In what is perhaps a rather sad milestone for muscle car fans, the final Chevy Camaro unit rolled off the assembly line on December 14th, 2023 as scheduled, marking the permanent sunsetting of the Camaro’s sixth generation.
The final units of the 2024 Chevy Camaro Convertible were produced on November 22nd as originally scheduled, but the Coupe missed its planned December 7th deadline and ended production this week instead.
A representative from Chevrolet provided a statement about the end of 2024 Chevy Camaro production and that of the Camaro overall. The statement says that the “Camaro is a passion product,” noting that “It has developed a fan base across the world and has brought people into Chevrolet dealerships for generations.”
The Bow Tie representative provided a summary of the last Chevy Camaro model by saying “the sixth generation specifically represented athleticism and composure – exuding confidence on the road and dominance on the track.”
The General has confirmed the Chevy Camaro nameplate will make a comeback at some point in the future, but has provided no timeframe and basically no details of what the resurrected model or models might look like. Global Chevrolet vice president Scott Bell stated “While we are not announcing an immediate successor today, rest assured, this is not the end of Camaro’s story.”
Speculatively, the Camaro name may not be applied to a single vehicle model, but to an entire EV sub-brand. Some of the models in this sub-brand would likely resemble the familiar Camaro with coupe and convertible variants, while others may be sporty two-door and four-door SUVs, with a mid-priced sports car as the brand flagship.
As Chevy Camaro production wrapped up, GM announced its intention to lay off 369 employees at the Lansing Grand River plant who worked on the production line. The layoffs will occur between January 1st and late March. Thanks to their UAW membership, “GM anticipates having job opportunities for all impacted team members” according to a company spokeswoman.
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Lowercase “gm” sucks. This is such cardboard, corporate nonsense to try to use the name on EVs, and some CUVs and SUVs at that.
Sunset Mary Barra. Get a real “Car Guy” who understands cars to run things.
gm has become another “kitchen appliance” vehicle manufacturer, every model does not have to sell 200000 units a year.
They are trying to copycat the Toyota and Honda MO, without the reliability and higher resale value.
Using the Camaro name on anything other than a coupe with an available V8 is blasphemy.
Reliability? My early 10 2SS I bought new 15 years ago has needed only 2 tail lamp bulbs replaced in 72,000 miles. Depreciation? I paid $40.000 fully optioned, tax included. In it’s stock near like new condition I would expect to get near $20,000 now. Love my Camaro.
Sounds like you got an awesome car. Don’t sell it short at $20,000 market is lots higher
I’m just hoping the EV Camaro doesn’t look like a Mach-E style station wagon.
Mach E would have been a great name for the new redesigned Mustang w/ a hybrid or pure EV drivetrain. It would have been the perfect foil to the new Mach 1 (now called dark horse)!
Maverick, Cougar, Taurus, Ford has so many names that would be better for the EV CUV!
A friend recently posted a picture of his Mustang club’s most recent meet up. On the end was a Mach E, I told him my SS would be a more appropriate car in that picture. He said he and the club would agree, but they have to let Mach E’s join, because they are “Mustangs.” 🙄
My thoughts exactly. But the marketing boobs tried to out-think themselves.
And GM will be endorsing Bud light as their official beer. See how that works out.
As an avid lover and owner of many Camaros please if your gonna discontinue it just let it die in peace
Like when Chevrolet discontinued the 4th Generation Camaro in 2002 it only took a mere 4 years before word of the 5th Generation would make a comeback. I believe this will be a similar story here! It would be foolish for GM to let the Camaro fade off into oblivion as it would be to put the Camaro name on anything other than a true performance car. My only wish is that if they do intend to Resurrect this iconic nameplate that they don’t slap it on anything other than a genuine 2 door or convertible roadster. Absolutely NO SUV Camaro for the 7th Gen as that would be a disgrace in my humble opinion.
Maybe, but I feel there are fewer and fewer “car guys” and “car girls” at GM every day. For most of their vehicles, they don’t even try. Just phoned in.
They do have a few models that are nice, but so many missed opportunities.
