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willisit · 02-16-2009, 08:51 AM

Could see it coming..

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/news/de...?storyId=19380

Still, LHD isn't too bad but it probably kills the car for me now.

camaroconti@evs · 02-16-2009, 02:25 PM

GM has done so much testing “down under” knowlingly that they were going to explode their sales with a Right Hand Drive Camaro…
our friends at AutoBlog are saying; “Camaro RHD axed!”

It seems as if we’ve been waiting for the production Camaro for years . There are plenty of Camaro-loving Americans happy to see that Chevy’s pony car is finally ready for prime time, but some overseas aficionados may be very disappointed.

GM has reportedly canceled plans to produce a right-hand-drive Camaro due to the company’s well-documented cash crunch. The General will still ship 100 LHD Camaros to the U.K., just enough to keep the muscle car from having to qualify for type-approval regulations.

*CamaroSpike23* · 02-16-2009, 05:16 PM

give it some time. once they get these things sold and out on the road im sure they'll start making RHD ones for ya.

TJ91 · 02-16-2009, 06:00 PM

I saw this yesterday, i think there might be a thread on this already. Its sad, i know the feeling for those guys down under and it must suck. Is it still available to export their atleast?

TJ91 · 02-16-2009, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

give it some time. once they get these things sold and out on the road im sure they'll start making RHD ones for ya.

Good point, maybe they'll just have to wait a year, im sure GM knows that there is a market out there for them

willisit · 02-18-2009, 08:03 AM

We were due to wait a year anyway (May 2010, earliest) so I think it'll be 2012 now if GM survives. I bet, and it's not really a leap, that they'll have to prove the vehicle's sales (80k/100k a year) before anything can happen. I'd wait until 2010, but not 2012 - so I'll go hit a LHD Corvette, another 993 or my dream, the AMV8.

I'll still test drive the LHD Camaro but I won't buy one new.

MD · 02-18-2009, 04:21 PM

Gm aint goin nowhere...Too many American jobs at stake, the government wont let it happen

zebra · 02-18-2009, 10:54 PM

aw man! i was lookin forward to somehow finding my way into a rhd model ever since they announced the possibility of it! i guess i really gotta wait & see now

02-16-2009, 08:51 AM	#1
willisit Drives: Vauxhall Monaro VXR Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waterlooville, UK Posts: 314	RHD cancelled... Could see it coming.. http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/news/de...?storyId=19380 Still, LHD isn't too bad but it probably kills the car for me now. __________________ Dan 2005 Vauxhall Monaro VXR. Sport pac - Road Response Pac - Ripshifter 2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Sport (ug) 2001 Honda CBR 600 F

02-16-2009, 02:25 PM	#2
camaroconti@evs Drives: still dreamin Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 82	No RH Drivers?! GM has done so much testing “down under” knowlingly that they were going to explode their sales with a Right Hand Drive Camaro… our friends at AutoBlog are saying; “Camaro RHD axed!” It seems as if we’ve been waiting for the production Camaro for years . There are plenty of Camaro-loving Americans happy to see that Chevy’s pony car is finally ready for prime time, but some overseas aficionados may be very disappointed. GM has reportedly canceled plans to produce a right-hand-drive Camaro due to the company’s well-documented cash crunch. The General will still ship 100 LHD Camaros to the U.K., just enough to keep the muscle car from having to qualify for type-approval regulations.

02-18-2009, 08:03 AM	#6
willisit Drives: Vauxhall Monaro VXR Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waterlooville, UK Posts: 314	We were due to wait a year anyway (May 2010, earliest) so I think it'll be 2012 now if GM survives. I bet, and it's not really a leap, that they'll have to prove the vehicle's sales (80k/100k a year) before anything can happen. I'd wait until 2010, but not 2012 - so I'll go hit a LHD Corvette, another 993 or my dream, the AMV8. I'll still test drive the LHD Camaro but I won't buy one new. __________________ Dan 2005 Vauxhall Monaro VXR. Sport pac - Road Response Pac - Ripshifter 2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Sport (ug) 2001 Honda CBR 600 F

02-18-2009, 10:54 PM	#8
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	aw man! i was lookin forward to somehow finding my way into a rhd model ever since they announced the possibility of it! i guess i really gotta wait & see now __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

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