Probably
due to the fact that the supplier filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, GM sent a note to its dealers saying that it
has a “wheel supply” problem with the wheels for the Corvette, and that dealers would have to change orders
based on availability. GM has found a new supplier, evidently, but the supplier can’t do polished wheels, it can only
do silver painted wheels — and the chrome wheels that have everybody so excited are being pushed back to late spring.
How this will affect the Z06 is still unknown.
Long story short — GM can’t get its wheels, which messes up production schedules and creates a big headache for
dealers who have to go back and change orders, with apparently uncertain options for replacement. Funny how the nuts
and bolts of manufacturing can be a real buzzkill, eh?