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05-06-2009, 03:30 PM
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According to Fritz Henderson, the recently-appointed CEO of General Motors, the future holds exciting things for Chevrolet's iconic sportscar. This news comes despite the admission late last year that development of the next-gen C7 Corvette platform was put on "indefinite hold, with no official or set timetable (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/17/corvette-c7-put-on-indefinite-hold/)."
In a bit of good news for Corvette fans, Henderson asserts that the "Corvette pays its rent," meaning that it's a money-making operation for The General. Obviously, the longer the automaker can rely on the current C6 architecture (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/28/charting-the-changes-for-chevrolets-2010-corvette-including-gr/), the more profitable it will likely be.
There's still no indication of when we'll see a new architecture underpinning the Corvette, but Henderson is quick to point out that the current C6 chassis is still an excellent unit to build off (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/05/exclusive-by-design-pricing-production-revealed-for-bertone-ma/) and one that's fully competitive (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/28/jeremy-clarksons-car-of-the-year-the-corvette-zr1/) with the best sportscars from around the world. Disagree? You've obviously never gotten behind the wheel of the latest ZR1.
[Source: Autoweek (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090506/CARNEWS/905069988)]GM CEO says future of Corvette secure (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/06/gm-ceo-says-future-of-corvette-secure/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 06 May 2009 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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According to Fritz Henderson, the recently-appointed CEO of General Motors, the future holds exciting things for Chevrolet's iconic sportscar. This news comes despite the admission late last year that development of the next-gen C7 Corvette platform was put on "indefinite hold, with no official or set timetable (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/17/corvette-c7-put-on-indefinite-hold/)."
In a bit of good news for Corvette fans, Henderson asserts that the "Corvette pays its rent," meaning that it's a money-making operation for The General. Obviously, the longer the automaker can rely on the current C6 architecture (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/28/charting-the-changes-for-chevrolets-2010-corvette-including-gr/), the more profitable it will likely be.
There's still no indication of when we'll see a new architecture underpinning the Corvette, but Henderson is quick to point out that the current C6 chassis is still an excellent unit to build off (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/05/exclusive-by-design-pricing-production-revealed-for-bertone-ma/) and one that's fully competitive (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/28/jeremy-clarksons-car-of-the-year-the-corvette-zr1/) with the best sportscars from around the world. Disagree? You've obviously never gotten behind the wheel of the latest ZR1.
[Source: Autoweek (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090506/CARNEWS/905069988)]GM CEO says future of Corvette secure (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/06/gm-ceo-says-future-of-corvette-secure/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 06 May 2009 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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