lansing, Michigan and are also built at a Shanghai, China plant. Perhaps they hang onto them longer and bring them from China instead to avoid the tariff? The Escalade out of Arlington, Texas was also discussed. In 2027 they are moving production from Arlington to the Orion plant north of Detroit where the electric Chevrolet Bolt was built until recently moved to the Mailbu plant in Kansas City.
It would be nice if we could get some Escalade production here as well but that's not going to happen. Overall, GM knows they have to negotiate
a settlement with the government to remove the tariff free reduction by returning jobs to Canada but for now don't panic with the announcement last week.

 

[BigHoffy]

If one orders a 2026, are you saying in order to avoid a tariff increase specifically on a C8 one would need to have it in Canada before December 31st? If so what is the lead time?

 

[cdnz]

I was going to order a ZR1, since I won't get it by the end of the year, I am out.

 

[Mr.Corvette]

If one orders a 2026, are you saying in order to avoid a tariff increase specifically on a C8 one would need to have it in Canada before December 31st? If so what is the lead time?

No, next year will reset the counter with a new tariff free limit for vehicles, but before then GM hopes to negotiate a removal of the reduction from last week with a plant announcement bringing jobs back to plants temporarily closed.
The window to get a 2026 ordered, built, shipped and delivered before the year end has passed.

 

[BigHoffy]

No, next year will reset the counter with a new tariff free limit for vehicles, but before then GM hopes to negotiate a removal of the reduction from last week with a plant announcement bringing jobs back to plants temporarily closed.
The window to get a 2026 ordered, built, shipped and delivered before the year end has passed.

Gotcha, thanks

 

[Mr.Corvette]

If one orders a 2026, are you saying in order to avoid a tariff increase specifically on a C8 one would need to have it in Canada before December 31st? If so what is the lead time?

I just had a long call with GM about your question to get clarification and just sent you a DM. I have the ability to change an existing order to exactly what you want by tomorrow if that is of interest to you? It would be price protected and delivered before the end of this year with no additional tariffs.

 

[MKC8]

We are their biggest customer in the world. If we stop buying their cars, the big 3 will feel the pain and those auto workers from the south as well.
Name another country outside of the US that buy more American made vehicles than Canada.
They shouldn't pop the champagne so soon with all those jobs they think they will get.

Unemployed Canadian auto workers, and the subsidiary staffers that will also be affected/laid off by a slow demise in the Canadian auto industry, will have a tough time getting a loan for a new car. Just sayin'...