G.M. Shows New Crossed-Flags Logo for Next Corvette Though the official introduction of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette, known in series as the C7, must wait until January for the Detroit auto show, at least one element of the sports car is a known quantity. On Thursday, Chevrolet released an image depicting an evolved crossed-flags logo, a design element worn by all series-production Corvettes built since 1953. The flags have appeared traditionally on the nose, trunk lid and the cabin. "The all-new, seventh-generation Corvette deserved an all-new emblem," Ed Welburn, vice president for global design at General Motors, said in a media release. The flags are much more modern, more technical and more detailed than before -- underscoring the comprehensive redesign of the entire car. With the debut of the C7 Corvette less than three months away, Chevrolet put up a promotional Web site, One13thirteen.com, the Web address corresponding to the eve of press previews for the Detroit auto show. The automaker said it would upload videos and vehicle information related to the C7 at the site in coming weeks. The Corvette is built in Bowling Green, Ky., its home since 1981; it was previously assembled in Flint, Mich., and St. Louis. Last year, G.M. announced a $131 million investment in the Bowling Green plant to prepare it for production of the C7, and on Thursday, G.M. said it would idle the plant in February to retool the line in preparation for the new car. As it has aged, the C6 Corvette has spawned a handful of limited-edition models, including the Grand Sport, 427 and the ZR1, the most powerful Corvette ever made available from the factory. Chevrolet has tightly controlled the information flow for the C7. In July, when Jalopnik posted a video showing what it said were the nose and tail of the 2014 Corvette, it was threatened with legal action by the G.M. supplier that produced the video. Tellingly, the outline for the crossed-flags logo in the video matched the logo released by Chevrolet on Thursday. The C7 is scheduled to begin production next summer.