“Fine, you can have a regular cab short box.”. 4 cylinder only. Meanwhile, you can get a 5.0l f150 that when you run e85 in it (stock feature) can run in the 12s. No modifications. Ford also sells a supercharger kit so you can have a factory 700hp V8 regular cab rwd truck, with a warranty.
I just went to the Silverado configure site and indeed, you can spec a regular cab short box 2wd truck. Yes, you get the 4-cyl, but it has more HP and torque (310 / 430) than the 454SS trucks from the early ’90s. Personally, I would prefer a clutch pedal, but Silverados and Sierras have been automatic only since 2008. While the HP and torque of the new base trucks are leaps and bounds above what they were back in the day, unfortunately, so is the price. $37K+ for a base model (WT) 2wd truck if you add the aluminum wheels and chrome bumpers to make it look decent. And the sad thing is that $37K is cheap for a truck nowadays, unless you go to F*%d and order a Maverick.
The 2002 was a Camaro. the 2010 is a Holden with Camaro Emblems (like the GTO).
Other than not sharing a single piece of exterior sheetmetal or interior, and having a shorter wheelbase, yeah it’s totally a Holden Commodore……
So what was the last Camaro built? You didn’t answer the headline! What Trim level was it? What color etc. etc. It might have helped to have some pictures also.
Howard unfortunately in our “modern” 2023 world nobody cares about performance cars anymore… They are looked at by most people as something they don’t need because it’s not another SUV/CUV or crossover/wagon with AWD or 4WD! If you ask me Chevrolet/GM should have made a AWD Camaro as an option Dodge did this with the challenger and they where very successful it probably would have helped the Camaro a little bit. I guess the days are gone when performance cars can coexist with utility vehicles GM, FORD AND Chrysler used to sell muscle performance cars and in the same showroom would be station wagons and pickups. Well goodbye Camaro… Again please don’t turn the Camaro into an SUV GM.
When my parents bought my sister a 73 6 cylinder and I watched it drive up our driveway in Feb for her birthday,I fell in love. That’s how my love started fo camaro and in general for gm. I got my wish in 85 with a black and new Z28 in june,June, gift from my parents. I still have it and love the car
In 02 I ordered a 02 bright red SS and it arrived a day before my birthday after waiting 5 months. I wanted to order a black 2025 camaro for the anniversary of my 85,however they decided to pull the plug. So I tried since Sept 22 to order a red tint coat,even sent an email to Barra well after finding a dealer there in lansing, we put the order in after speaking to the owner. I thought going stripped down silver wheels 1 SS coupe it would help get it done. Not sure what happened???? Dad’s gone, kiss gone,camaro gone ???? Can’t wait for me to dissappear, good bye to another special part of my life.
By MrCamaro. Some one said a 2007 Camaro cost 5000.00 in 2007. Wrong. I bought a brand new1974 Z28 for 5200. Again I have to say that if the Camaro didn’t make money that is the fault of GM. They obviously don’t have the talent in that organization.
i dont understand you still have ten years (2035) to bring the full lineup to electric…what are you going to do with all those 455 hp V8’s?…why dont they just come out with a chevelle, 2 door, 455hp V8 rwd or awd and come out with an awesome looking 2 door muscle car…make it look great, longer wheelbase, better visibilty, bigger drunk and go for it! or better yeat a 455hp V8 4 door impala and knock the socks off its competitors?….do something! dont roll over and accept defeat…..I don’t get it…..
Western governments will change their tune and reduce the forced pagan car switch. As there isn’t enough earth to last for these comically large giant battery packs.
I still own one of the original 2002 “last Camaro ever” cars. Here we go again. See you in a few years, Mr C.
I had my bought-new 2002 Z28 right up until the day before I retired to Ecuador. Sold it to an eager friend. Couldn’t bring it with me which was a shame, since Ecuador likes big-engine US cars.
The world is changing , and not for the better. Electric vehicles won’t work. People will drive just as hard as they do with gas engines. They will have to charge them even more or replace charging systems on the car. Just like commercial on tv they are try to get everyone used to seeing it and expecting it as the norm. Wake up ! It’s an agenda here in the automotive industry. I’m not sure Chevrolet and Frod are all in. I’ve owned a 67,68,69 78,79,86,88,94,13,18, and now 23ZL1.
