"Recently, I have had many e-mails and telephone calls referring to rumors that
GM would spin Corvette off into a separate francise........also, the same with
Camaro.
Corvette has been a highly successful Chevrolet Brand for almost 50
years......and the Camaro for nearly 35 years. General Motors has no plans
whatsoever to move these brands from Chevrolet into another francise.
I suspect that this rumor may have started following discussions around the
new Cadillac-Saab alignment in Europe."
-Scott Settlemire"
[This message has been edited by HTWLSS (edited 13 March 2001).]
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2000 SS #31, SSOA M00-0031, Cal. plate 00 SS, T-Tops, black/black leather, power seat, Monsoon CD, M6, !CAGS, Lou's Short Stick, Mobil 1 with engine plaque, Whisper Lid, K&N filter, ASR, Bilsteins, BMR shock tower brace, Auburn high torque diff, dual duals, SLP Y-pipe, chrome ZR-1 5-spoke wheels with SS inserts, G-Force KD's, RS Front Skirts, MG Motorsports carbon fiber grill insert with SS logo, chromed hood insert, SS mats, cover, dash plaque, key fobs, SSOA car blanket and Zaino clean!
Camaro has always been the baby brother of Corvette and I myself have wondered how GM plans to keep the two cars from getting too close to one another in the long term.
I suppose it all depends on how GM views Corvette as it relates to Chevrolet. All GM "divisions" are simply marketing organizations. So the questions is: what kind of impact will pulling Corvette out of Chevrolet's marketing portfolio do to the brand from a marketing standpoint? Corvette carries a lot of weight with and brings a lot of prestige to the Chevrolet brand, so I can't possibly believe GM would change that. Then again, Chevrolet is the entry-level brand. And having the ultimate performance car in the entry-level brand seems a bit odd. But it's been that way for a loooooooong time ...
Getting Corvette out of the way and allowing the Camaro to evolve with more exotic technology (multi-valve, multi-cam engines, for example) would be great. However, I feel that even if Corvette moves to it's own line, GM will still consider it the ultimate vehicle and would prevent other "divisions" from surpassing that platform. It seems that creating anything even close to Corvette in terms of performance has been taboo within the General.
I'll be really interested to see how close the Cadillac CLR is to the C5 performance-wise.
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Randy V.
SSOA F99-4414
'99 Pewter SS
6 spd, T-tops, grey cloth
B&M Ripper w/SLP knob, BMR SFCs, TA Diff Cover & stud kit
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Cetera (Teri) Heino
1999 SS #0069 and everything else.
quote:
Originally posted by Voiceguy:
......and for some reason females seem to pick the Mustang first......
Thats easy... guys like nice curves like on women, ladies like the broad and bold lines like on guys. 
Hmmmmm, what implications are there in THAT????
(not that there's anything wrong with that)
I've just always liked Chevrolet cars more!
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Cetera (Teri) Heino
1999 SS #0069 and everything else.
quote:
Originally posted by HTWLSS:
So, if I like the Camaro better............
Hmmmmm, what implications are there in THAT????(not that there's anything wrong with that)
I've just always liked Chevrolet cars more!
I don't think we're supposed to be talking about this... 
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-Mark
1999 Camaro SS #3324
quote:
Originally posted by HTWLSS:
So, if I like the Camaro better............
Hmmmmm, what implications are there in THAT????(not that there's anything wrong with that)
I've just always liked Chevrolet cars more!
Just think about it a little A woman liking curves like on women, some guys like to watch stuff like that! LOL
Sorry, my sick little mind thought it was kind of funny!
The cool women like the cool cars.
I will just have to shut up now and I will not take this any further.
