A great day for Camaro enthusiasts. It's official!!!!!!!
08-10-2006, 06:59 AM
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A great day for Camaro enthusiasts. It's official!!!!!!! Chevrolet has posted on their website that the Camaro will be returning to production.
http://www.chevrolet.com/performance/
Take the Then+Now link, then click on Now
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and a press advisory released yesterday about today's Rally
http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayS...=2&docid=27925
FOR RELEASE: 2006-08-09
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Media Advisory: GM Product Celebration and Rally
Warren – You are invited to attend a General Motors product celebration and rally on THURSDAY, August 10, with an anticipated 7,000 guests including employees and automotive enthusiasts. The event will be hosted by GM North America Engineering Vice President Ed Koerner. Special guests include Chevrolet General Manager Ed Peper and Vice President GM Global Design Ed Welburn who will share information about an exciting new vehicle.
The outdoor event will be held in Warren at the GM Tech Center Event Island, the hill located north of the GM Vehicle Engineering Center and just west of Van Dyke. Media should enter at Gate 9 located on Van Dyke, south of Chicago Rd. and follow signs for “Media Parking.” A media Q&A and photo session will follow. The program will start at 11 a.m. and will conclude around 11:30 a.m.
CONTACT(S):
Vince Muniga
Product Communications
586-575-1928
Travis Parman
Chevrolet Communications
313-667-5051
http://www.chevrolet.com/performance/
Take the Then+Now link, then click on Now
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and a press advisory released yesterday about today's Rally
http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayS...=2&docid=27925
FOR RELEASE: 2006-08-09
CONTACTS
Media Advisory: GM Product Celebration and Rally
Warren – You are invited to attend a General Motors product celebration and rally on THURSDAY, August 10, with an anticipated 7,000 guests including employees and automotive enthusiasts. The event will be hosted by GM North America Engineering Vice President Ed Koerner. Special guests include Chevrolet General Manager Ed Peper and Vice President GM Global Design Ed Welburn who will share information about an exciting new vehicle.
The outdoor event will be held in Warren at the GM Tech Center Event Island, the hill located north of the GM Vehicle Engineering Center and just west of Van Dyke. Media should enter at Gate 9 located on Van Dyke, south of Chicago Rd. and follow signs for “Media Parking.” A media Q&A and photo session will follow. The program will start at 11 a.m. and will conclude around 11:30 a.m.
CONTACT(S):
Vince Muniga
Product Communications
586-575-1928
Travis Parman
Chevrolet Communications
313-667-5051
08-10-2006, 10:20 AM
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Hell yes it is official! Also, read this blog from Bob Lutz.
http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/archives...ople.html#more
http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/archives...ople.html#more
08-10-2006, 10:26 AM
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Reuters Press Release GM revives Camaro muscle caradvertisementRelated information E-mail this article Print-friendly versionStocks mentioned in this articleGENERAL MOTORS (GM) Stock Quote, Chart, News
All Reuters NewsTRAVERSE CITY, Michigan (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. on Thursday said it would build a revived version of the Camaro muscle car to go on sale in early 2009.
GM said it would begin production of the Camaro at the end of 2008. The production model of the car will be almost identical to the concept version of the sport coupe unveiled at the Detroit auto show in January, GM said.
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The Camaro concept, which designers touted as a modern take on the 1969 version of the sports car, won positive reviews from auto critics and inspired loyalists to start petition drives to encourage GM to rush the model into production.
Skeptics, however, have questioned whether Detroit-based automakers are sending the wrong message by reviving high-powered performance cars at a time when American consumers are increasingly opting for smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles in the face of high gasoline prices.
The Camaro has become the latest in a string of modern muscle cars, in homage to high-powered Detroit designs from the 1960s and 1970s, but built on up-to-date platforms.
DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group said in July it would resume production of the Dodge Challenger in 2008 after more than three decades.
Ford Motor Co. said this week that it would build a 325-horsepower version of the Ford Shelby GT, a high-performance version of its Mustang.
GM executives had indicated earlier that they were moving ahead with production planning for the Camaro.
Chief Executive Rick Wagoner confirmed that plans had won final approval in a speech Thursday at an industry conference in Traverse City, Michigan.
The new rear-wheel-drive Camaro will be available with either V-6 or V-8 engine and with the choice of manual or automatic transmission, GM said.
"We intend to make the all-new Camaro relevant to younger buyers while retaining its appeal to current fans," Chevrolet General Manager Ed Peper said in a statement.
GM did not announce pricing for the new Camaro, but Peper noted that the car's appeal in its previous versions had been based on a sticker price that put it "within the reach of many new-car buyers."
GM built nearly 4.8 million Camaros between 1967 and 2002, when the car was scrapped.
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All Reuters NewsTRAVERSE CITY, Michigan (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. on Thursday said it would build a revived version of the Camaro muscle car to go on sale in early 2009.
GM said it would begin production of the Camaro at the end of 2008. The production model of the car will be almost identical to the concept version of the sport coupe unveiled at the Detroit auto show in January, GM said.
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The Camaro concept, which designers touted as a modern take on the 1969 version of the sports car, won positive reviews from auto critics and inspired loyalists to start petition drives to encourage GM to rush the model into production.
Skeptics, however, have questioned whether Detroit-based automakers are sending the wrong message by reviving high-powered performance cars at a time when American consumers are increasingly opting for smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles in the face of high gasoline prices.
The Camaro has become the latest in a string of modern muscle cars, in homage to high-powered Detroit designs from the 1960s and 1970s, but built on up-to-date platforms.
DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group said in July it would resume production of the Dodge Challenger in 2008 after more than three decades.
Ford Motor Co. said this week that it would build a 325-horsepower version of the Ford Shelby GT, a high-performance version of its Mustang.
GM executives had indicated earlier that they were moving ahead with production planning for the Camaro.
Chief Executive Rick Wagoner confirmed that plans had won final approval in a speech Thursday at an industry conference in Traverse City, Michigan.
The new rear-wheel-drive Camaro will be available with either V-6 or V-8 engine and with the choice of manual or automatic transmission, GM said.
"We intend to make the all-new Camaro relevant to younger buyers while retaining its appeal to current fans," Chevrolet General Manager Ed Peper said in a statement.
GM did not announce pricing for the new Camaro, but Peper noted that the car's appeal in its previous versions had been based on a sticker price that put it "within the reach of many new-car buyers."
GM built nearly 4.8 million Camaros between 1967 and 2002, when the car was scrapped.
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08-10-2006, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by AronZ28
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!
GM's already late to the party as usual, so this Camaro better be kick *** from an engineering standpoint.
GM's already late to the party as usual, so this Camaro better be kick *** from an engineering standpoint.
