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Although high gas prices threatened to ruin the fun earlier this year, the Pony Car wars are officially back on with the recent launch of the Dodge Challenger and the impending launches of the 2010 Ford Mustang and 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. The latter has been absent from the road for nearly six years, and [...]

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Back in October, General Motors reported that it had already received some 6,000 advance orders for its new fifth-gen Camaro. Despite the fact that the first car has yet to be delivered to a paying customer (that's scheduled to take place in February, with the first one selling at the upcoming Barret-Jackson auction next month), pre-orders are not slowing down, with GM now reporting a total of 10,000.

According to the automaker, 84 percent of the first 6,000 requests were for V8 models, but GM is now suggesting that a larger percentage of its latest orders are for V6 models. Sounds like those jonesing for a new V8-powered muscle car were the first ones turning in their order forms. Now that those initial buyers have all reserved their Camaros, the model mix may be getting closer to what The General had expected in the first place.

Hopefully, GM and supplier Cadence, LLC get their disagreements worked out in time and these initial pre-orders can be filled in a timely manner. The last thing GM needs right now is a botched launch of its revived pony car, especially since GM has been promoting the new Camaro hardcore for the last few years.

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JasonD

Not bad for a car that nearly no one who has ordered has actually driven yet.

trm0002

Hey that's almost as many cars as you have posts...

2010_5thgen

not too bad. i have a feeling though some of the dealerships are selling"unsold" cars though. i know that some dealers around me have placed orders for the camaro just to get them on the lot. so technically they arent sold to anyone yet. i dont know how that will affect the sales of it but its kinda like cheating the system to getthem to be on the lot sooner.

8Banger

I thought the dealer had to show that they had an actual order. That's what
my dealer has told me.

trm0002

That's EXACTLY how it's supposed to be with the "sold" pre-orders. However, keep in mind that there was going to be a date when the dealers could order their lot cars prior to the start of production. The original idea was to give us "enthusiasts" a chance to get in on the ground floor. It wouldn't surprise me (don't know for sure) that the dealers can order "theirs" by now. I'll shoot my dealer an email and ask.

dacook

A little cloud on the horizon here:

"A supplier issue is threatening to delay the start of Camaro production.... "

trm0002

No cloud. GM is already in court getting a judgement to get their equipment back. They'll be there with Federal Marshalls by the end of next week to repossess their goods.

8Banger

Um, this info has been up here since first known. I believe GM will
have this hurdle jumped without even touching the top bar.