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Originally Posted by hotlap
I believe this is why Chevy is less aggressive with fleet sales than the others. Camaro’s volume helps the cost of the Cadillac Alpha platform, Corvette’s V8’s, eLSD, the A10, M6.... Parts bin sharing creates volume, not fleet.
IMO, if GM drops Cadillac coupes/sedans completely, the Camaro is toast. GM dropped the American built CT6 (Omega) pretty abruptly, so things could change fast for Alpha, but it’s a luxury cruiser in a market going CUV. As long as there is a market for upscale sport coupes, the CTx and Camaro will stay. ...IMO
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True but there does need to be volume to keep the factory running. I would have to think an idle factory is worse for business than a few fleet sales. I also think volume will be a little more important now than it was. Alpha was spread out across 3 cars. Now Alpha-II is only going to be spread out across 2 cars, your going to have to make some of that up I would think.
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Originally Posted by whiteboyblues2001
Agreed. No platform, no Camaro. An engine could be easier to find in the parts bin. It may not be the most exciting offering, but without a platform, there will be no Camaro.
The only wild card here, is that if Corvette gets split off to it's own brand, Camaro becomes the halo car, and it could be on a stand-alone platform. Or the Camaro platform would trickle down to Buick or something...
But for now, as long as there are parts in the bin, there WILL be a Camaro.
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I just can't see that happening. I think even if they split Corvette into it's own brand, it will still have to have a car like the base stingray that is "affordable" Like I have said numerous times in threads like these, if I am in the market for a Corvette, I would never consider a Camaro because a Camaro will never be a corvette. I think trying to position Camaro in the "halo" model would be a disaster. Yes the top performing trims in Camaro might outperform base Corvette, but the Camaro is just that, it's just a Camaro. As long as the Corvette exists I don't see see anyway camaro becomes a halo car.