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I knew when I clicked in this thread, this would be the kind of reaction I would be seeing from a lot of the Camaro faithful. Relax, it's not like there was a dramatic swing away from the Camaro to the Mustang. Camaro sales seemed to be about where they have been the last few months, but I believe what you are seeing on the Mustang side is two different things taking place:
1) As some have said, if you were looking to get a deal on a Mustang with the new bodystyle and really did not care about performance numbers compared to its direct competition, you couldn't find a better time to buy a 2010 Mustang.
2) The 2011 Mustangs, with their new and ultra-hyped powertrains started hitting the dealers in full force in May. While the demand for the 2011 version of Ford's ponycar is probably not as strong as it was for the Gen5 Camaro when I was introduced after a long hiatus, there is still a strong demand for the improved performance in the 2011 Mustang.
These two thing together, I believe, accounts for the big jump in sales. I also predict this will not be one month-and-done thing and expect the Mustang to outsell the Camaro throught the summer, or at least until the Camaro convertible hits the dealer lots.
Sometimes you just have to accept the fact that the Camaro will never replace the Mustang as America's favorite ponycar.
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