January 2010 Camaro production & sales figures. Tops Mustang for 8th straight month!

[Milk 1027]

Looks like GM is going to meet their goal of 100,000 Camaroa for the 2010 MY.

[CPanther95]

Originally Posted by garagelogic

Actually, if you look at the numbers month by month, the gap between Mustang sales and Camaro sales is actually closing despite the 2011 Mustang being right around the corner for Ford.

GM sold only 624 more Camaros than Ford did Mustangs in January. Compare that to the gap back in October (3293 cars).

Anybody dumb enough to buy a 2010 (non-Shelby) Mustang instead of a 2010 Camaro or waiting for the 2011 Mustang is dumb enough that their sales shouldn't be counted.

Acknowledging stupidity is the start of a slippery slope toward embracing stupidity - and ultimately encouraging it.

[CynAgain]

Originally Posted by garagelogic

Actually, if you look at the numbers month by month, the gap between Mustang sales and Camaro sales is actually closing despite the 2011 Mustang being right around the corner for Ford.

GM sold only 624 more Camaros than Ford did Mustangs in January. Compare that to the gap back in October (3293 cars).

Hence the logic in his user name.




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[garagelogic]

Originally Posted by CPanther95

Anybody dumb enough to buy a 2010 (non-Shelby) Mustang instead of a 2010 Camaro or waiting for the 2011 Mustang is dumb enough that their sales shouldn't be counted.

Acknowledging stupidity is the start of a slippery slope toward embracing stupidity - and ultimately encouraging it.

You're right. But then, why buy a new car of any year model? Rarely does any make or model of car not see an improvement or refinement over the outgoing model year.

Considering only a very small percentage of all buyers even care about the performance aspects of a car, I doubt the extra horsepower the 2011 Mustang brings to the table trumps the crazy deals you can get on a 2010 Mustang right now. Just a thought.

[1DERZ SS]

That is for sure...but someday some of them may end up on here..

Originally Posted by tony1

This Summer there will be ALOT of Camaro's on the road

[98_Camaro]

I think it's safe to say we're gonna hit 100,000 Camaro's by March 16.

[gmwheels]

if the camaro had 0% financing like the mustang there wouldn't be one left on any lots.

[68blk/yel396]

Ah, don't worry....they are also claiming 30mpg with the automatic v6. Classic game of one-upmanship.

GM did it with the SS LS3 (426hp) when compared to the Challenger SRT8 (425hp).

Either way, the Mustang still isn't getting an IRS. Check out how loose that backend gets in this Motor Trend video...

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Rolnslo,

Cool video............thanks for posting !!!!!

[MrE]

Originally Posted by garagelogic

Actually, if you look at the numbers month by month, the gap between Mustang sales and Camaro sales is actually closing despite the 2011 Mustang being right around the corner for Ford.

GM sold only 624 more Camaros than Ford did Mustangs in January. Compare that to the gap back in October (3293 cars).

They only sold 624 more Camaros in January because Oshawa was shut down the last week of Dec, and for the first week in January. Also, the current lack of supply means that most people buying a new Camaro are ordering their car vs. the 2010 Mustang buyers can walk into a showroom and drive off with it. But this argument can be settled with February's sales comparison.

[firsttime Camaro owner]

I got the ball rolling for Camaro deliveries in Feb. Took delivery of my 2SS yesterday

[Jerseyrican88]

Originally Posted by firsttime Camaro owner

I got the ball rolling for Camaro deliveries in Feb. Took delivery of my 2SS yesterday

awesome man, glad to hear it

[Jerseyrican88]

Originally Posted by n!ght r!der

Pretty good numbers.. even with a vacation, maybe in february the sales might skyrocket or something because we are sure to get SOME ex-toyota drivers in a new camaro... maybe?

lmao im sure your right, i think toyota f'ed up big time. who knows if they'll be able to recover from this because this has def ruined the way some ppl look at their brand. maybe GM can come out on top???

[BearDownSS]

I bet people are getting really good deals on mustangs right now. After all, who would really want to buy a 2010 when you could get new the engine for 2011? I think that if it wasn't for the 0%, they would have a really hard time moving those.

[Scrapppy666]

Chevy also sold the most cars out of all manufactures last month

1. Ford F-Series: 27,630
2. Chevy Silverado: 22,772
3. Honda Accord: 20,759 (1,737 Accord Crosstours included)
4. Nissan Altima: 18,636
5. Toyota Corolla: 17,121
6. Chevy Malibu: 16,439
7. Toyota Camry: 15,792
8. Honda Civic: 14,693
9. Chevy Cobalt: 12,962
10. Ford Fusion: 12,179