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Former Corvette Assembly Line Worker Tells His Story in New Book

November 27, 2018 Rob Loszewski

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While the first three hundred 1953 Corvettes were built in Flint, Michigan, the St Louis Corvette Assembly Plant became the permanent home of the Corvette for 27 years before moving to it’s current residence in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Over the years, the St. Louis Corvette Assembly plant became one of the oldest and most out […]

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Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant to Re-Open November 6

October 19, 2017 Rob Loszewski

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According to the Bowling Green Daily News, the Corvette Assembly Plant is scheduled to re-open November 6th. Over the summer, the Corvette assembly line was completely dismantled and rebuilt  in order to improve efficiency, flexibility and re-route the Corvette’s body panels through the new paint shop that is at the opposite side of the building […]

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[UPDATED] GM To Stop Taking Orders on 2018 Corvettes in November

October 12, 2017 Rob Loszewski

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Last night, news broke that GM would stop taking orders on 2018 Corvettes at the end of November and start accepting orders for the 2019 model year. We reached out to GM for verification and below is their response: “The 19MY order guide will be published 11/20, and the first DOSP will be 11/30 (Nov […]

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Corvette Sales Slide in April compared to April of 2016

May 2, 2017 Rob Loszewski

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GM released sales figures for the month of April this morning, and Corvette sales continued on a downward trend for last month. A total of 2,756 Corvettes were delivered last month as compared to 3,142 Corvettes delivered the same time last year.  That’s a difference of 386 sold units, or a 12.3% decline. A total […]

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So Why is the Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant Shutting Down for So Long?

March 11, 2017 Rob Loszewski

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By now, everyone has pretty much heard that the Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant will be shutting down for at least a couple of months after 2017 Corvette production comes to an end in June. In January, GM announced that it would be temporarily shutting down 15 of its assembly plants due to a glut […]

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[UPDATED] Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant to Temporarily Close for One Week in January

December 19, 2016 Rob Loszewski

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Updated: 12-20-2016 Detroit – General Motors has announced that they will temporarily shut down five of their assembly plants for one to three weeks in January due to a glut of inventory on dealer lots and a consumer shift toward purchasing more trucks and SUVs.  Approximately 10,000 employees will  receive company supplemental pay and unemployment […]

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GM paint shop reaches milestone

April 7, 2016 Rob Loszewski

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by WES SWIETEK Bowling Green Daily News The General Motors Bowling Green Assembly Plant marked a milestone Wednesday in the construction of its $439 million paint shop with the installation of the final piece of steel in the building. The state-of-the-art facility is being built adjacent to the plant where GM’s iconic Corvettes are made. […]

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National Corvette Museum To Lead GM Bowling Green Assembly Plant Tours

March 30, 2016 Rob Loszewski

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The National Corvette Museum, a 501 (c)(3) educational nonprofit, has assumed the responsibility of managing public tours of the General Motors Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant and the transition will take place over the next few weeks. As part of the change, tours will be available every 15 minutes beginning at 8:30am CT with the […]

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