NEWS: Chevy Camaro will be named Ke Mai Luo in China
03-22-2011, 10:40 AM
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NEWS: Chevy Camaro will be named Ke Mai Luo in China
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General Motors is ready to bring some muscle to the Chinese market. For the past 44 years, we've called it the Camaro. China, however, will get the bad Bowtie two-door wearing a new name. It will be called the Ke Mai Luo (���), which GM insists is a "sonorous Chinese name." We tried running Ke Mai Luo through Google Translate but wound up with nothing. Any Chinese-speaking readers feel free to enlighten us in the comments.
The CDM Camaro will get the 3.6-liter V6 engine, which is good for 312-horsepower and can be paired with either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. No word yet if the V8 will make its way over as well. The Ke Mai Luo is going to start at approximately 500,000 Chinese Yuan, or a tidy $76,267 U.S. dollars. Check out the official press release after the jump.
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General Motors is ready to bring some muscle to the Chinese market. For the past 44 years, we've called it the Camaro. China, however, will get the bad Bowtie two-door wearing a new name. It will be called the Ke Mai Luo (���), which GM insists is a "sonorous Chinese name." We tried running Ke Mai Luo through Google Translate but wound up with nothing. Any Chinese-speaking readers feel free to enlighten us in the comments.
The CDM Camaro will get the 3.6-liter V6 engine, which is good for 312-horsepower and can be paired with either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. No word yet if the V8 will make its way over as well. The Ke Mai Luo is going to start at approximately 500,000 Chinese Yuan, or a tidy $76,267 U.S. dollars. Check out the official press release after the jump.
Gallery: Review: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
Photos copyright (C)2011 Drew Phillips / AOL
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03-22-2011, 12:44 PM
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Re: NEWS: Chevy Camaro will be named Ke Mai Luo in China
why in the hell would they call it that? its an american car. call it the camaro. is the badgin on the fender going to spell that or be in chineese? dumb. kinda disappointed about that.
03-22-2011, 01:12 PM
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Re: NEWS: Chevy Camaro will be named Ke Mai Luo in China
Is this some kind of joke? The first thing I thought of was the character Charlie Chan trying to say "Camaro" it it coming out sounding like Ke Mai Luo. I'm not Asian, but if I was, I might find it offensive.
03-22-2011, 02:40 PM
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if you wanna play, you have to pay. i dont know. probably limited quantities. expensive shipping rates. just like any foreign limited cars we get here.
03-22-2011, 03:37 PM
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Re: NEWS: Chevy Camaro will be named Ke Mai Luo in China
Just checked with a friend of mine of Chinese decent and she said that's exactly what it is. She thought it was funny. She also has a 5th gen SS and said she wouldn't think of driving any nice car like her Camaro in China. It's a mess.
03-22-2011, 03:56 PM
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Camaro sold as the Ke Mei Luo in China starting at.....$76,000
http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/22/auto...hina/index.htm
For that much money, I wonder if its going to have the new interior.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- When General Motors unveils the Chevrolet Camaro for Chinese customers at the Shanghai Auto Show next month it will have a new Chinese name: Ke Mei Luo.
The Ke Mei Luo will be billed as a "luxury" car commanding a price far higher than Americans typically pay.
A V6-powered Ke Mei Luo will cost about 500,000 Chinese Yuan, or roughly $76,000. Prices for a V6-powered Camaro in the U.S. typically start at about $22,000.
There has been no word, yet, on how much a V8 Powered Ke Mei Luo will cost.
The luxury performance market segment has been flourishing in China, according to GM, growing 141% in 2010.
Just as the word Camaro has no meaning in English, Ke Mei Luo means nothing in particular in Chinese, according to a GM spokesman. The automaker simply wanted to render the famous Camaro name for Chinese speakers.
The Ke Mei Luo will be billed as a "luxury" car commanding a price far higher than Americans typically pay.
A V6-powered Ke Mei Luo will cost about 500,000 Chinese Yuan, or roughly $76,000. Prices for a V6-powered Camaro in the U.S. typically start at about $22,000.
There has been no word, yet, on how much a V8 Powered Ke Mei Luo will cost.
The luxury performance market segment has been flourishing in China, according to GM, growing 141% in 2010.
Just as the word Camaro has no meaning in English, Ke Mei Luo means nothing in particular in Chinese, according to a GM spokesman. The automaker simply wanted to render the famous Camaro name for Chinese speakers.
03-22-2011, 04:10 PM
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Re: Camaro sold as the Ke Mei Luo in China starting at.....$76,000
http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/22/auto...hina/index.htm
For that much money, I wonder if its going to have the new interior.
For that much money, I wonder if its going to have the new interior.
03-22-2011, 09:41 PM
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03-22-2011, 10:30 PM
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Re: NEWS: Chevy Camaro will be named Ke Mai Luo in China
Nova..................El Camino.....................Monte Carlo
Yea, cuz those are english too!
