[Jeffro19]

Im pretty sure the 10 spd auto is coming and possibly the 1LE package for the 2.0T engine. Yeah probably the SS will only get the 10spd. We will see I guess

[brAnd7onX]

If it really has a nice looking heat extractor and has the A10 I will be getting one for sure. The only thing that has stopped me from getting a 6th gen so far has been the A8 issues and not liking the nostrils.

[Martinjlm]

Originally Posted by Jeffro19

Im pretty sure the 10 spd auto is coming and possibly the 1LE package for the 2.0T engine. Yeah probably the SS will only get the 10spd. We will see I guess

8AT / 10AT could be part of a formula for lower cost SS / 1SS / 2SS.

[SecondZ28]

Originally Posted by whiteboyblues2001

Do you think they will offer the A10 with the refresh?

2019 Corvette is still rocking the LT1/A8

Edit: just read that A10 will not fit in the C7

[modru2004]

Originally Posted by SecondZ28

2019 Corvette is still rocking the LT1/A8

to be fair the current corvette can't physically fit the a10. so it won't ever have it unless a major redesign comes.

[coruiz]

They need to hurry up and reveal it. I've been saving up and I'm running out of patience! lol

[Childs Play]

Originally Posted by travislambert

Defend them if you want, but it's obvious that Chevrolet marketing strategies aren't working well. Out of the Camaro, Mustang, and Challenger, the Camaro is BY FAR the superior performance car, but you'd never know it by the sales numbers. (And I don't believe the fanboy excuse in the other threads about how the total profit for Camaro is higher than the Mustang, Challenger, etc..)

Chevrolet wasted all of the major auto shows this year on a Hot Wheels edition Camaro. Think about that for a minute.... Those auto shows are insanely expensive. How many more Camaro sales do you think they'll get? There's no chance they'll ever sell enough Hot Wheels cars to even make up the auto show costs, much less turn a profit. No matter how much they advertise that vehicle, there are only a limited number of buyers for that car. Regardless of what Mattel paid Chevrolet, they'll never recoup the lost opportunity to show off what's new for '19.

Had they shown the '19s early. People would at least be able to make a decision to wait or move forward with an '18. Keeping customers in limbo can't be the best approach or all manufactures would be doing it.

The Base SS was slower than the GT during the fifth gen in most ways. It sold better.

Better performance very rarely has to do with better sales.

If they'd have announced it last year, sales for the 2018 Camaros would be even less than they are currently.

I'm gonna go with they probably know more than you when it comes to how to sale a brand.

[mlee]

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[mikeyg36]

Originally Posted by mlee

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I’m walking around at NYIAS right now. Should I stick around?

[Modern07]

Originally Posted by mlee

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[travislambert]

Originally Posted by Childs Play

The Base SS was slower than the GT during the fifth gen in most ways. It sold better.

Better performance very rarely has to do with better sales.
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Keep in mind though the fifth gen Camaros had a big sales advantage early on (2010, 2011) due to the fact that the Camaro had not been in production for seven model years prior. And I'm pretty sure the Mustang still outsold the Camaro if you include the all model years of the 5th Gen. Not to mention, while the Camaro was absent from the scene, Ford sold almost a million Mustangs. I'm sure that helped them get through the pain of being slightly outsold for two years.

Anyway, the point I was making is the Camaro engineers have made it easy for the Camaro marketing team. The Camaro is way better than the competition and the marketers should be leveraging the performance difference more. Instead, they keep wasting all of their marking resources pushing this damn Hot Wheels package that no matter what will never have mass appeal to the demographic who can afford these cars.

Originally Posted by Childs Play

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If they'd have announced it last year, sales for the 2018 Camaros would be even less than they are currently.
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Last year would have probably been early, but they sure missed out on the big auto shows this year. And who knows if the '18 sales would be less. There are probably several customers who would buy an '18 now if they simply knew what was coming for '19 and didn't have a strong desire for the new features. Don't forget the sales they are potentially losing to competitors in the meantime. Some recent buyers of the Mustang/Challenger may have opted to wait for a '19 Camaro, who knows.

Originally Posted by Childs Play

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I'm gonna go with they probably know more than you when it comes to how to sale a brand.

Maybe you're right, but let's not make this personal.

Chevrolet's marketing strategy for the Camaro is without a doubt different than what Ford and Dodge are doing with their pony cars. So does the Camaro marketing team know more than the Mustang and Challenger marketing teams too? Not according to the sales numbers.

[17Blk1LE]

http://www.gminsidenews.com/articles...er-convention/

[hotlap]

Originally Posted by mlee

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[bandit38]

Originally Posted by hotlap

Lots of popcorn for this show !

I sure hope it's soon, ready to get a '19 or get a '18 ordered if I don't like it...lol