XLR is to cease production
Discussion
Dealers will be buying them in to capitalise on increased demand from enthusiasts keen to preserve a slice of automotive history! Perhaps.
Seems they only built 1,100 2008 XLRs (down from about 4,000 five years ago) plus 400 XLR-Vs. Not a lot of cars.
Given the XLR has been built on its own dedicated production line I wonder what they'll use that for in future? Maybe the limited production ZR1 won't be so limited after all.
Seems they only built 1,100 2008 XLRs (down from about 4,000 five years ago) plus 400 XLR-Vs. Not a lot of cars.
Given the XLR has been built on its own dedicated production line I wonder what they'll use that for in future? Maybe the limited production ZR1 won't be so limited after all.
5 USA said:
Dealers will be buying them in to capitalise on increased demand from enthusiasts keen to preserve a slice of automotive history! Perhaps.
Seems they only built 1,100 2008 XLRs (down from about 4,000 five years ago) plus 400 XLR-Vs. Not a lot of cars.
Given the XLR has been built on its own dedicated production line I wonder what they'll use that for in future? Maybe the limited production ZR1 won't be so limited after all.
Are you sure it's on a dedicated line? I seemed to recall that it wasn't.Seems they only built 1,100 2008 XLRs (down from about 4,000 five years ago) plus 400 XLR-Vs. Not a lot of cars.
Given the XLR has been built on its own dedicated production line I wonder what they'll use that for in future? Maybe the limited production ZR1 won't be so limited after all.
See http://www.bowlinggreenassemblyplant.com/home.htm
"The Bowling Green Assembly Plant is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It sits on 250 acres of land, located directly off Interstate I-65. The Bowling Green plant assembles more than 35,000 Chevrolet Corvettes and 4,000 Cadillac XLRs per year. [It's the drop to 1,500 which nailed them]
"The Cadillac XLR is built on a separate line from the Corvette. They share the same frame and both use fiberglass body panels."
The Vette is built on a full-blown production line but IIRC the XLR facility is much smaller.
"The Bowling Green Assembly Plant is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It sits on 250 acres of land, located directly off Interstate I-65. The Bowling Green plant assembles more than 35,000 Chevrolet Corvettes and 4,000 Cadillac XLRs per year. [It's the drop to 1,500 which nailed them]
"The Cadillac XLR is built on a separate line from the Corvette. They share the same frame and both use fiberglass body panels."
The Vette is built on a full-blown production line but IIRC the XLR facility is much smaller.
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