The Return of the Chevrolet Camaro in 2007
On August 29, 2002, a bright red Chevrolet Camaro Z28 rolled down the assembly line at General Motor's Ste. Therese plant outside Montreal, Quebec, ending 35 years of automotive history. When this car rolled off the assembly line, GM handed the pony car market over to its archrival, the Ford Mustang. Publicly, GM blamed slow sales, a deteriorated sports coupe market, and plant overcapacity. John G. Middlebrook, GM vice president and general manager vehicle brand marketing and corporate advertising pointed out at the time that the sport coupe market combined with the increasing popularity of trucks and excess manufacturing capacity made the decision to discontinue the Camaro and Firebird unavoidable. Yet the crosstown rival Mustang was selling extremely well, at roughly 150,000-plus cars per year. Still, even up to the very end, Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird comprised the second-best selling car body in its class. Chevrolet's Camaro-which will be the primary focus of this article-is also one of GM's best-known names, right up with Corvette, and as easily recognizable as the Mustang name. Seems Camaro could have continued with simply a new model.
Chevrolet Camaro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chevrolet Camaro was introduced in North America by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors at the start of the 1967 model year as competition for the Ford Mustang. Although it was technically a compact car (by the standards of the time), the Camaro, like the entire class of Mustang competitors, was soon known as a pony car. It may also be classified as an a intermediate touring car, a sports car, or a muscle car. The car shared the same General Motors "F-Body" platform as the Pontiac Firebird, also introduced in 1967.
History of the F-Body Cars (LinguaMOO)
The Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird (known as the F-Bodies or F-Cars) first came out during the muscle car era in the 1967 model year. These cars were labled as "pony cars," a term defined largely by the Ford Mustang, which was the first of its kind on the hot rod scene. Back then, a pony car was considered to be smaller, sleeker, and better handling than the big muscle cars.
Glimpse into the 2006 Detroit auto show # 2 - Automotive News ...
At last year's show, the Press was wowed by incredible concepts such as the Jeep Hurricane or the Lexus LF-C. This year, all eyes will be on the Dodge Challenger and Chevrolet Camaro concepts. The musclecar wars are back on thanks to DCX's LX-platformed 300, Magnum and Charger.
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