Camaro announcement to be made on Thursday by Wagoner?
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Camaro announcement to be made on Thursday by Wagoner?
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...=2006608060568
FREE PRESS EXCLUSIVE: Camaro to roar back by 2008
GM to announce Chevy going from concept to streets
August 6, 2006
BY TOM WALSH and MARK PHELAN
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITERS
It's really happening: The Chevy Camaro is coming back as a production car, the Free Press has learned.
General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner is expected to announce the resurrection of the legendary muscle car in a speech Thursday to an automotive conference in Traverse City.
The auto industry has been buzzing with speculation about GM's plans for the Camaro ever since the carmaker wowed the crowds at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in January with a stunning 400-horsepower concept.
At a time when truck and SUV sales are softening and car sales are regaining momentum, a sexy new entry could give GM's entire passenger-car line a boost.
The production version could be built as early as 2008 and will offer three engines, a V-6 and two V-8s, according to people familiar with the plans.
GM spokesman Steve Harris would not comment Friday on plans for the Camaro, but other sources told the Free Press that GM's top management and board of directors have green-lighted the car.
The Camaro was introduced in 1966 as the answer to the Ford Mustang, and it prowled America's streets and drag strips until production ended in 2002.
Like the concept, the production Camaro will be based on GM's new Zeta global architecture for rear-wheel-drive cars, expected to form the basis for several big, powerful sedans and coupes to be introduced over the next few years.
It was unclear last week where GM intends to build the Camaro. Speculation in the automotive press has centered on assembly plants in Oshawa, Ontario, and Wilmington, Del.
Other unanswered questions are sure to keep the buzz going even after Wagoner's announcement:
How many people will buy a Camaro in the age of $3.15-per-gallon gasoline?
What will it cost?
And what about bringing back the Pontiac Firebird/TransAm?
FREE PRESS EXCLUSIVE: Camaro to roar back by 2008
GM to announce Chevy going from concept to streets
August 6, 2006
BY TOM WALSH and MARK PHELAN
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITERS
It's really happening: The Chevy Camaro is coming back as a production car, the Free Press has learned.
General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner is expected to announce the resurrection of the legendary muscle car in a speech Thursday to an automotive conference in Traverse City.
The auto industry has been buzzing with speculation about GM's plans for the Camaro ever since the carmaker wowed the crowds at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in January with a stunning 400-horsepower concept.
At a time when truck and SUV sales are softening and car sales are regaining momentum, a sexy new entry could give GM's entire passenger-car line a boost.
The production version could be built as early as 2008 and will offer three engines, a V-6 and two V-8s, according to people familiar with the plans.
GM spokesman Steve Harris would not comment Friday on plans for the Camaro, but other sources told the Free Press that GM's top management and board of directors have green-lighted the car.
The Camaro was introduced in 1966 as the answer to the Ford Mustang, and it prowled America's streets and drag strips until production ended in 2002.
Like the concept, the production Camaro will be based on GM's new Zeta global architecture for rear-wheel-drive cars, expected to form the basis for several big, powerful sedans and coupes to be introduced over the next few years.
It was unclear last week where GM intends to build the Camaro. Speculation in the automotive press has centered on assembly plants in Oshawa, Ontario, and Wilmington, Del.
Other unanswered questions are sure to keep the buzz going even after Wagoner's announcement:
How many people will buy a Camaro in the age of $3.15-per-gallon gasoline?
What will it cost?
And what about bringing back the Pontiac Firebird/TransAm?
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Hmm, now we know why it was on such short notice....I actually took off work that day, but I am having new carpet installed in our house on Thursday, so I still can't go. If this is the case, NCM in Sept should be very interesting.
Is there going to be a webcast of this annoucement?
Is there going to be a webcast of this annoucement?
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Originally Posted by Rob V
Scott is inviting as many Camaro owners as possible to Warren on Thursday... 
I figured when I heard it that, really, what better way for GM to announce the Camaro than to do it in front of a large group of unsuspecting F-Body owners who are there to tell GM they want thier beloved car back!
F-Body owners have always felt a little like Harley owners to me... for THE MOST PART we love and respect each other's cars and are always willing to swap stories or give a nod whenever possible. I couldn't imagine GM connecting any better with this core group than showing how much they appreciate them by making this announcement IN FRONT OF THEM, instead of letting them read about it in a magazine or on the net.
If this is indeed the general's plan... then you no doubt have my respect for showing your appreciation to the loyal F-Body fans who still haven't given up hope after so long without a new one.
To Scott, and everyone else here "in the know"
... thanks for keeping hope alive for all of us for all this time... you guys rock. 
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The production version could be built as early as 2008, the newspaper reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the plans.
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2009 model year can start as early as April 2008. But it will probably be fall 08. That gives the General 2 years to throw it together. I wonder what premium gas will be selling for then.