Announcement for Ending Camaro Production, 4th Gen

Motor Fast · 10-02-2022, 07:07 PM

Anybody remember how much notice was given when 2002 was announced as the last year for Camaro? Sounds like from some posts on here it was at least a year out.

Dark Phoenix · 10-02-2022, 08:06 PM

Yeah I think it was know at least prior to the final model years production perhaps even longer. I imagine 2023 will almost definitely not be the final year of the 6th gen Camaro. Feel pretty confident GM would have already announced if it was.

GXP08jrf · 10-02-2022, 08:29 PM

Not sure exactly where you're going with this question and I don't have recollection, but that was over 20 years ago. GM and the industry have changed so much in the meantime I doubt you can glean any conclusion about product timing from events two decades ago. There’s not a formal process for making the announcement relative to the calendar or the production schedule. For instance, when it was announced that the Cruze would cease production, it was within the production’s current model year. The announcement was made at the end of November, 2018 and the last one was built March of 2019, a little over 3 months later. Even if GM said 2024 is the last model year for Camaro (as is the most prevalent rumor), they could pull the plug tomorrow if market conditions warrant it or it might lumber on until they're able to satisfy lingering demand...

It’d be foolish to think that because no announcement has been made, that production is “safe” for any defined period of time in reference to those past events.

AZIROC · 10-02-2022, 08:41 PM

GM really didn't do anything specially for the '02 camaro. The Trans Am for that special edition yellow and blue paint. But there wasn't any special options or add one. Sadly it seems like the same fate is destined for the camaro again.

LateBrakeU2 · 10-02-2022, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AZIROC

GM really didn't do anything specially for the '02 camaro. The Trans Am for that special edition yellow and blue paint. But there wasn't any special options or add one. Sadly it seems like the same fate is destined for the camaro again.

They did have the Z4C 35th anniversary RPO, but like mentioned previously this is a far different time. The race to watt power is on and GM is determined to win it seems.

Big Lou 1le · 10-02-2022, 08:56 PM

I can see where GM extends the 2023 model year till September, and announce the end in March 2023 for any final editions.

arpad_m · 10-02-2022, 09:41 PM

In this case, the (distant) past is no longer a good predictor of the future, given how much the company has changed in the last 1-2 decades, which has already been noted above.

A more recent trend is gm giving absolutely zero attention and thought to the Camaro, so unless an old school cowboy inside the company can (or rather, could) muster up the clout to push a meaningful farewell edition through, I foresee a simple 2-paragraph announcement of ending Camaro production followed by 3-4 paragraphs touting the bright EV future, or at best a custom decal and paint color combo edition.

Gen6cyl · 10-03-2022, 05:52 AM

Maybe they will have a quiet low decibel edition in automatic only to help transition you into the ev future.

jamala00 · 10-03-2022, 07:43 AM

I seen a GM commercial last night touting their EV lineup. My best guess is the 2024 "Camaro" if it exists is something similar to what Ford did to the EV Mustang. I personally don't see why GM would do this though as they already have the Blazer. I think 2023 will be the last year of our ICE Camaros. Just my best guess.

raptor5244 · 10-03-2022, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jamala00

I seen a GM commercial last night touting their EV lineup. My best guess is the 2024 "Camaro" if it exists is something similar to what Ford did to the EV Mustang. I personally don't see why GM would do this though as they already have the Blazer. I think 2023 will be the last year of our ICE Camaros. Just my best guess.

This is the only rumor I have seen.

https://www.motortrend.com/features/...price-on-sale/

Martinjlm · 10-03-2022, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Motor Fast

Anybody remember how much notice was given when 2002 was announced as the last year for Camaro? Sounds like from some posts on here it was at least a year out.

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Originally Posted by Dark Phoenix

Yeah I think it was know at least prior to the final model years production perhaps even longer. I imagine 2023 will almost definitely not be the final year of the 6th gen Camaro. Feel pretty confident GM would have already announced if it was.

Different times, different people involved, different reasons for ending the car. What happened 20 years ago won’t matter today.

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Originally Posted by GXP08jrf

Not sure exactly where you're going with this question and I don't have recollection, but that was over 20 years ago. GM and the industry have changed so much in the meantime I doubt you can glean any conclusion about product timing from events two decades ago. There’s not a formal process for making the announcement relative to the calendar or the production schedule. For instance, when it was announced that the Cruze would cease production, it was within the production’s current model year. The announcement was made at the end of November, 2018 and the last one was built March of 2019, a little over 3 months later. Even if GM said 2024 is the last model year for Camaro (as is the most prevalent rumor), they could pull the plug tomorrow if market conditions warrant it or it might lumber on until they're able to satisfy lingering demand...

It’d be foolish to think that because no announcement has been made, that production is “safe” for any defined period of time in reference to those past events.

This. Every word of it ^^

Martinjlm · 10-03-2022, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by jamala00

I seen a GM commercial last night touting their EV lineup. My best guess is the 2024 "Camaro" if it exists is something similar to what Ford did to the EV Mustang. I personally don't see why GM would do this though as they already have the Blazer. I think 2023 will be the last year of our ICE Camaros. Just my best guess.

