Is the Chevy Camaro Being Discontinued?
Yes.
With low international sales and increasing political pressure, GM will discontinue the 6th-generation Camaro after concluding the 2024 model. Several years of halted production to follow.
Gas is dead.
The Camaro, as we know it, will be reborn as a 7th-generation all-electric.
2024, the Last Gas-Engine Camaro
Now—is your last chance to buy the gas-engine Camaro.
As a farewell, the 2024s will showcase the Collector’s Edition on the RS, SS, and some ZL1 models. The new model is said to pay homage to the 1st-generation Camaro. Chevrolet will release more details regarding the Collector’s Edition this summer (2023).
Learn more about EVs and gas-engine Camaros. Feel free to read the specifications of this article to find the model that suits you best, schedule an appointment, order, or submit a Pre-Approval application at Kempton Chevrolet Buick in Safford, AZ.
Why Will GM Discontinue the Camaro?
Federal, Punitive Legislation
The US regulates the average fleet MPG of auto manufacturers. A fleet represents all cars and light trucks produced.
Below is a brief timeline of GM’s average MPG in correlation to federal requirements:
2020: GM fleet averaged only 23 MPG.
The government wants a better MPG average.
Fine.
GM manufacturers and their engineers respond to these demands by creating smaller engines with large turbos. This allows for efficiency while keeping up with the horsepower of the V6 and V8.
2023: GM fleet average reached low 30s in MPG.
That’s great.
Enter new legislation. Not good enough!
2023-2024: GM forced to increase fuel efficiency by 8% annually.
Federal trend continues . . .
2024-2025: GM forced to increase fuel efficiency by 10%.
Federal trend continues . . .
Failing to meet the standard results in hundreds of millions in fines, and EV manufactures like Tesla are reaping the monetary rewards of the MPG battle. GM is betting on making a profitable EV market and side-stepping the bureaucracy and fines.
Other manufacturers follow suit.
2026: US manufacturers forced to meet a fleet average of 49 MPG.
49 MPG is punitive.
2026+: Fuel efficiency requirements only increase.
Path of least resistance. Common sense. EV means less fines and possibly more money compared to muscle cars.
Green Corporate Ethos
GM plans to go carbon neutral:
We’re taking action in the fight against climate change by planning to make our global products and operations carbon neutral by 2040 and eliminating tailpipe emissions from our new US light duty vehicles by 2035.
Muscle cars, like cheeseburgers, are not carbon neutral.
Decreasing Sales
Global Camaro sales are plummeting. In 2019, Foreign sales decreases from 6% to 30%.
There are just Less people are buying sports cars and coupes.
Not only abroad, but domestically, sales have dropped. For example, In 2010, GM sold 129,000 Camaros in the US. In 2022, only 24,652.
Diminishing profit leads to diminishing production.
7th Generation to Replace the Current Camaro
EV is GM’s self-mandated future. The all-electric, 7th-generation Camaro will replace the 6th-generation gas Camaro.
The 7th-generation Camaro’s body will transition from a two-door to a four-door body. Though electric, the 7th generation will focus on performance and power. GM is working with its best and brightest engineers to produce a vehicle that has the power and performance to win records on the track and the approval of its consumers.
As GM’s revelation of the new Camaro is recent, more details are to come.
Visit Kempton Chevrolet in Safford, AZ
It’s one thing to read a computer screen and another to size up a vehicle with your own eyes. Stop by Kempton Chevrolet to see or even test drive the Camaro. Find the model and trim that best suits your needs today. Feel free to browse our current stock on our site.
Yes.
With low international sales and increasing political pressure, GM will discontinue the 6th-generation Camaro after concluding the 2024 model. Several years of halted production to follow.
Gas is dead.
The Camaro, as we know it, will be reborn as a 7th-generation all-electric.
2024, the Last Gas-Engine Camaro
Now—is your last chance to buy the gas-engine Camaro.
As a farewell, the 2024s will showcase the Collector’s Edition on the RS, SS, and some ZL1 models. The new model is said to pay homage to the 1st-generation Camaro. Chevrolet will release more details regarding the Collector’s Edition this summer (2023).
Learn more about EVs and gas-engine Camaros. Feel free to read the specifications of this article to find the model that suits you best, schedule an appointment, order, or submit a Pre-Approval application at Kempton Chevrolet Buick in Safford, AZ.
Why Will GM Discontinue the Camaro?
Federal, Punitive Legislation
The US regulates the average fleet MPG of auto manufacturers. A fleet represents all cars and light trucks produced.
Below is a brief timeline of GM’s average MPG in correlation to federal requirements:
2020: GM fleet averaged only 23 MPG.
The government wants a better MPG average.
Fine.
GM manufacturers and their engineers respond to these demands by creating smaller engines with large turbos. This allows for efficiency while keeping up with the horsepower of the V6 and V8.
2023: GM fleet average reached low 30s in MPG.
That’s great.
Enter new legislation. Not good enough!
2023-2024: GM forced to increase fuel efficiency by 8% annually.
Federal trend continues . . .
2024-2025: GM forced to increase fuel efficiency by 10%.
Federal trend continues . . .
Failing to meet the standard results in hundreds of millions in fines, and EV manufactures like Tesla are reaping the monetary rewards of the MPG battle. GM is betting on making a profitable EV market and side-stepping the bureaucracy and fines.
Other manufacturers follow suit.
2026: US manufacturers forced to meet a fleet average of 49 MPG.
49 MPG is punitive.
2026+: Fuel efficiency requirements only increase.
Path of least resistance. Common sense. EV means less fines and possibly more money compared to muscle cars.
Green Corporate Ethos
GM plans to go carbon neutral:
We’re taking action in the fight against climate change by planning to make our global products and operations carbon neutral by 2040 and eliminating tailpipe emissions from our new US light duty vehicles by 2035.
Muscle cars, like cheeseburgers, are not carbon neutral.
Decreasing Sales
Global Camaro sales are plummeting. In 2019, Foreign sales decreases from 6% to 30%.
There are just Less people are buying sports cars and coupes.
Not only abroad, but domestically, sales have dropped. For example, In 2010, GM sold 129,000 Camaros in the US. In 2022, only 24,652.
Diminishing profit leads to diminishing production.
7th Generation to Replace the Current Camaro
EV is GM’s self-mandated future. The all-electric, 7th-generation Camaro will replace the 6th-generation gas Camaro.
The 7th-generation Camaro’s body will transition from a two-door to a four-door body. Though electric, the 7th generation will focus on performance and power. GM is working with its best and brightest engineers to produce a vehicle that has the power and performance to win records on the track and the approval of its consumers.
As GM’s revelation of the new Camaro is recent, more details are to come.
Visit Kempton Chevrolet in Safford, AZ
It’s one thing to read a computer screen and another to size up a vehicle with your own eyes. Stop by Kempton Chevrolet to see or even test drive the Camaro. Find the model and trim that best suits your needs today. Feel free to browse our current stock on our site.