Here is a query about the Camaro I sent to Chevy via their website. I sent it twice and got two responses. They follow also.....

I'm 42 and have owned many chevy
cars and trucks over the years. I
currently own a 2004 S-10, a 2004
Corvette, a 1974 Camaro, and a
2002 Camaro. I have owned 12
Camaros since I was 16, when I was
driving a 1976 Type LT. I was
crushed when the Camaro was
dropped in 02. I hear talk of a
2007 Camaro. I don't expect you to
share any secrets, but I hope it
is true. I hope it has styling
cues from the 69 Camaro, and I
hope its exptremely powerful, and
can be had in convertible form.
Front engine, rear wheel drive and
manual transmissions are a must. I
also wish if a special edition
(say maybe with a 427 enginee)
were offered, that it was made
available to former Camaro
loyalists who can document a car
ownership life dedicated to
Camaros. I like my 04 Vette okay,
but I'm still a Camaro guy at
heart and won't by a other Vette.
For now, I'm saving the Vette to
trade in on an 07 Camaro Z28.
Don't let me down. Thank you.

Response # 1
Dear Mr. Kearney,

Good evening! Thank you for contacting the Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center. We appreciate you taking the time to write us in regards to your comments about the Chevrolet Camaro.

We apologize but there is not a Chevrolet Camaro that will be coming out. On September 25, 2001 General Motors Corporation announced that 2002 would be the last model year for the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird. Due to the decrease in demand for the sport segments, this decision was unavoidable.

Although Camaro and Firebird have always had focused appeal, both Chevy and Pontiac will continue the tradition of providing performance vehicles with high value.

GM will continue to support the millions of Camaro and Firebird/Trans Am owners with replacement parts, reproduction parts, accessories and technical support through its Service Parts Organization. GM has stated previously that the company is committed to continue operation of the Ste. Therese, Quebec, plant through the term of the current Canadian Auto Workers contract that expired in fall 2002.

At this time, no product has been assigned to the plant after that date, but GM continues to study possible options. Nothing has changed concerning GM's production plans for the Camaro and Firebird.

If you should need to contact us in the future, simply reply to this message with your service request number 1-245342562 or call our Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-222-1020. Customer Relationship Managers are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

Again, thank you for contacting Chevrolet.

Sincerely,


Carol Hazel
Customer Relationship Manager
Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center

Response # 2
Dear Mr. Kearney,

Good evening! Thank you for contacting the Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center. I am very happy to hear of your enthusiasm for the Chevrolet Camaro. WOW! What an awesome collection of Chevrolet vehicles such as your 2004 Chevrolet S-10, 2004 Corvette, 1974 Camaro and even a 2002 Chevrolet Camaro. I understand that you have owned Camaros since you were 16 years old. I appreciate you taking the time to write us in regards to your inquiry on whether there will be a 2007 Chevrolet Camaro as you have heard. I apologize for the discontinuance of the Chevrolet Camaro from our product line.

I appreciate your positive comments and I am glad to learn of your satisfaction with your Chevrolet Camaros. Chevrolet has always prided itself on building quality products. We are glad you have found this to be true! We appreciate the feedback we receive from our customers. Your input is vital to Chevrolet as we look ahead to production of future models. We are happy to have you in our family, and we hope to continue serving you in the years ahead!

I respect your interest in the design of the Chevrolet Camaro and the Chevrolet division.

We are interested in your suggestions and appreciate it when customers like you take the time to write to us about them. We value the opinions of our customers and we always take them into consideration as we plan for future models.

I have performed a search for any information on our concept vehicles and I was unable to locate anything on a 2007 Chevrolet Camaro. I did locate some information that Chevrolet has a concept vehicle in the making the Chevrolet SS. You can view and read about this vehicle on our website

www.chevrolet.com/

go to future vehicles on the left-hand side/ drill down on the SS preview for some information on this vehicle. You may also read more information on this vehicle by going to the website

http://media.gm.com/

Vehicle Media Sites/Chevrolet/Concept Vehicles for further information.

If you should need to contact us in the future, simply reply to this message or call our Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-222-1020. Customer Relationship Managers are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Eastern Time. I have added your comments in file number S1-245373536. Please refer to this file number in any communication you may send.

Again, thank you for contacting Chevrolet.

Sincerely,

Marie Andrews
Customer Relationship Manager
Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center

 

Wow. That is the first personalized response I have seen. Congrats!

