Welcome to the Corvette Action Center's "Corvette Press Release Archives". These press releases cover 1995 to the present and come from both Chevrolet and GM Communications. We chose the Press Releases which we felt were the most significant in terms of historical and technical Corvette information. As more Corvette related press releases are released in the future, they will be included in this listing.
| 1996 |
| April 22, 1996 |
- Zora Arkus-Duntov |
| April 29, 1996 |
- "Hooters" Corvette Races Its Way Across America |
| November 6, 1996 |
- GM Performance Parts Adds LS1 Engine to its Lineup |
| November 7, 1996 |
- Chevrolet LT5 Impala SS: Tim Allen's Way of Saying ‘Get Me To The Show On Time’ |
| 1997 |
| January 6, 1997 |
- NAIAS - Corvette |
| January 6, 1997 |
- 1997 Chevrolet Corvette Boasts Great Value |
| January 6, 1997 |
- 1997 Corvette: Fifth Generation of an American Legend |
| February 7, 1997 |
- Chicago Auto Show - 1997 Corvette |
| March 3, 1997 |
- Advertising the All New Chevrolet Corvette |
| March 6, 1997 |
- Chevrolet's Unique Corvette Engenders Automotive Passion |
| April 15, 1997 |
- GM Introduces Corvette Care Kit |
| April 25, 1997 |
- Corvette Plant Doubles as a Tourist Attraction |
| August 1, 1997 |
- ‘98 Corvette Convertible Returns to Route 66 |
| August 1, 1997 |
- 1998 Corvette: America's Sports Car Now Offered in a True Convertible Version |
| August 5, 1997 |
- All-New 1998 Corvette Convertible $635 Less Than '96 Price |
| November 6, 1997 |
- CERV-I -- An Automotive Benchmark |
| November 6, 1997 |
- Corvette Convertible to Pace Indy 500 in 1998 |
| November 6, 1997 |
- Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car Replicas to be Offered |
| November 6, 1997 |
- Corvette Active Handling System Debuts |
| November 13, 1997 |
- All-New Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Declared Grand Prize Winner by Popular Science |
| November 24, 1997 |
- Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car Replicas to be Offered (Re-issue) |
| November 24, 1997 |
- New Generation Chevrolet Corvettes Wins 1998 Motor Trend Car of the Year Award |
| 1998 |
| January 5, 1998 |
- Chevrolet Corvette Earns 1998 North American Car of the Year Award |
| January 5, 1998 |
- GM's New LS1 5.7L V8 Distinguished as One of the Best in 1998 |
| September 17, 1998 |
- Price of All-New Corvette Hardtop Announced by Chevy |
| October 5, 1998 |
- Myron Scott -- photographer who named Corvette |
| November 4, 1998 |
- Corvette Returns to Road Racing with GM Factory Effort |
| November 4, 1998 |
- Chevrolet's Corvette Supercar Continues Reign as King of the Sports Cars |
| November 4, 1998 |
- C5-R Corvette Racing Project Adopts "Team Concept" |
| November 4, 1998 |
- C5-R Corvette Race Car Relies on Production Car Strengths |
| November 4, 1998 |
- C5 Corvette LSI Engine Reshapes the Future |
| November 4, 1998 |
- Pride in the "Best `Vette Yet" Starts at Home |
| November 4, 1998 |
- Corvette's Return to Racing on Proud Heritage as America's Performance Icon |
| November 4, 1998 |
- 1999 C5 Corvette and C5-R Race Car Comparison |
| November 4, 1998 |
- GM Partners Sponsor Chevrolet's New C5-R Corvette |
| 1999 |
| January 6, 1999 |
- GM Powertrain places two engines in Ward’s Top 10 |
| January 22, 1999 |
