TERRIBLE NEWS! GM PERFORMANCE.........DEAD!

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I understand that the Fed kinda has GM by the short & curlys here, but I think it's lost on a lot of folks in management exactly how influential a performance model can be on future same-brand purchases. A perfect example is a local friend of mine here...he knew of strictly nothing other than Chevrolet his entire life, as his family bought & drove nothing new GM's, until he became disenchanted with the lack of development by GM on the F-bodies [he'd owned several over the years], but FoMoCo was still cranking them out year after year, so he decided to try a Mustang...well, not long after that, guess what he got for his wife...yep, a crew cab Ford truck. He completely jumped ship, all because of simple continued support for their *affordable* peformance model...and it's trickled over into his family as well...all because of a single purchase [or lack thereof].

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Rob,

What bothers me is the fact that some of the same people that stood by at GM while the Camaro failed - are still there- seemingly now attempting to take part of the credit for the "revival" of the car and have created a cult like following around a kind of "keep the faith" myth.

Some history first hand: Jim Perkins was run off the reservation by GM for trying to save the Camaro and Chevy performance in general in the late 1990's when the Camaro "Kill" decision was made. He told me so, "They Killed Camaro to make Trucks" and it is a fact- the SSR soon appeared as the replacement.

Obviously Market forces caused the car's return and simply put the sucess of the Mustang and the Challanger paved the way for Camaro's production approval, but the car is now late coming to market and the timing is not optimal. You are very right...lots of people changed Brand Loyalty after 2002 and purchased other vehicle brands because of that single misguided GM decision.

How true Rob. You nailed it.

[wwchevy]

From the GM newsline, it sounds like some things have been put on hold and current products will continue through their lifecycle. Thanks alot Nancy Pelosi, you Prius driving San Francisco Liberal.

"High Performance Vehicle Operations Put on Hold
Due to a refined focus of work on core products, operations at GM High Performance Vehicle Operations have been put on hold indefinitely.
Successful vehicles produced in the past by High Performance Vehicle Operations include the Chevrolet SS Cobalt and HHR, and the Cadillac CTS V, which will continue to be produced through their normal life cycle.

Vehicles including the Pontiac GXP models, Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and ZR1, and the soon-to-be-released Chevrolet Camaro SS, which are produced outside of GMHPVO, are not affected and will continue to be available through their product life cycle. "

[Johnny Horsepower]

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US Gov't (new owner of GM) has no interest in going fast

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Nascar,or do you mean in a politcal sense?

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I was thinking political US govt/left.........now that's sad but funny!

[lwkitt427]

I WILL BUY ONE IF THEY EVER GET TO THE MARKET PLACE I WILL TAKE MINE BLACK WITH RED INT WITH RED HOCKY STRIPE

[Hylton]

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I WILL BUY ONE IF THEY EVER GET TO THE MARKET PLACE I WILL TAKE MINE BLACK WITH RED INT WITH RED HOCKY STRIPE

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No red interior or red hockey stick stripe available unfortunately.

[Stefano]

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I WILL BUY ONE IF THEY EVER GET TO THE MARKET PLACE I WILL TAKE MINE BLACK WITH RED INT WITH RED HOCKY STRIPE

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No red interior or red hockey stick stripe available unfortunately.

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We will have that color combo available for the Nickey Super Camaros