Also, interesting they point you to the SS Concept...

 

That top response is recent? The reason I ask is because of the following:

As we all know, Ste. Therese is now gone. That statement makes me think the balance of Carol Hazel's response is a 2 year old blanket letter. Because of this, I would give little to no weight to that response.

 

The 1st response was a standard GM letter sent to all inquires regarding the Camaro, I believe prior to our e-mail campaign some months ago. That comment about Ste. Therese pretty much verifies it.

The 2nd response was no doubt a more recent and personalized response. It is interesting that she responded positively about a "Chevrolet SS" in the making even though you specifically asked about Camaro.

Being that GM can not officially call anything "Camaro" (even if it's only a concept car) till everything is in place and cleared, and that the SS concept is known to be a "cartoon" or exagerated version of an upcoming Chevrolet performance coupe, I'd say you most certainly have had your question answered!

Gotta read between the lines my friend.

 

If you notice on the chevrolet.com website and go to the SS Concept when the the intro starts the first thing it shows is a 70 SS Chevelle. Could they be giving us a little clue to the SS Concept or is GM just trying to through everyone off?

 

Yep. Just got them yesterday. I too was confused about the plant and thought it was an old response.

I hope you're right, guionM. I've got an 04 vette that is not nearly as much fun to drive as my 02 B4C. I'm sitting on the vette to use as trade on a future Camaro, I hope in 07.

It really amazes me that more info doesn't get out about these cars under development. Hell, you'd think the janitors that clean these plants and studios would know enough that they could make money on the info and pictures.

 

GM had a fiasco about 15 years ago when someone did just that and a little more.

Someone smuggled out actual official mock up pictures of the 4th gen Camaro (still 3 or 4 years away) and a proposal for the C5 Corvette (it was initially supposed to be out in '93 or '94), then sold them to Car & Driver magazine.

GM did an investigation that would put the FBI, CIA, and Homeland Security to shame. The got the guy, and made an example of him. Not only was he fire, he was sued for damages and for violating secrecy agreements.

Since then, GM has some iron clad security regarding new products, and everyone directly involved that works on GM's future cars have to sign non-disclosure agreements, giving GM the legal right to go after them if they reveal anything sensitive. GM even sent a general message to all vendors after Delphi let it be known they got the contract to to make 2007 Camaro steering columns (true story).

The only way you'll find out anything from GM is to:
1. Piece information together from clues they themselves give & other sources.
2. Wait till the final 18 or so months when so many people know about the car or are working on it that it's no longer a secret anymore, and GM can't possibly hope to prosecute anyone.
or 3. Wait for Bob Lutz to leak something. Of all people at GM, I'd say Bob Lutz has leaked more things than all other GM executives put together. Especially about cars HE is personally interested in (ie: the 04 GTO, the Solstice, and just about the entire plan of Cadillac's lineup for the next 5 years).

 

I'm sure I will be slammed, but frankly I don't care.

For those looking for what the 2007 "Camaro" will look like all you have to do is look at the Chevy SS concept car. That is what the Chevy coupe for 2007 will look like. It will take alot of cues from it, especially the frontend that bares a resemblence to the 73 Camaro. It's been in front of your noses all this time.





And frankly it will NOT be named Camaro. So go on slam all you want.

 

Why do you think you would be slammed? Any info is good info.

Why are you sure it's not going to be called Camaro? Do you know something or is it just an opinion. Thanks.

 

Because last time I posted about this I basically got called clueless. The fact of the matter is I called everything about the 05 GTO back in January and I'm calling no Camaro for 2007. How did I call the 05 specs correctly? Because Guion and Red Planet are NOT the only ones who have inside info about the automotive world.

 

And unless you blantantly show that you do (at risk of revealing yourself or the person who provides the info to you) people think you are full of it. That's ok, their loss...

 

Just some thoughts on inside info and a future Camaro.....

GM has 326,000 employees. Only a miniscule sliver of these employees have any knowledge of a future Chevy coupe/Camaro. The party line at GM now-a-days is that there will be no Camaro. So most peoples' inside info will mirror this "party line". Information at this point is sparse and compartmentalised.
Even if someone wanted to tell you ALL they know...they may not know ALL there is.

That is unless, you can get Bob Lutz or Rick Wagoner to go out for a night of cocktails.

 

I agree. But how do you know I don't know Bob.

 

Do you?

 

Because he's never mentioned you to me.