- The Legend Continues For Corvette at the Rolex 24 |
| May 12, 1999 |
- Chevrolet Corvette Debuts Road Racing Package |
| November 2, 1999 |
- Corvette's Legend Continues at Le Mans in 2000 |
| November 2, 1999 |
- C5-R Corvette's '99 Race Season Continues Proud Heritage of Past Generations |
| November 2, 1999 |
- Corvette's C5 Coupe to Pace Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona |
| November 2, 1999 |
- Veteran Justin Bell to Drive for Team Corvette in 2000 |
| 2000 |
| March 30, 2000 |
- 1999 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Voted "Best Engineered Car of the 20th Century" |
| June 14, 2000 |
- Production Corvette Provides Platform for Corvette C5-R Racer |
| July 1, 2000 |
- 2001 Corvette Priced For Maximum Value |
| July 24, 2000 |
- New Composite from GM is Stiff Enough for Structure, Resistant to Heat |
| September 5, 2000 |
- Corvette Does Texas Two-Step to Winner's Circle |
| October 02, 2000 |
- Team Corvette Wins Petit Le Mans |
| October 15, 2000 |
- Corvette Claims Second Place at Laguna Seca |
| 2001 |
| January 9, 2001 |
- 2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Honored As 'Automobile Of The Year' By Automobile Magazine |
| January 26, 2001 |
- After Making Its Mark In 2000, Team Corvette Confident Of Best-Ever Season In 2001 |
| February 2, 2001 |
- Chevrolet Corvette C5-Rs Start 2nd and 3rd In Class For Tomorrow's Rolex 24 At Daytona |
| February 3, 2001 |
- Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Scores Historic Overall Win In 39th Rolex 24 At Daytona |
| February 12, 2001 |
- Ron Fellows and the Chevrolet C5-R Corvette Team Are Looking Forward to a Winning Season |
| February 14, 2001 |
- Corvette ZO6 Named Canadian Car Of The Year By AJAC |
| February 28, 2001 |
- Daytona 24 Hour Winners Head For Texas |
| February 28, 2001 |
- Team Corvette Adds AER To Sponsor Group |
| March 14, 2001 |
- Corvette Racing Adds Pruett: Veteran Joins GM's Successful Endurance Team |
| May 17, 2001 |
- General Motors Improving In J.D. Power And Associates 2001 Initial Quality Study |
| June 13, 2001 |
- Corvettes Provisionally First And Second In GTS; Cadillac Well Into Top Ten |
| June 13, 2001 |
- Corvettes and Cadillac Concentrate On Improving Setup |
| June 14, 2001 |
- Cadillac And Corvette Look Confidently Forward To 69th LeMans 24 Hours |
| June 14, 2001 |
- Cadillac Continue To Improve Setup and Times; #63 Corvette Rebuilt To Perfection |
| June 18, 2001 |
- Corvette C5-R Scores Double Gts Victory In World's Toughest Sportscar Race;
Cadillac Northstar LMP Fifteenth Overall |
| June 20, 2001 |
- 2002 Z06 Corvette Improves on Perfection |
| June 20, 2001 |
- Corvette Testing Designed to Retain "America's Favorite Sports Car" Icon Status |
| June 20, 2001 |
- Vette Fans Receive Historic Power Boost |
| July 30, 2001 |
- Corvettes to Make First Visit to Portland |
| August 15, 2001 |
- StreakingCorvette C5-Rs Head for Mosport |
| August 16, 2001 |
- General Motors To Sell Corvette C5-R Racecars To Customers |
| October 2, 2001 |
- Corvette Racing Concentrates on Last Race |
| October 6, 2001 |
- 2001 Petit Le Mans - Corvette Wins No. 6 of 8 ALMS Enduros |
| December 7, 2001 |
- Corvette Racing Adds Briton Oliver Gavin to C5-R Driver Lineup |
| 2002 |
| February 5, 2002 |
