With the conclusion of the 2007 Corvette Model Year, the Bowling Green Assembly Plant has released the final production numbers for the year. Corvette production for 2007 totaled an astounding 40,561 Corvettes. This is the most Corvettes produced since the introduction of the C4 model in 1984 and only the sixth time in 54 years that Corvette production crossed the 40,000 unit threshold.
As with the last few years, Corvette owners still prefer Red Corvettes. The two shades of red, Victory and Monterey, combined for 28.9% of total production. However, the single most popular color for the third straight year was Black, accounting for 23.5% of Corvettes. Second place was Victory Red at 16.5% and Machine Silver third at 13.6%.
Atomic Orange, the new color for 2007 that replaced Daytona Sunset Orange Metallic finished at 3,790 Corvettes or 9.3% of production nd more than doubled DSOM’s 1,729 units in 2006.
The percentages of Corvettes with orders for the 6-Speed Manual, Paddle Shift Automatic and Z51 6-Speed Manual are relatively unchanged from 2006. I expected to see a decrease in true manual 6-Speeds in favor of the Paddle Shift as it has the Automatic modes, but that was not the case. The MN0 Paddle Shift had an option penetration of 55.3% vs 2006’s 56.1%.
Here are the final 2007 Corvette Production Numbers:
| Corvettes Produced | Amount | Percent | ||
| Coupes | 21,484 | 53% | ||
| Convertibles | 10,918 | 27% | ||
| Z06 Hardtops | 8,159 | 20% | ||
| _______ | _______ | |||
| Total | 40,561 | 100% | ||
| Exterior Colors | Total | Coupe | Convertible | Z06 |
| 10U Artic White | 2,387 | 1,312 | 676 | 399 |
| 19U Le Mans Blue | 3,854 | 2,243 | 784 | 827 |
| 41U Black | 9,526 | 4,908 | 2,091 | 2,527 |
| 45U Velocity Yellow | 3,755 | 1,672 | 843 | 1,240 |
| 67U Machine Silver | 5,518 | 2,887 | 1,589 | 1,042 |
| 74U Victory Red | 6,708 | 3,556 | 1,701 | 1,451 |
| 80U Monterey Red | 5,023 | 3,157 | 1,866 | 0 |
| 83U Atomic Orange | 3,790 | 1,749 | 1,368 | 673 |
| Convertible Top Colors | Total | |||
| 35T Cashmere | 2,813 | 2,813 | ||
| 37T Storm Gray | 979 | 979 | ||
| 41T Ebony | 7,126 | 7,126 | ||
| Interior Colors | Total | Coupe | Convertible | Z06 |
| 02I Cobalt Red | 3,071 | 1,066 | 622 | 1,383 |
| 19I Ebony | 24,267 | 13,529 | 5,334 | 5,404 |
| 31I Light Cashmere | 7,359 | 4,135 | 3,224 | 0 |
| 84I Light Titanium (Gray) | 5,864 | 2,754 | 1,738 | 1,372 |
| Transmissions | Total | Coupe | Convertible | Z06 |
| MN6 6-Speed Manual | 12,670 | 3,433 | 1,078 | 8,159 |
| MX0 6-Speed Auto Paddle | 22,422 | 14,093 | 8,329 | 0 |
| MZ6 6-Speed Manual w/Z51 | 5,469 | 3,958 | 1,511 | 0 |
| Wheels | Total | Coupe | Convertible | Z06 |
| P4A Painted Alum Indy Car | 500 | 0 | 500 | 0 |
| QG6 Painted Aluminum | 7,500 | 6,422 | 1,078 | 0 |
| QG7 Polished Aluminum | 3,461 | 2,452 | 1,009 | 0 |
| QL9 Z06 Polished Aluminum | 3,459 | 0 | 0 | 3,459 |
| QX1 Gray Painted Aluminum | 1,091 | 945 | 146 | 0 |
| QX3 Chrome | 19,850 | 11,665 | 8,185 | 0 |
| Q10 Z06 Base | 1,457 | 0 | 0 | 1,457 |
| Q44 Z06 Painted | 545 | 0 | 0 | 545 |
| Q76 Z06 Chrome | 2,698 | 0 | 0 | 2,698 |
| Other Options | Total | Coupe | Convertible | Z06 |
| Z51 Performance Handling Pkg | 13,696 | 8,966 | 4,730 | 0 |
| C2L Dual Roof Pkg | 3,558 | 3,558 | 0 | 0 |
| F55 Magnetic Select Ride | 5,619 | 2,777 | 2,842 | 0 |
| UV6 Heads Up Display | 22,948 | 13,022 | 9,926 | 0 |
| U2K XM Satellite Radio | 28,897 | 12,220 | 9,789 | 6,888 |
| UE1 OnStar System | 18,074 | 6,935 | 6,488 | 4,651 |
| U3U Navigation Radio | 20,653 | 7,661 | 6,849 | 6,143 |
| R8C Museum Delivery | 1,104 | 402 | 288 | 414 |
| Export Units | Total | Coupe | Convertible | Z06 |
| CV3 Mexican Export | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 |
| MAE European Export | 1,327 | 522 | 87 | 718 |
| Z49 Canadian Export | 860 | 286 | 256 | 318 |