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Originally Posted by htron50
From another nearby post the GM supplier is announcing ALPHA contract for 2013 MY which, could mean shipments as early as July 2012 (?). If so, might we see Z/28 and new ZL1 MUCH EARLIER than one might expect? The 2012 ZL1 might just be The First and Last one on the Zeta platform! Hmmmm....
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133815 |
Although that would be awesome, the entire pony car market updated in the same year, GM still has to let the 5th Gen turn profit, a 3 year model run may not put them in the green to cover the R&D and initial cost of production. They want a good long run, but not too long that people lose interest.. 2015 will be close to 6 years and sales will surely reflect by then and profits will already been made. If GM continues to sell the 5th Gen at a 6-9k units a month until redesign they may not be as hasty to change, they could also do a mid-model refresh as well or introduce a new engine to overlap cost of the drivetrain and chassis upgrades. A Gen5 refresh and a GenV engine could push sales back up after 2012 for the remaining 2 MY's and provide a nice buffer and lessen the impact of cost on a total ground up new 2015 Camaro.. It would also let GM build the Camaro around the engine instead of the other way around.
Just a thought.