Camaro Article

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Silence Says a Lot About Camaro's Return
Chicago Tribune

By Jim Mateja

Dec. 16, 2005


Rumors are swirling that Chevrolet will unveil a concept at the Detroit Auto Show next month that signals the return of a famous nameplate: Camaro.

Reportedly the concept is derived from a stretch of General Motors' small, rear-wheel-drive platform used to produce the 2006 Pontiac Solstice and 2007 Saturn Sky roadsters.

When Solstice was revealed, GM promised a variety of low-volume vehicles – as many as five – would be derived from that platform.

But GM is being coy on this one. When asked about the Camaro concept last week in an interview, Chairman Rick Wagoner said: "What Camaro?"

Then he broke into an ear-to-ear grin.

"What's the famous quote from Sgt. Schultz on ‘Hogan's Heroes' – ‘I know nothing.' We'll see, but I don't want to steal anybody's thunder."

GM has been promising "gotta have" cars that consumers would sell their souls – or at least their Japanese cars – for.

Solstice's success, with more buyers than cars to sell, had to bring another niche vehicle to the front burner.

Camaro first appeared in 1966. Its best year was 1978, when 260,000 were sold. But in September 2001, GM said Camaro and its sister coupe, the Pontiac Firebird, were being discontinued. Camaro sales had fallen to 42,000 units.

The sales slide was the result of two factors: high insurance rates and young buyers moving from sport coupes to sport-utility vehicles.

If a Camaro coupe materializes, it's going to raise the question of when to expect a new Firebird. Pontiac says none is in the works.

It raises another question. What about building the next-generation Pontiac GTO from the same platform as Solstice, Sky and the presumptive Camaro? The current model, a midsize rear-wheel-drive coupe imported from Australia, has been disappointing. Pontiac only sells about 1,000 a month.

Stay tuned.

More potent Solstice: As promised, Pontiac will add a high-performance GXP version of the Solstice.

GM said the 2007 model will bow at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January. No word on a sale date.

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This says a lot about when the new camaro will be released. I love this part

But GM is being coy on this one. When asked about the Camaro concept last week in an interview, Chairman Rick Wagoner said: "What Camaro?"

Then he broke into an ear-to-ear grin.

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I feel a lot of anticipation from some people till jan hits