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Originally Posted by Martinjlm
What we are not sure of: - No confirmation on what the Alpha2 will be called. Could be Malibu. Could be Impala. Could be Camaro. Could be something completely different.
- What brand or nameplate the GM EV Sedan will be. It could be the long rumored Buick Wildcat (or Electra?). It could be a Cadillac, since Cadillac already has all the EV SUV spaces covered, they may have room for a sedan. Could be a Chevrolet. If the Alpha2 car is Impala, EV could be Malibu. Or vice versa. Or either configuration (Alpha2 or EV) could be Camaro.
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Personally, I don't believe either sedan will be called Camaro. While I do think GM knows that a 4 door Camaro will tank worse than the 6th gen sales wise and aren't stupid enough to make that mistake, the big reason I believe it won't be a Camaro is because of recent NASCAR announcements.
NASCAR has announced that the 2026 Chevy body will not be called Camaro but instead will be a new nameplate. NASCAR requires the nameplate of the body to be a model that is currently in production or getting ready to enter production. If GM was going to revive the Camaro, it would make sense to keep that nameplate to build up the hype. I believe the nameplate that will be used will be whatever the Chevy sedan will be called.
My prediction is the Chevy sedan will be called the Impala or something completely new with the V8 option being called Impala SS or SS of the new name. The reason I think Impala instead of Malibu goes back to NASCAR with GM always using the nameplates of fast cars for their bodies and Impala SS is more known of a muscle car and going fast than a Malibu.
Edit: Another name to think about is the Caprice. GM set aside the Caprice name for police vehicles and since there was a demand for a civilian version of the high powered Caprice PPV, bringing back the Caprice and the Caprice SS would also be a possiblity.