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GMAP Japan Receives Brisk Advance Orders For Corvette

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January 26, 2005

General Motors Asia Pacific Japan (GMAPJ), headed by President Jay Hunt; based in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, has received brisk advance orders for the new Corvette, the high-performance sports car bearing the Chevrolet brand, company sources said.

With its market debut slated for February 11 approaching, the company has already sold its planned sales of 150 cars in 2005 in the advance booking stage. GMAPJ has immediately asked the GM head office in the United States to increase the vehicle output intended for the Japanese market.

Ardent fans of the model representing the American high-power sports car snatched at the Corvette, which underwent a full model change in years.

The Chevrolet Corvette is a high-performance sports car that represents the U.S., whose first-generation model hit the market in 1954. The new model called "C6" is the sixth-generation, featuring a 6-liter V8 engine that boasts of the greatest 404 horsepower among all the successive models.

Two models, such as Corvette Coupe and the Corvette Convertible, will be introduced into the Japanese market. GMAPJ has received ceaseless advance orders for them since the middle of November of last year and has nearly sold out 150 units allotted to the Japanese market for this year to date, it says.

GMAPJ says, "A wide range of customers, that is, not only the existing Corvette users who have been eagerly waiting for a new model, but also new customers endorse the model," and currently is in negotiations for increasing its production with the parent company.
 
Good, most of the Corvettes that are sold in Japan end up in New Zealand or Australia. :D

Maybe a RHD Vette as well???? ;LOL
 
Rhd?!

I was just going to ask the same question. I know the Japanese drive on the left (like Oz, Kiwis, etc.). I was wondering if GM built RHD cars for that market-other than the Holden. Will the 150+ Japanese 'Vettes be RHD?

Love those Monaro GTS's, and the new SS Ute's, well, let me just say I think GM should bring them over here-they are wicked cool. I want one. Bad.

Rick
 
RodsnRides said:
...I was just going to ask the same question. I know the Japanese drive on the left (like Oz, Kiwis, etc.). I was wondering if GM built RHD cars for that market-other than the Holden. Will the 150+ Japanese 'Vettes be RHD?
Love those Monaro GTS's, and the new SS Ute's, well, let me just say I think GM should bring them over here-they are wicked cool. I want one. Bad....
Rick

Nah, all the Vettes that come from Japan are LHD.
Maybe one day GM will get it together!

Cheers

Tony
 
RodsnRides said:
...Love those Monaro GTS's, and the new SS Ute's, well, let me just say I think GM should bring them over here-they are wicked cool. I want one. Bad....
Rick

Rick, I know what you mean brother, I have heard a lot of Americans wish they had the SS Ute instead of the Monaro badged as a GTO.
Maybe GM and GMH will get their act together some day and actually sell the cars that people want, not what they think they want.
Good to see the Z06 getting a 427, that is what the people want, yeah baby!

Cheers

Tony
 
6 Shooter said:
The Chevrolet Corvette is a high-performance sports car that represents the U.S., whose first-generation model hit the market in 1954.
So no one besides me finds this statement just a wee bit inaccurate???
 

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