Good Buy Camaro !
Electric vehicles will always be inferior in most applications. Simply put, the energy density of a battery is 10% of gasoline, so 1000 lbs of battery replaces 80 lb of gasoline. Before you even get to issues of combustibility, power leakage, charging times, or the fact that windmills and solar panels can’t power the grid reliably, the simplest and best path will remain hydrocarbon powered vehicles.
This is so far beyond “OK”! I grew up in the backseat of a Camaro, then took over the front seat. My Camaros have been my therapy, my mischief, my angel, my microphone, a constant love, & my best friend… Now there’s a chance that they’ll never make it back!?!?
I’m trying to find understanding, but so far it ain’t happening. I can meddle with feeling acceptance; I can accept that we’ve all made poor decisions in our lives…. So my words to GM are: ” This is your poor decision; Enough Camaro lovers will make certain you get the same Ghosts of Christmas as Ebenezer Scrooge… Sweet Dreams 😱 “
My older brother bought a new 1967 Camaro that must have been a prototype. It was brown/gold and had the black nose bumble bee stripe with no other badging but it came with a 275 hp 327 w/power pack heads center out exhaust manifolds and a quadrajet 4 bbl. He sold it to me when he got back from Viet Nam in 1972.
Spot on my friend. Blood is thicker than water. I have Camaro and Corvette in my blood. GM’s knows this. One of the slogans , like Rock. Heart Beat of America .
Mary Bars should not be in charge of sports cars. They need to get somebody that loves sports cars. This is a sad day for Camaro lovers. Lack of ads for the Camaro was part of its downfall. Making the 2024 with a ridiculous price increase was the wrong thing to do as only older rich people can afford them. Should have made it like the first couple gens where they were affordable for younger people. Too late now. Gm you screwed up badly. Do not make a Camaro EV.
The original ’67 Camaro was about $5,000 when announced.
That’s about $45,000 in today’s money.
Average transaction price for a new vehicle today is almost $48,000.
And an 2023 Camaro is ten times the car a 1967 Camaro was in quality, technology, performance, and reliability.
For everyone complaining here about the Camaro going away, you can buy the base Corvette (which has every option a top level car has) for the same price as a Camaro.
But a persevered or restored 67 is worth more than 23 and in 20 years who knows what the market will be but a 67 will probably be 3x a 23.at least.
Every motorhead is not a vet person and most are not ignorant to the fact a evey box checked Camaro is approaching base vet price.
When I ordered my ‘22 Camaro 2SS convertible, a comparably equipped Corvette was $30k more. With the ‘24’s it’s a little less due to the pricing of the “last Camaro as we know it” being higher than normal. Yes, a ZL1 is closer in performance and price, but is still less and has more options. More importantly to some of us, the price and a manual transmission trump the Corvette’s better performance and automatic!
“For everyone complaining here about the Camaro going away, you can buy the base Corvette (which has every option a top level car has) for the same price as a Camaro.”
This is dumb statement, what about the base models? Not every Camaro sold is an SS or ZL1, the majority aren’t actually, even an LT1 V8 Camaro was almost half the price of a base Corvette.
You can blame GMs decision to build a GT car with a too familiar design to the previous gen 5 Camaro that was expensive. But this administration ‘green new deal’ has accelerated the end of production for the Camaro.
Ford owns the model name so anything they make can be called a Mustang. Remember the 1974 Mustang II based on the Pinto?
White ZL1 manual trans with track pack. all interior options. line sequence #1111
Very nice ! ! Had to be lucky. Can’t imagine trying to plan that . Had enough for us to get an allocation with only 5 to 11 ZL1’s being built in the country in the 2 week cycle. Many 1 in the country for a 1 le. I wanted one. Love the white and black. Congrats
Always loved Camaro’s. Was given a new 1971 Z28/RS for my 16th birthday. Also bought a new 2012 ZL1. Still have them both. Both cars are all original and in excellent condition. Was really hoping to get one last new Z28 but wasn’t meant to be. Whole different world now.
Happy Holidays, be safe.
