Chevy Is Building Two Corvette Model Years At OnceAutoGuide.comMarcus LewinskyThu, September 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTCAdd us on GoogleChevrolet is running 2026 and 2027 Corvettes down the same Bowling Green line, the first time in the model's history that two model years have been produced simultaneously.chevy is building two corvette model years at onceThat means cars with the older 6.2-liter V8 are still being assembled alongside the updated 2027 models fitted with GM's new 6.7-liter naturally aspirated V8.Trevor Hall, the Corvette's program engineering manager, laid out the arrangement to Carscoops at an event in Australia. Chevrolet started building the heavily revised 2027 Corvette at its Kentucky plant three months ago, but rather than ending 2026 production at that point, the site is manufacturing both concurrently.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe reason comes down to markets. In North America, the entire lineup has switched over to the 2027 update. To keep supplying right-hand-drive countries such as Japan, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, though, the plant keeps turning out the earlier car while North America takes the new powertrain.chevy is building two corvette model years at onceHall said the facility handles that split without much trouble, describing it as an extremely flexible plant despite the mix of model years, powertrains, coupes and convertibles moving through it, and confirmed the 2026 and 2027 cars are being built side by side.That split reaches beyond the Stingray. Chevrolet continues to assemble E-Ray models with the 6.2-liter V8 for those same right-hand-drive markets, even as North American buyers get the punchier Grand Sport X in its place.Become an AutoGuide insider. Get the latest from the automotive world first by subscribing to our newsletterhere.