Camaro Makes Final Exit from Holden Special Vehicles
With GM cutting the cord on its Australian brand come 2021, the last Camaro has sadly rolled off the assembly line.
Since Fall 2018, Holden has been converting the Chevrolet Camaro to the right-hand drive platform and distributing them to local Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) dealers. That time has now come to an end, as the last model has now left the factory.
According to recent report from Aussie publication Drive, The Holden’s Clayton facility in Victoria averaged three Camaros a day. It takes about 357 parts to do an entire conversion, including a redesigned dashboard. And up to now, they have converted 350 ZL1s and 1200 Camaro SS’.
It’s no surprise that Chevy’s muscle car has had steadily declining sales in Australia. In general, sports car sales have had really rough go of things with the SUV craze. Camaro’s fate is up in the air domestically, and while we can only hope GM will reconsider shelving the iconic nameplate, it’s clear the direction they want Chevrolet to go in the U.S.
“There are no plans to bring back the Camaro. Once these cars are gone, they are gone,” said Chris Polites, executive director of sales and marketing for HSV, in a recent interview with Drive. The report also states that dealers across the country have fewer than 100 ZL1 and 150 Camaro SS’ left.
Drive also reports that the company will still continue “business as usual,” and is currently working with General Motors on possibly creating a “General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV).” We know that GM recently decided to axe the brand come 2021, so we’re not exactly sure how this will pan out. HSV may not have plans to sell anymore, but here’s to hoping that Chevy’s got some magic bullet in store to save the car for the rest of us.
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