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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 01:37 PM
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General Motors Says Orders for Camaro Sports Cars Outrun Supply

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=aZCnXEtqqTcc

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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 01:46 PM
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No dealers near me have them. The 2 big dealers have none as of yesterday (at least on the lot that I could see) and another more rural dealer had a $5000 make up on a $27K 2LT (probably done to keep the car on the lot). These cars are being sold as soon as they get them.

I also saw 3 2010 Equinoxs' on a transport truck yesterday.

Will Camaro be the 2nd or 3rd best selling car at GM for June 2009?
Old Jun 25, 2009 | 02:11 PM
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Our local Chevy dealer had three Camaros two weeks ago. All three V6's. All three are gone now.
Old Jun 25, 2009 | 02:54 PM
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Kendall Chevrolet where I got my car has 5 or 6... i would say an even split of 6s and 8s
Old Jun 25, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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I passed a carrier with 4 or 5 of them on yesterday. Truck was very likely on it's way to the border.


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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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wow imagine that...build a fun affordable REAR-WHEEL DRIVE car and ppl will buy it!

but yet they still insist on killing off all the fun cars and building appliance fwd cars
Old Jun 25, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jmsjags
wow imagine that...build a fun affordable REAR-WHEEL DRIVE car and ppl will buy it!

but yet they still insist on killing off all the fun cars and building appliance fwd cars
It’s a little early to jump to conclusions yet ... it’s only been on the market for a few months. With the Camaro having a such a large following, plus seven years of nothing for the faithful to buy, it was inevitable that it would be sold out for most of the first year. Heck, even the fourth-gen sold like crazy for the first year or so. The real test will be what happens after all the loyal fans and first-on-the-block types get theirs. I suspect there's not a lot of appeal outside of those groups, and we'll see demand drop significantly by this time next year, and only go downhill from there.
Old Jun 25, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jmsjags
wow imagine that...build a fun affordable REAR-WHEEL DRIVE car and ppl will buy it!

but yet they still insist on killing off all the fun cars and building appliance fwd cars
Just imagine if they built that Zeta Impala. More sales and at a higher price.
Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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I still have yet to see one on the road here... although others told me they have.
Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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At the dealership I work at we're selling them almost as fast as they come in. I don't think any, aside from the first car we received, sat for more than 3 or 4 days. I think we've had 8 or so come through, with 4 of them being RS/SS, one SS or two SS, one 1LT, and the rest 2LTs.

I saw my first one on the road about two weeks ago(yellow SS, possibly RS/SS) while I was out cruising in my 69. I've only seen 2 or 3 '10 Mustangs and 2 or 3 Genesis coupes so far too though.

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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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They must be running out of steel because the car is so big.
Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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Have they added an extra shift yet to the line? they seriously need to. I see like 10-20x 2010 mustangs than i do Camaros. Its annoying as hell
Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 0toinsanein5.4sec
Have they added an extra shift yet to the line? they seriously need to. I see like 10-20x 2010 mustangs than i do Camaros. Its annoying as hell
I doubt they'd add any additional structural capacity ... it's pretty expensive to do that. But they are running weekends and through vacations to max out their existing capacity as it goes through this temporary surge of demand.
Old Jun 25, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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Our local Greenville dealer is pretty big, nada, haven't seen a single one there. I have yet to see a single one on the road here. The ONLY one I've seen so far was when I was 4 hours away in Greensboro, NC for Memorial weekend. It was bright red and gorgeous! The Ford Dealer across the street has 7 or 8 2010 'Stangs, about half n half.

I would like to add that there is A LOT of Challengers running around my area. I've seen a few 2010 Mustangs running around too.

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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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I still have yet to see one on the road here... although others told me they have.
Poor guy. Here I am in Melbourne, Australia, and I've seen 4 already even though none are actually available here... The last one I saw was a red one during a dark, rainy evening ...and boy did it look BIG and BAAAD as it passed me!



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