lol, I had like 70.

 

I wouldn't be suprised if it came out VERY soon.......

Started work a year ago. It IS on a chassis that has had a ton of work into it, therefore it would be a production feasible platform (or they wouldn't spend that much $$ on it, I think). So I think we could see it in mid 07....

 

You and me both! I'd love to have the 35th and 40th!

 

I brought this up in a seperate thread, but as far as product speculation goes, I think GM has always had big plans for this concept. Why else would they risk bringing in outsiders to create a "making of" video. It's a lot of risk for what would otherwise be minimal gain if it was to only be a concept.

 

i dont post here much, but...

what will happen with the deal with the Canada plant where GM made a deal with the canadian govt to build all vehicles with the name "Camaro" in their plant until 2009 which was a deal to get some money to help build the plant from the canadian govt itself?

 

the deal was connected to the plant, which has now been torn down. this got ironed out some time ago concerning the use of the name.

 

Not only that but the video mentioned they spent 15 million on this concept alone!

I believe it said 15….

Anyway, for those who know what does the average concept cost?

 

From the sound of things... if there was a contract the Bobster is playing ignorant. There is another thread running around here with a link to the story


http://web.camaross.com/forums/showt...ghlight=canada)

 

going by ACAR, i think thats about right.

 

Like Billy said, this isnt an issue anymore....

 

I need to read that again...its been almost two years since I've dusted it off.....

Maybe Scott will have his book out first?

 

that reminds me..........................

 

GM was offered $10 Mil for the Caddy 16 and laughed at the guy to his face.

Anyways my thoughts on production: Car is further along than a lot of people thought. Guy has a bug in Aus and they are doing the sturctural and suspension work on the car, it seems as though it is VE suspension and Sigma II structural components, call it Zeta or Sigma lite or Zegma (that one is popular on C&G). With the design work pretty near design freeze and VE entering production in what 6-8 months you can wager a hefty sum that the suspension is done. Caddy will have the Sigma II CTS in early 2008, they won't botch this launch it should be HUGE! Holden is running test models of VE now and so their structural engineers are probably working on the Camaro and Chevy sedan platform as we speak. So we have the majority of the engineering work DONE, as it seems. It will take 12 months or so to get the plant and tooling ready, get the contracts with suppliers setup and get betas off the line.

So lets be realistic here: Lets say GM has approved the car as of tomorrow January 12th. Add 3-6 months of negotiating with suppliers/finalizing parts. Add 12 months of tooling/line setup. I think we can realistically say that 18 months IS doable. That puts the car out in August of 2007 which would be a 2008 model year. Now Lutz said specifically "A decision for production would be made withing 6 months. So lets look at that add 6 months to August and you get January of 2009, very similar to the 2007 Tahoe which started production in December of 2005.

I was asked to join this thread to talk about the Georgia plant, Doraville. Doraville will most likely get the Lambda minivans for Chevy and Saturn and Pontiac (I know not really sporty is it). I am guessing based on Guy's hints that Willmington will get the Chevy coupe/sedan and that Oshawa I, MC and Impala home, will get a new Impala since the name is tied there. Impala could go on a longer version of the RWD Chevy platform but that doesn't make much sense so we could see a new old name for the RWD sedan. Wasn't there specualtion of a Chevelle sedan?

 

thanks for jumpimg in 91_z28_4me. i just wanted to get the Doraville stuff in here so no one gets confused, because i know the plant will be shutting down for retooling soon for the Lambdas.

didn't want anyone jumping in saying "well Doraville is shutting down to retool for the Camaro"

thanks for throwing in all the thoughts on the Camaro too..

 

forgot about this one. from over at Inside Line: