The year 2023 began like any other year for muscle cars. The usual suspects were battling it out for sales. If you wanted a powerful rear-wheel-drive (RWD) coupe that offered a nod to the affordable cars shade-tree mechanics worked to turn into drag-strip machines in the 1960s and ’70s, the Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger, and Chevrolet Camaro still competed for your attention.
If you needed four doors, you could buy a Dodge Charger and get into arguments about whether a muscle car could have four doors.
Then 2023 happened. Ford brought out a seventh generation of its pony car. But the competition faltered.
Dodge, planning for an electric future, announced the end of the line for both the Challenger and the Charger. It previewed something it called an electric muscle car, though rumors continue to suggest the company may offer it with a V6.
And Chevrolet announced the impending end of the Camaro name — at least for a while. The company promised “this is not the end of Camaro’s story,” but announced Camaro production would soon stop.
Two of Three Now Out of Production
“Soon” is apparently here. Road and Track reports, “Chevrolet Camaro production ended this week.”
A Chevy spokesperson confirmed to R&T that the sixth-generation Camaro is gone, saying it “represented athleticism and composure — exuding confidence on the road and dominance on the track.”
Chevrolet offered no details on the last one to roll off the line but recently unveiled a final edition that saluted Camaro history by using the name the car used when it was in development — Panther.
Dealers Still Have Some in Stock
You’re not out of luck if you’ve always dreamed of owning a Camaro. Dealers still have about 35 days’ worth of Camaro models in inventory — below the industry target of a 60-day supply but enough that you should be able to find one near you.
Chevrolet’s statements about the car’s impending end suggest that the name will be revived. But we don’t expect to see it soon; we’re not aware of any project to revive the name yet.