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Originally Posted by raptor5244

This is the only rumor I have seen.

https://www.motortrend.com/features/...price-on-sale/

If GM decides there’s a market for low roof sporty cars, it will be simple to just drop one (or more) onto the Ultium platform. The beauty of GM’s Ultium skateboard platforms is that they can vary the width, they can vary the length, they can vary the wheelbase, and they can vary the top hat. They have two basic skateboards (BET for trucks and BEV3 for cars and crossovers) that they can use like legos to make whatever configuration they want. Look at what they’re doing with Blazer EV. You can get it as FWD, RWD, or AWD. That’s part of the reason they are going in this direction. Maximum product flexibility. The BEV3 Ultium skateboard is replacing Alpha, Gamma, Delta, Chi, Epsilon, Omega, and eventually Y-car platforms. Right now Ultium builds everything from Equinox EV to Cadillac Lyriq, with more to come, both larger and smaller than those bookends. The next Gen Bolt will be on Ultium. So will the Cadillac sedan replacements as well as CUVs in addition to Lyriq.

On the truck side, the Ultium BET replaces the T2 and 31XX platforms and will house vehicles from the size of Colorado / Canyon up to the gargantuan Hummer EV that launched the platform.

Junction65 · 10-03-2022, 09:13 AM

For those unfamiliar with the Ultium platform

GM’s Ultium Electric Car Platform Technology: Everything You Need to Know

ST1LE · 10-03-2022, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Gen6cyl

That seems to be happening these days.

10-02-2022, 07:07 PM	#1
Motor Fast Drives: 2018 Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Florida Posts: 226	Announcement for Ending Camaro Production, 4th Gen Anybody remember how much notice was given when 2002 was announced as the last year for Camaro? Sounds like from some posts on here it was at least a year out. __________________ 2002 Camaro SS \| 2003 Corvette Z06 \| 2008 Corvette \| 2012 Corvette ZR1 Inferno Orange with PDE \| 2016 Corvette Z06 C7.R \| 2018 Yenko Camaro

10-02-2022, 08:06 PM	#2
Dark Phoenix Drives: 2023 Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: MD Posts: 297	Yeah I think it was know at least prior to the final model years production perhaps even longer. I imagine 2023 will almost definitely not be the final year of the 6th gen Camaro. Feel pretty confident GM would have already announced if it was. __________________ 2023 Camaro 2SS 1LE A10 Shadow Gray

10-02-2022, 09:41 PM	#7
arpad_m Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 13,449 View My Garage	In this case, the (distant) past is no longer a good predictor of the future, given how much the company has changed in the last 1-2 decades, which has already been noted above. A more recent trend is gm giving absolutely zero attention and thought to the Camaro, so unless an old school cowboy inside the company can (or rather, could) muster up the clout to push a meaningful farewell edition through, I foresee a simple 2-paragraph announcement of ending Camaro production followed by 3-4 paragraphs touting the bright EV future, or at best a custom decal and paint color combo edition. __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS — G7E MX0 NPP F55 IO6 735 rwhp \| 665 rwtq Magnuson TVS 2300 80mm pulley \| Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers \| JRE smooth idle Terminator cam \| LT4 FS & injectors \| TSP forged pistons & rods JMS PowerMAX \| DSX flex fuel kit \| Roto-Fab CAI \| Soler 95mm LT5 TB \| 1LE wheels \| 1LE brakes \| BMR rear cradle lockout \| JRE custom tune 1100 - 1/30/18 \| 2000 - 1/31/18 3000 - 2/06/18 TPW 2/26/18 3400 - 2/19/18 \| 3800 - 2/26/18 4300 - 2/27/18 \| 4B00 - 3/01/18 4200 - 3/05/18 \| 4800 - 3/14/18 5000 - 3/16/18 \| 6000 - 3/19/18

10-03-2022, 09:13 AM	#13
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10-02-2022, 08:29 PM	#3
GXP08jrf Drives: 2016 1LT 'Vert Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: Midwest Posts: 184	Not sure exactly where you're going with this question and I don't have recollection, but that was over 20 years ago. GM and the industry have changed so much in the meantime I doubt you can glean any conclusion about product timing from events two decades ago. There’s not a formal process for making the announcement relative to the calendar or the production schedule. For instance, when it was announced that the Cruze would cease production, it was within the production’s current model year. The announcement was made at the end of November, 2018 and the last one was built March of 2019, a little over 3 months later. Even if GM said 2024 is the last model year for Camaro (as is the most prevalent rumor), they could pull the plug tomorrow if market conditions warrant it or it might lumber on until they're able to satisfy lingering demand... It’d be foolish to think that because no announcement has been made, that production is “safe” for any defined period of time in reference to those past events.

10-02-2022, 08:41 PM	#4
AZIROC Drives: '86 IROC-Z '18 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Arizona Posts: 932	GM really didn't do anything specially for the '02 camaro. The Trans Am for that special edition yellow and blue paint. But there wasn't any special options or add one. Sadly it seems like the same fate is destined for the camaro again.

10-02-2022, 08:56 PM	#6
Big Lou 1le Drives: 2023 1le Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: West Texas Posts: 230	I can see where GM extends the 2023 model year till September, and announce the end in March 2023 for any final editions.

10-03-2022, 05:52 AM	#8
Gen6cyl Banned Drives: Chevy Camaro 2021 ,rs, v6, manual Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: Georgia Posts: 984	Maybe they will have a quiet low decibel edition in automatic only to help transition you into the ev future.

10-03-2022, 07:43 AM	#9
jamala00 Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Hyper Blue Metallic Join Date: May 2020 Location: WI Posts: 2,658	I seen a GM commercial last night touting their EV lineup. My best guess is the 2024 "Camaro" if it exists is something similar to what Ford did to the EV Mustang. I personally don't see why GM would do this though as they already have the Blazer. I think 2023 will be the last year of our ICE Camaros. Just my best guess.

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