@GM @GMauthority @Chevrolet If you don’t come back with the NovaSS, Chevelle, Monte CarloSS
You already taking away the Camaro when you should have came back with a Camara T-Top to keep it going. But, if you don’t come back with one of those, you failed us because at this point taking away to Camaro, you don’t have nothing else left fail company. Dodge winning.
You’re forgetting the Corvette, one of the best selling sports cars in the world.
I very very love gm
When GM downsized after 2008, I was hoping it meant with fewer divisions to share the resources. GM would make more improvements to the existing vehicles. Shorter life cycles between generations and continuous upgrades. Styling would improve with fewer vehicles to design, with cars all but eliminated. Covid and the EV transition all but made that just wishful thinking, resources must be shared between duplicate models ICE and EV. Investing huge amounts of money on both types of vehicles. I don’t know how a company is supposed to transition and remain profitable? While making products that are going to be obsolete with products most people don’t want! The Camaro was a casualty of timing, government regulations get in the way of business. I’m surprised most businesses can survive with so much interference from EPA, NHTSA, OSHA, etc. The EV mandates are almost impossible to comply with and the infrastructure isn’t ready either. Government politicians don’t know how to run a business, they implement unreasonable goals and expect everything to go smoothly! Profitability is difficult without outsourcing to Mexico, China, etc. Meaning fewer good tax paying jobs at home. Besides not being so dependent on a global supply chain to furnish most of our necessities. Something has got to change, everyone else is becoming better off at our expense. We’re losing our ability to sustain ourselves as a nation. Our choices are limited, the government has made it difficult to compete in a hostile world. Importing from our enemies isn’t a recipe for success and importing precious metals from China for lithium batteries is making the problem worse. The red tape of the Inflation Reduction Act is proof, trying to decide which EV’s are eligible for a tax rebate. Even democrats can’t agree on the requirements, it’s ridiculous to make these laws when no one knows what’s what. At least the oil industry isn’t so complicated, it has made our economy the greatest in the world! Americans should be able to decide what they want to drive. If I would like would prefer to drive a Camaro or a Bolt EV, it should be your choice.
The Corvette doesn’t offer a true, soft top and no manual trans, Plus, the styling is disjointed and the rear is hideous. All deal breakers for me.
IMO, my 24 2SS vert with manual trans and dual mode exhaust is soo much more engaging and beautiful.
No it isn’t
Go to RUMBLE and watch the video from NEWSMAX THE CHRIS SELCEDO SHOW about WIND AND SOLAR. The truth is ,it’s NOT an obtainable option as EV batteries don’t last and have costs you need to see to believe. To go all solar we. need a landmass equal to 26.7 million square miles to meet our 2023 electric needs. The problem is the United States 🇺🇸 of America is 3.79 million square miles. There isn’t enough land for the solar panels. Watch the video please and educate yourself.
Thank you, this is why trump or rfk jr will win in 2024.
Worst car day ever! No more Chevys for me.
Gotta lay blame for this on one of my favorite gm executives. He wanted a GT car with superior dynamic handling capabilities with too similar styling to the 5th gen. So because the car had an advanced handling platform, the price went through the roof. No longer a muscle car for the masses like the highly successful Gen 5 Camaro. The Gen 6 Camaro is one of the best performance coupes gm ever built, but it cost too much for a V8 model.
When the 6th generation model came out these threads were full of scorn and derision for the car. Now everyone is weeping.
If everyone complaining about its cancellation had bought one this wouldn’t be happening. Sales in 2015 were 77K. Last year 24K.
I wonder too how long Ford can continue the Mustang. Its sales have fallen in similar percentages. 2015 sales were 123K. Last year 47K.
The generation of looks and performance are dieing off and today’s generation is more about gadgets. Going to drive my 80 camaro with a big block transplant until I can’t.
Ok, word on the street is that the Ms. “Upstairs” has a new GM vehicle in the closet.
It’s supposed to be the ruler of the road next year.
Its name….the LESDE !!!!!!
Figure it out Open Road followers
Zoom Zoom ….and to all a good night!!