- Corvette To Pace Indianapolis As Part of 50th Anniversary Celebration |
| March 16, 2002 |
- Corvette C5-R Wins Sebring GTS Class |
| April 10, 2002 |
- Chevrolet Releases 50th Anniversary Edition Corvette, Adds Magnetic Selective Ride Control to Lineup |
| April 10, 2002 |
- Corvette 50th Anniversary Events Abound |
| April 10, 2002 |
- Corvette 50th Anniversary Edition to Pace Indy 500 |
| May 1, 2002 |
- Corvette Racing Prepares to Defend Le Mans GTS Title |
| May 5, 2002 |
- Chevrolet's Corvette Race Team to Make Pit Stop in the Persian Gulf |
| May 15, 2002 |
- Corvette Racing to Unveil New Chassis at Sears Point |
| May 19, 2002 |
- Corvette C5-Rs 1 - 2 in Sears Point ALMS |
| June 11, 2002 |
- Corvettes at LeMans |
| June 16, 2002 |
- Chevrolet Corvettes Score Second Consecutive 1-2 Victory at Le Mans; Cadillac Northstar Finishes in Top Ten |
| June 21, 2002 |
- GM to Celebrate Corvette's Le Mans Victory at Goodwood Festival of Speed |
| July 1, 2002 |
- Corvette Racing - Corvettes Qualify 1 - 2 in GTS for Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series |
| July 6, 2002 |
- Corvette Racing - ALMS Qualifying Session |
| July 7, 2002 |
- Corvette Racing - Road America 500 to Corvette 1-2 in GTS |
| 2003 |
| April 24, 2003 |
- The C5 Era: Corvette Reaches New Heights |
| April 24, 2003 |
- Corvette Racing Victorious at the 12 Hours of Sebring |
| April 24, 2003 |
- 2004 Chevrolet Corvette: Commemorative Edition Celebrates Racing Success, and Improves the C5 Breed |
| May 08, 2003 |
- GM's Chevy Corvette C5-R Team Re-enlists With U.S. Navy |
| May 15, 2003 |
- Corvette Counts Down To the Biggest Birthday Party of the Year |
| May 15, 2003 |
- Countdown To World's Largest Corvette Party |
| 2004 |
| February 10, 2004 |
- GM Will Recall Some Chevrolet Corvettes |
| February 29, 2004 |
- 2005 Corvette Convertible: Sixth-Generation Roadster Adds Performance and Refinement |
| February 29, 2004 |
- 2005 Corvette: Serious Performance With Surprising Efficiency |
| March 2004 |
- Corvette C6 Coupe: the sixth generation of an American legend |
| May 2004 |
- 2004 Corvette Convertible to Pace 88th running of the Indy 500 on May 30, 2004 |
| 2005 |
| October 7, 2005 |
- duPont REGISTRY's Annual Exotic Car Buyers Guide names 505-hp Corvette Z06 "Best Bang for the Buck" among 'Best' exotic supercars for 2006 |
| October 19, 2005 |
- NASCAR Star Jeff Gordon Test Drives New 505-Hp Corvette Z06 On Speed Channel Saturday, Oct. 22, At 6 P.M. Et |
| October 27, 2005 |
- GM Announces Corvette Chief Engineer David Hill to Retire |
| 2006 |
| April 4, 2006 |
- Lance Armstrong to drive 505-hp Corvette Z06 at 2006 Indianapolis 500 |
| June 23, 2006 |
- Race Design Is Production Design For LS7 Piston And Rod |
| July 14, 2006 |
- From Le Mans to Motown: Corvette Victory Celebration Coming to Downtown Detroit |
| July 18, 2006 |
- Corvette Racing Victory Celebration Rocks Downtown Detroit |
| July 23, 2006 |
- Corvette Racing Scores 50th Victory in Portland Grand Prix |
| August 1, 2006 |
- 2007 Corvette: Iconic American Sports Car is Built to Impress, Perform |
| August 3, 2006 |
- Corvette to Pace the Field During the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard for First Time |
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