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The Australian public will be able to lay eyes on the 2022 Chevrolet Corvette this weekend at the 2021 OTR Supersprint Supercars Championship event. Teasers posted to GM Speciality Vehicles’ (GMSV) social media accounts cryptically suggest something’s “Just around The Bend”, strongly hinting that punters will be able to get up close and personal with the long-awaited sports car at The Bend Motorsport Park this weekend in South Australia.

30 March 2021: The iconic Chevrolet Corvette – the USA’s answer to Ferrari and Porsche supercars – will be priced between $145,000 and $175,000 plus on-road costs when it arrives in Australian showrooms at the end of this year. UPDATE, 9 June 2021: Pricing and specifications for the Carbon Edition have been announced, with order books now open. Click here to read the full story.

The long-anticipated arrival of the Chevrolet Corvette to Australian shores is one step closer with a right-hand-drive (RHD) prototype spotted testing in Detroit. Originally earmarked to be a 'halo' model for Holden, the changing winds of time will now see the Corvette sold through the replacement HSV outfit, General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV). GMSV teased a RHD cockpit of the Corvette in September 2020, but this is the first time we've seen the car as a whole.

US car giant General Motors will retain a presence in Australia with a range of specialist vehicles including the Chevrolet Silverado pick-up and Corvette sports-car from the US, Holden has confirmed today. The new General Motors Specialty Vehicles operation will be established by the end of this year, as the Holden brand is retired.

The current generation Chevrolet Silverado 2500 pick-up from the US – powered by a 6.6-litre V8 turbo diesel with an epic output of 332kW/1234Nm and a 5890kg towing capacity – has almost sold out in Australia. Only approximately 100 examples remain in dealer stock nationally after about 1200 were remanufactured in right-hand-drive to factory standards by Holden Special Vehicles in its Melbourne facility from June 2018.