And in one fell swoop, Bara stabs a dagger into the Heartbeat of America, killing off 50 years of Camaro performance heritage. This entire segment of the market has just been unceremoniously handed over to Ford.
Goodbye SS, Z28, and ZL1.
Chevy is killing the Camaro again, and the Mustang lives on.
Shortly after I got my ’21, I got a survey from gm solely focused on electric vehicles and concern for the environment. My response is the same now as it was then. I have no desire to own an electric vehicle until the price, range and recharge to “full” is comparable to ice vehicles. I certainly will not replace the visceral thrill of my V8 with an electric. A friend gave me a ride in his Tesla Model S Dual Motor and while it had blistering acceleration, the thrill was not there. It just can’t match the rumble, roar and feel of a V8. The idea of a 4-door or electric Camaro like the asinine “Mustang” Mach E is sickening.
I received that survey after I bought my ‘22. Couldn’t agree with you more, EV’s can be blisteringly quick, but the thrill is not there and road trips are not as fun due to the need and time to recharge so often and lack of infrastructure to support an EV, especially when you venture away from the big city!
More Proof that Stupidity can’t be Fixed among GM Management!! They’ll eventually go Bankrupt, and probably be owned by China. Then most Americans will stop buying GM products! Shareholders better get a new team in Management before these People sink it!!
It’s definitely a sad thing when an American icon dies. The bottom line for GM is the bottom line though, so if the car’s not pulling it’s weight it’s byby baby, just like the Firebird. The brass isn’t concerned about nostalgia, only profit and shareholders. The jelly side to all this is that it makes our classic 1st – 4th gens even more valuable!
GM is now answering to the crazy demands of the globalists and their fake “green” agenda, not to consumer preferences and demands. We’ve watched GM waste away due to so many preventable reasons over the years and I suspect that EVs may be another one.
Bowing to the government like another car company how pathetic you know it takes way more to produce an EV vehicle than a regular combustion engine it’s the same way they’re trying to bring watch people that saying climate change or global warming as a different reference that the world’s ending because cows are farting too much
A sad day for sure! And the Dodge muscle cars are history too. That leaves the Mustang. Not such a bad option, and the only choice left. I’ve owned two Camaros and they were great cars with memories of a lifetime attached to them. I currently own a 2017 Impala and a 1977 Buick Electra. Of note, production of the Impala is history too with 2020 the last year it was made. I guess GM thinks I will buy a SUV, but as of now it’s still forget it! I want a car! I’ve owned GM, Ford, and Mopar vehicles in my lifetime, and although I have always liked GM the best, I will buy what looks good and also the best deal.
And while they are there getting a Mustang they will test drive a recycled beer can hair dryer and think maybe this may suit my fancy.
I’m done with GM, that’s a promise.
I’ve Got A Great Idea!! Instead Of Retiring The Camaro Which is An Arm or Leg Of Chevrolet, Try Retiring Some Of Those A*s Backwards Thinking Executives/or Even The CEO Running The Company! Cause They Clearly Don’t Know Anything About Chevrolet Cars or Fans! Next Thing You Know They’ll Be Trying To Retire The Silverado Name Too! And Don’t Be Stupid Putting The Camaro Name On SUV’s! Come Up With Ur Own Original Ideas n Quit Trying to Copy Other Manufacturers!! I Mean Chevrolet Pays These Guys The Big Bucks For What Exactly?? To Copy The Competition n Hope U Outsell Them?? C’mon!! How Did That Workout With The Chevy HHR?? It Didn’t Sell Nearly As Many As The PT Cruiser n Was Dead n Gone in No Time!! So Seriously Chevrolet Look Deeper Into What The Problem Is n Clean House n Get Someone Who Really Knows What Chevrolet n It’s History is All About!! Especially Before You Let Them Retire Iconic Brands n Try To Keep The People Who Love it Interested in SUV’s Just Cause You Reuse The Name!
I couldn’t agree more. We’ll written. I have a 2019 RS 2 LT. GM is pathetic in their thinking. I like their vehicles but man are there dumb in marketing. The Camaro could outsell all muscle cars if they had smart people in the GM executives.
Big mistake !
