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Two-seat sports cars bought as weekend toys are often among the first things to go in an economic crunch, and as you know all too well, we've had a doozie over the last few years. The Chevrolet Corvette is no exception--since 2006, sales have been a fraction of their former tallies. But that looks to be changing.

January and February Corvette sales for 2011 are up 13 percent over last year, totaling 955 cars. That's still just a small percentage of the 3,000 monthly average sold in 2006, but it's winter, and coupes/convertibles like the Corvette often see the bulk of their sales in the warmer months.

Part of the uptick in sales may be from the new model proliferation GM has undertaken, adding the Z06 Carbon edition and the Grand Sport to bridge the gaps between the Z06-ZR1 and base Corvette-Z06, respectively. We'll have to wait for more data to see if that's in fact the reason, and if the sales rise has legs.

Last year, Corvette sold just 12,624 cars compared to 36,518 in 2006. There's still a lot of work to be done to get the 'Vette back to its former status, but things are--cautiously, for now--looking up.

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  1. By Steve Posted: 3/11/2011 10:08am PST

    Went to buy a Corvette twice in the last 5 years. Dealers never called me back, and had a take it or leave it attitude. This year, after 40 years of driving foreign cars, I finally got a salesman who worked the deal. With cars available under 50,000, I was sold! Absolutely love the car and if its reliable, will stay with GM!
     
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  2. By Mike Posted: 3/12/2011 12:07pm PST

    The high number of Vettes sold in '06 were linked to the introduction of the C6. Expect another big sales year following the intro of the C7. The increase in Jan and Feb are all the more impressive when we consider the huge storms that have buried much of the East Coast for weeks. The into of the Grand Sport has provided an exceptional value, and increased even more with free track driving schools.
     
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