Miscellaneous Thoughts: Popularity of Camaro a headache for GM, Chevy Cruze Safety Car causes crash, Saab confirms three bids

Posted: May 19, 2009
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Here are some of today’s random findings from the editor’s desk here at egmCarTech.

Is the 2010 Camaro’s popularity causing GM headaches? Apparently, the popularity of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is causing GM executives some headaches. There is no doubt that the return of the muscle car has generated a huge fan base. GM has taken 18,000 firm orders for the Camaro and has even added a Saturday shift to Oshawa, Ontario, plant where the car is built. Nonetheless, the Camaro is raising some serious questions in Washington about GM’s product development plans. – Financial Times

Saab confirms three bidders, confident it will get more time to restructure: Saab said today that it is certain that the Swedish courts will give it more time to restructure. It confirmed it has narrowed its list of ten bidders to three. It said that one of the potential remaining bidders will acquire the brand by early summer.

Chevrolet Cruze Safety Car causes crash at FIA WTTC: During a race, safety cars are responsible to slow the pace of racers during a crash. However, at this weekend’s FIA WTTC race in Pau, France, the Chevrolet Cruze Safety Car was responsible for causing a crash; either way, it did slow down the pace of racers.

Click through to watch the video of the crash.

 

- By: Omar Rana


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  • Pat

    I don't know what's worse for GM…. the Camaro… or the Cruze Safety Car causing a crash at WTTC

  • GMfan87

    I think its good that the camaro is popular…the government should take a hint from that fact and learn that the average american doesnt want SMALL AND UBER-FUEL EFFICIENT, but thats another topic…also what does the cruze crash have to do with GM? apparently FIA needs to pick better pace car drivers…

  • Lars

    I most auto races, when the yellow comes out, the cars slow down. They were not slowing down, sure the pace car driver should have stayed to the right a little more, but the race car drivers should have been slowing down for the caution that was already out before the pace car pulled out there.

  • Lufth

    By looking at the video it is NOT the fault of the Safety Car, but it was the BMW driver who had violated the yellow Caution sign. Why I say this, is because the drivers have direct telecommunications with their team. The yellow flag has been out right at where the crash occurred. So the driver must have received the warming from his tele and he had enough time to react after the turn to slow down as the Yellow Caution Flag was in direct sight.

    It was pretty much BS and trying to put the blame on the safety car's turning left. The point of the safety car is to block and slow down traffic in front of the race leader. If it had been staying on the right hand side, the bimmer could have past easily and gain a huge lead ahead of the car following him who is behind the safety car.

    The driver shouldn't have blame anyone but himself.

  • Lars

    I most auto races, when the yellow comes out, the cars slow down. They were not slowing down, sure the pace car driver should have stayed to the right a little more, but the race car drivers should have been slowing down for the caution that was already out before the pace car pulled out there.

  • Lufth

    By looking at the video it is NOT the fault of the Safety Car, but it was the BMW driver who had violated the yellow Caution sign. Why I say this, is because the drivers have direct telecommunications with their team. The yellow flag has been out right at where the crash occurred. So the driver must have received the warming from his tele and he had enough time to react after the turn to slow down as the Yellow Caution Flag was in direct sight.

    It was pretty much BS and trying to put the blame on the safety car's turning left. The point of the safety car is to block and slow down traffic in front of the race leader. If it had been staying on the right hand side, the bimmer could have past easily and gain a huge lead ahead of the car following him who is behind the safety car.

    The driver shouldn't have blame anyone but himself.