Chevrolet Camaro gunning for Detroit’s muscle car sales leader

Posted: Nov 19, 2009
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Earlier this year, General Motors officially went back to selling the Chevrolet Camaro after ending production of the sports car in 2002. With a new design, more power and a strong heritage, the Chevrolet Camaro is speeding past the Ford Mustang to become Detroit’s muscle car sales leader.

The new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro outsold the new Ford Mustang by 3,000 units last month, the fifth consecutive month that the Camaro has beaten the Mustang since it went on sale this spring.  GM says that the Camaro may even outsell the Mustang altogether this year, which would be the first time the Chevy model has topped its Ford rival since 1985.

Through October, GM has sold 47,233 Camaro units, 9,237 less than the Mustang.

The Camaro “definitely could overtake Mustang as the segment leader by the end of the year,” Susan Docherty, GM’s vice president of U.S. sales said. “We will hopefully do that with only nine months worth of sales versus 12.”

Ford, on the other hand, doesn’t seem too bothered. “I don’t think Mustang sales would have been much different one way or another,” said George Pipas, Ford’s top sales analyst.

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- By: Omar Rana

Source: Free Press


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  • Bobmarley

    Kudos to the ford mustang for holding its own against the fresh new Camaro. The mustang will come back strong next year while camaro sales will slow down

  • Pat

    Kudos to Camaro for offering an affordable rear-wheel-drive sports car with 304-hp

  • stephanieslocum

    I agree that the Camaro is a good looking car, but I think the success it is having over the Mustang is short-lived and will die down after the 'newness' of the Camaro wears off.

  • stephanieslocum

    I agree that the Camaro is a good looking car, but I think the success it is having over the Mustang is short-lived and will die down after the 'newness' of the Camaro wears off.