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Raken · 06-30-2009, 06:34 PM

Found this today at Jalopnik

As the Muscle Car Wars continue, GM's struggling to meet demand for the new Chevy Camaro, with some buyers paying heavy premiums on sticker prices. Now GM even thinks it may catch Ford's new 2010 Mustang in monthly sales.

According to the General, the new Camaro is creating enough buzz to play a key role in GM's turnaround. It's obviously drawing showroom traffic with the new Transformers movie — no matter how awful it was. But GM thinks it's so hot it may even catch the Ford Mustang in monthly sales when it has enough available — no small feat given the 'stang sells with a drop-top model alongside the coupe and the Camaro's only got the coupe (not to mention there's not even a t-top version!).

GM sold 5,463 Camaros in May, the first month of the sporty car's revival, compared with 8,812 Mustangs sold by Ford. GM spokesman Terry Rhadigan says Camaro will be "right with Mustang on sales" by the end of June. Of course there's a lot of pent-up demand for the Camaro, so the question will be — even if Chevy does come out on top in the month of June, will that translate into long-term sales? If the Dodge Challenger and its steady burn of sales are any indication — Chrysler's sold 2,695 of the Dodge Challenger last month, and approximately 2,000 - 3,000 per month for the past 11 months — it may have at least some lasting volume.

We'll have to see who comes out on top in the long-run, but at the very least, pent-up demand will likely give the Mustang a run for the money this month and maybe the 'maro will even pick up the win. We'll have to wait until Thursday to find out.

jdbaker82 · 06-30-2009, 06:36 PM

Old news.

binlow84 · 06-30-2009, 08:04 PM

There's no doubt that demand will taper off at some point. The interesting statistic I look forward to seeing in the future is how much Mustang sales drop once the Camaro hits lots. It's going to happen, both cars are aiming at the same market so there will be a change. The question is which car will garner more sales a few years from now.

Vash · 06-30-2009, 08:18 PM

But Ford is practically dumping cars right now and offering Zero APR.

Too bad the interior in that car tried to be like Camaro too much. It looks like an 80's barf. Look at the angles on the brake handle it's like WTF. I have a pic of the Mustang and the Pinto brake levers and they are almost the same.

06-30-2009, 06:34 PM	#1
Raken Drives: Pontiac Sunfire Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 18	Chevy Camaro to beat Ford Mustang in Junes sales? Found this today at Jalopnik As the Muscle Car Wars continue, GM's struggling to meet demand for the new Chevy Camaro, with some buyers paying heavy premiums on sticker prices. Now GM even thinks it may catch Ford's new 2010 Mustang in monthly sales. According to the General, the new Camaro is creating enough buzz to play a key role in GM's turnaround. It's obviously drawing showroom traffic with the new Transformers movie — no matter how awful it was. But GM thinks it's so hot it may even catch the Ford Mustang in monthly sales when it has enough available — no small feat given the 'stang sells with a drop-top model alongside the coupe and the Camaro's only got the coupe (not to mention there's not even a t-top version!). GM sold 5,463 Camaros in May, the first month of the sporty car's revival, compared with 8,812 Mustangs sold by Ford. GM spokesman Terry Rhadigan says Camaro will be "right with Mustang on sales" by the end of June. Of course there's a lot of pent-up demand for the Camaro, so the question will be — even if Chevy does come out on top in the month of June, will that translate into long-term sales? If the Dodge Challenger and its steady burn of sales are any indication — Chrysler's sold 2,695 of the Dodge Challenger last month, and approximately 2,000 - 3,000 per month for the past 11 months — it may have at least some lasting volume. We'll have to see who comes out on top in the long-run, but at the very least, pent-up demand will likely give the Mustang a run for the money this month and maybe the 'maro will even pick up the win. We'll have to wait until Thursday to find out.

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06-30-2009, 06:36 PM	#2
jdbaker82 Banned Drives: None Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Baltimore Posts: 425	Old news.

06-30-2009, 08:04 PM	#3
binlow84 Drives: '10 Camaro, IBM 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: St. Louis metro, Illinois Posts: 350 View My Garage	There's no doubt that demand will taper off at some point. The interesting statistic I look forward to seeing in the future is how much Mustang sales drop once the Camaro hits lots. It's going to happen, both cars are aiming at the same market so there will be a change. The question is which car will garner more sales a few years from now.

06-30-2009, 08:18 PM	#4
Vash Drives: 00 Blazer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 5,104	But Ford is practically dumping cars right now and offering Zero APR. Too bad the interior in that car tried to be like Camaro too much. It looks like an 80's barf. Look at the angles on the brake handle it's like WTF. I have a pic of the Mustang and the Pinto brake levers and they are almost the same.