The Chevrolet Camaro Is Dead, So What Will Replace It?
The Chevrolet Camaro is taking a break.
Just how long of one is anybody outside of GM’s guess.
The last sixth-generation Camaro rolled off the line on December 14 and there is no immediate successor planned.
All Chevrolet has said is that this is “not the end of Camaro’s story.”
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Don’t expect the next chapter to be written anytime soon.
The final cars were designated as 2024 models and it would be a huge surprise if Chevy pulled a 2025 car out of thin air, considering it had nothing to announce when production ended. Cadillac just revealed the 2026 Vistiq, so we’re already past 2025.
The factory that builds the Camaro will continue to crank out the Cadillac CT4 and CT5 that share its platform for a couple of more years, but is slated to get a $1.25 billion makeover to add electric vehicle production in the future. Exactly what EVs it will build haven’t been confirmed.
Various rumors say Chevrolet is working on an electric Corvette-branded SUV, Camaro SUV or Camaro Sedan, but none are official.
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An all-electric Corvette has been confirmed along with another “incredible sports car” based on the Corvette’s architecture, but without any info as to what brand, model or powertrain type it will feature.
GM did release a video about its Ultium electric vehicle platform in August, however, that said electric coupes would be on sale by 2026.
That could just be the electric Corvette, but couple of years ago it made an Ultium teaser animation that showed a Camaro-style electric car.
What’s not likely to happen is the return of a V8-powered Camaro. GM is well on its way toward becoming an all-electric automaker and given how poor Camaro sales have been in recent years, it surely won’t be spending the money to develop a new ICE car platform for one, and nothing in the recent UAW contract suggests that it might.
Instead, it’s quite possible that the Camaro name goes on an extended hiatus and a new electric performance car arises in its place to take on the upcoming Dodge Charger Daytona SRT.
ChEVelle, anyone?
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