The final count of Corvettes produced for MY 2010 is 12,194.
That’s a decrease of 28.1% from 2009’s 16,956 production and a whopping 65.5% off the 35,310 Corvettes produced in 2008.
It has been almost 50 years (1961 – 10,939) since Corvettes were produced in so few numbers.
The Grand Sports were very popular in their inaugural year making up 49.6% of total Corvettes produced.
The Grand Sport Coupe was the most popular model at 3,707 units (30.4%) while the regular Corvette Coupe was second at 3,054 units (25.1%).
The Z06 was the least popular Corvette sold with just 518 units making up 4.3% of production.
The ZR1 outsold the Z06 in its second year of production by 3 to 1. 1,577 supercharged Corvettes left Bowling Green for a total of 12.9% of Corvette production.
As far as colors, the most popular single color is Black at 24%.
Torch Red is second with 18.4% and when combined with Crystal Red’s 14.1%, the two reds total 32.5%.
Here are the 2010 Corvette Production Statistics from GM:
Corvettes Produced Amount Percent
Coupes 3,054 25.1%
Convertibles 1,003 8.2%
Grand Sport Coupes 3,707 30.4%
Grand Sport Convertibles 2,335 19.2%
Z06 518 4.3%
ZR1 1,577 12.9%
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Total 12,194 100%
Exterior Colors Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
10U Artic White 966 500 282 184
17U Blade Silver 974 596 233 145
41U Black 2,929 1,668 726 535
45U Velocity Yellow 694 349 209 136
57U Cyber Gray 1,699 955 357 387
70U Torch Red 2,249 1,206 772 271
85U Jetstream Blue 969 552 211 206
89U Crystal Red 1,714 935 548 231
Convertible Top Colors Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
35T Beige 533 0 533 0
37T Gray 228 0 228 0
41T Black 2,555 0 2,555 0
Interior Colors & Options Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
023 Red 253 124 55 74
026 Ebony/Red 610 364 246 0
193 Ebony 5,617 4,105 1,296 216
195 Ebony 1,685 199 249 1,237
24I Ebony/Sienna 98 21 26 51
245 Ebony/Sienna 98 21 26 51
313 Ebony/LT Cashmere 952 491 437 24
315 Ebony/LT Cashmere 147 33 51 63
316 Ebony/LT Cashmere 313 180 133 0
785 Ebony/DK Titanium 818 194 240 384
843 Ebony/LT Titanium 422 243 133 46
846 Ebony/LT Titanium 1,279 807 472 0
D30 Color Override 86 22 47 17
0B1 Embroidery Cross Flags 1,679 1,033 646 0
Equipment Packages Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
1LT (Coupe & Conv) 1,936 1,785 151 0
1LZ (Z06) 54 0 0 54
1ZR (ZR1) 107 0 0 107
2LT (Coupe & Conv) 1,045 831 214 0
2LZ (Z06) 193 0 0 193
3LT (Coupe & Conv) 5,762 3,458 2,304 0
3LZ (Z06) 193 0 0 193
3ZR (ZR1) 1,426 0 0 1,426
4LT (Coupe & Conv) 972 431 541 1
Transmissions Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
MH3 6-Speed Manual (ZR1) 1,577 0 0 1,577
MN6 6-Speed Manual 5,281 2,341 845 2,095
MX0 6-Speed Auto Paddle 6,913 4,420 2,493 0
MZ6 6-Speed Manual – GS 2,148 1,468 680 0
Wheels Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
PYC GS Aluminum 815 611 204 0
PYD GS Comp Gray Alum 534 390 144 0
PYE GS Chrome Aluminum 1,248 1,035 213 0
QG6 Base Aluminum 1,248 1,035 213 0
QG7 Polished Aluminum 9 9 0 0
QX1 Comp. Gray Aluminum 183 157 26 0
Q10 Z06 Base 65 0 0 65
Q44 Z06 Comp. Gray 84 0 0 84
Q6A ZR1 Aluminum 107 0 0 107
Q6B ZR1 Chrome 1,347 0 0 1,347
Q6J ZR1 Comp Gray 123 0 0 123
Q76 Z06 Original Chrome 82 0 0 82
Q8A Z06 Chrome 286 0 0 286
Q9V Forged Chrome 2,617 1,853 764 0
Grand Sport Options
Z15 Grand Sport Heritage 1,531 816 715 0
Z16 Grand Sport 6,042 3,707 2,335 0
17A GS Stripes – Silver 740 395 345 0
40A GS Stripes – White 198 76 122 0
75A GS Stripes – Red 336 207 129 0
90A GS Stripes – Med Gray 257 138 119 0
Other Options Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
C2L Dual Roof Pkg 1,050 1,050 0 0
F55 Magnetic Select Ride 2,334 463 294 1,577
NPP Dual Mode Exhaust 6.268 3,964 2,304 0
UE1 OnStar 11,988 6,653 3,317 2,018
US8 Single CD/Radio 3,594 2,811 668 115
US9 Multi CD/Radio 1,905 1,289 530 86
UV6 Heads Up Display 9,152 4,098 2,959 2,095
U2K XM Satellite Radio 11,988 6,653 3,317 2,018
Z52 Dry Sump Pkg 1,468 1,468 0 0
Exports Total Coupe Conv Z06/ZR1
CT1 Belgium 48 0 19 29
CU7 Kuwait 12 10 0 2
CU8 Saudi Arabia 31 20 0 11
CV3 Mexico 8 8 0 0
CV5 Japan 69 43 2 24
CV6 Chile 1 0 0 1
CW2 Mid-East Gulf States 37 27 0 10
Z49 Canada 348 148 107 93