NEWS: REPORT: Chevrolet nixes RHD Camaro

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It seems as if we've been waiting for the production Camaro for years (oh wait, we have). There are plenty of Camaro-loving Americans happy to see that Chevy's pony car is finally ready for prime time, but some overseas aficionados may be very disappointed. GM has reportedly canceled plans to produce a right-hand-drive Camaro due to the company's well-documented cash crunch. The General will still ship 100 LHD Camaros to the U.K., just enough to keep the muscle car from having to qualify for type-approval regulations. GM will also limit sales to the 422 hp V8 model, at a healthy price of £35,000, or $50,000 in U.S. greenbacks. The Camaro goes on sale in the U.S. this spring.

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Pretty sad! VERY SAD for us especially considering we helped to develop it! :cry:

a right hand drive camaro!?!?! that would be so awesome. i would buy one for here in the states.

a right hand drive camaro!?!?! that would be so awesome. i would buy one for here in the states.

But you couldn't, even if it were made.

There are a number of RHD vehicles made right here in North America for export already, but you can't buy them here.

Off the top of my head, Chrysler's 300 & PT Cruiser, Saturn's Sky for both Vauxhall & Opel, Jeeps, & Cadillac's CTS. I'm pretty certain Ford makes RHD F-series pickups here as well.

There are a couple foreign brands in North America that also export what they make here to other countries, so I imagine there is likely a few more vehicles from those factories made with RHD. Again, none of which you can buy here.

yeah i know. but that would be so cool. one of my friends actually converted his civic to a rhd car. it was alot of work but it was very cool since he was the only guy that had one around.