One day my 2015 Camaro will always be
Remembered as 1 of the best cars
CHEVY ever built!😎! I LOVE MY CAMARO!😎!
And if I had enough money I would have my
favorite cars of them all A Beautiful Corvette!!
I LOVE YOU CHEVROLET for being the best part of my life!😎!
At the end of the day it is a piece of metal.
One would think you might put family, god and country higher on the list.
If it comes back it should be as an ICE coupe. Most don’t want a pagan Camaro. As pagan cars are nothing special. Anyone can make a single gear high HP BEV on a skateboard platform.
Sad but who is running the company the same guy running the burger joint . Looks like a burger 🍔 but it’s a card board cutout it just looks like a burger but tastes like card board what’s new milk doesn’t come from a cow anymore the cow is just the actor selling the milk.
They still need to an answer for the super truck dilemma or be outdone AGAIN by The Raptor or The TRX where the hell is a new SS supercharged street truck like a reboot of the ’94 SS?! It doesnt need to be a trophy truck. Everyone acting like gas is dead the only way anything will be successful without disrupting global economy and being usable especially where i live is a gas vehicle that can switch to electric power.
What a pansy company. gm did the Camaro dirty.
Camaro is an awesome car for the price. Wish they could have sold more units. Maybe it wouldn’t made a difference . We had an 18 SS 1 le , and a 17 Z06 , manual with carbon brakes. Went to Ron Fellows driving school in aug of 17. The instructors drove Camaro SS. I could run up on them at the end of the straights , but I didn’t have the nerve to do the corners like the instructor could ! There was a budget for both cars for the masses. GM , they are making big changes to the Corvette as well. I had my fun. May have to look elsewhere for the fun factor. It may not be Chevrolet , I will be watching with a lot of other people what GM does. They might pull a rabbit out of a hat !
I sold my 67 Camaro 5 years ago to pay for the care of my mother. I purchased a 2010 Camaro back in 2009, and I’m about to trade it in for a 2024 2 SS Camaro that is in transit. I believe this Camaro will be one of the last gas driven cars for awhile depending on the next Presidential election. Raw, American muscle is not electric.
Everybody assumes the next Camaro will be a down grade form the Gen 6, it might be, but the last time they stop producing Camaro’s we had to wait awhile but ended up with a much better car.
GM is not a bunch of idiots. They are some of the most talented people in the auto business. There engineers are some of the best in the world.
The C8 Vette is light years better than the C7, not that the C7 wasn’t an amazing car, but I would love to take u for a ride in my C8 ZO6. Sometimes change is for the better. Give them a chance, we just might like the next Gen Camaro better. Just a thought. Merry Christmas
I was a disappointed when we took delivery of our vivid Orange HTC in April of 22. Of course it didn’t have the push the Z06 had. But wait , lol. Then we went to the track. The car just seems to pull forever down the straights, and the car’s ability to turn in is amazing. I would love to ride in a new Z06.
Do you have a 1LE? I think they handle than the C6 Z06.
It’s sad but my 2015 Camaro 2LT RS convertible probably just increased value with this news !
I always wanted. “REAL” Camaor, since 2014. You know a V8 engine, not a wanna be V6 or 4 banger. However after quoting insurance, changed from wants, to needs. The insurance cost for Solid V8s is imho what killed the sector, not the car itself. I’m 47, and have had a clean driving record for 12 years now, and still can’t swing the horrid insurance premiums of today’s FEW V8 vehicles that remain 🙁
Army, get out of the city. My car insurance out here is 1/3 of what it was in Houston.
My Impala has a V6. 0 to 60 six seconds flat. 1/4 Mile 14.7 seconds at 97 mph. Top end is 149 mph electronically limited. This same engine was available in the Camaro and with a manual transmission, and that combination was faster and quicker than almost all of the 60s and 70s muscle cars. Of course GM was stupid and for the most part discontinued this engine. Oh, it gets great mileage on regular fuel too! Oh , I do get blown off by one of those beastly V8s about once a year.
GM forgot about the cars that made them. When was the last time you saw a commercial for a Camaro ? Last time they did a commercial that wasn’t about a truck or suv? Or the stupid electric vehicles
GM doesn’t care about the public.