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Old 12-06-2025, 12:49 PM   #132
Martinjlm
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Originally Posted by Corky View Post
Agreed... As a boomer I can attest to the jump in Camaro/Corvette sales as the retiree numbers age out and grow.. And most older generations have a connection to the car culture of days past....Around here the younger generations have completely shifted to the truck as the new cool/modification factor...And the ones that have Camaros are trying hard to drive them year round{Camaro/Challenger/Mustang are the first contestants to be seen along the road in a winter storm here as it's always been}..
Including all the pandemic and education factors it was a generally rough time in sports car sales ...Nothing like buying a new Camaro then being FORCED not to work during the pandemic...lol... It all adds up to the diminished interest from the newer generations..
I ran into Ed Welburn at an Automotive Hall of Fame event one evening. He's both an inductee and a board member. What we were talking about was the fact that the last (5) Powertrain Portfolio Planning directors, self included, all bought Camaros when they retired from GM. Three of us bought SS. Four of us bought convertibles.
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