Chevrolet assembled the ultimate Camaro in December 2023, when a ZL1 1LE with a handbook gearbox rolled off the meeting line in Lansing, Michigan. However when the corporate with the bowtie emblem introduced the mannequin’s demise earlier that yr, World Vice President Scott Bell hinted on the automotive’s eventual return: “Whereas we’re not asserting a direct successor at the moment, relaxation assured, this isn’t the tip of Camaro’s story.”

Quick-forward to July 2025, and there’s nonetheless no signal of a brand new Camaro. Nevertheless, a high-ranking official from Normal Motors has touched on the prospects of a seventh era. Talking with The Detroit Information, GM President Mark Reuss stated the Camaro must meet particular standards if it had been to make a comeback:

“I feel that method of magnificence — and a bit of little bit of performance and enjoyable — all of that’s vital. If we had been getting again into Camaro, that piece of it’s actually vital. I feel that might be a fantastic method, and we have now the flexibility to do this.”

Nonetheless, Reuss cautioned that “the phase is declining,” pointing to the Ford Mustang and the way it was outsold by the Mustang Mach-E. Whereas that held true for 2024, when 51,745 electrical crossovers had been offered in comparison with 44,003 gas-powered coupes and convertibles, the sports activities automotive is forward of the EV within the first half of 2025. By way of June, the actual Mustang racked up 23,551 gross sales, whereas the Mach-E trailed with 21,785 items.

Earlier this yr, a report claimed a proposal to revive the Camaro was “blown aside” by GM administration attributable to a weak enterprise case. As a lot as fans might disagree, there’s no denying the sports activities automotive market is shrinking. The Mustang is down 14.2% within the January–June interval after a 9.5% drop in 2024 in comparison with the earlier yr.

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A giant cause for the Mustang’s decline is steep pricing. The bottom mannequin retails for $33,610, nonetheless properly under the $48,799 common value of a brand new car in Might 2025, in response to the Kelley Blue E book. Nonetheless, the Mustang is usually a second automotive, very similar to a brand new Camaro can be, and budgeting for a enjoyable weekend experience is tougher amid rising inflation. Earlier than going away, the 2024 Camaro base mannequin began at $32,495.

For a brand new Camaro to beat the percentages, it might want gasoline engines. Chevy has discovered there’s no urge for food for an electrical model of its greater brother, the Corvette, not less than not but. Tony Roma, the automotive’s Govt Chief Engineer, plainly stated, “No person desires that.” Logic means that any buyer analysis right into a Camaro EV would yield the same consequence.

Wanting on the rival from Stellantis, the early reductions on the electrical Charger aren’t encouraging. Nevertheless, Dodge hopes to reverse course with this yr’s launch of the Sixpack, powered by a twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six. There are additionally experiences that the Hemi V-8 will return close to the tip of 2026. If these rumors maintain, it might reinforce the concept that America’s love affair with large-displacement engines (and engines generally) isn’t over, particularly within the efficiency automotive phase.