Local Chevrolet Camaro fans eager for the all-new 2016 model to arrive in right-hand drive form, Ford Mustang-style, will be disappointed to find that the sixth-gen pony car will once again be only available in LHD for now, according to CarAdvice.
“The Chevrolet Camaro is an iconic product and the sixth-generation all-new vehicle will offer even higher levels of performance, technology and refinement. However, a RHD variant is not in the current plan,” a spokeswoman of General Motors’ Australian brand Holden said. “If this was to change, Holden would of course take a very close look at this exciting car.”
By contrast, the aforementioned Mustang, also now in its sixth generation, will be available in right-hand drive for the first time, with sales starting in the UK in the autumn – we’ll get ours early next year, offered with a choice of either a 310 hp/433 Nm 2.3 litre EcoBoost turbo four-pot or the full-on 435 hp/541 Nm 5.0 litre V8.
The move (which follows a similar announcement about the new Volt plug-in hybrid) comes as no surprise, given that Chevrolet is canning sales in many major European markets – including the UK – in light of poor sales and a struggling economy. Halo models like the Camaro will continue to be sold there, but the brand’s reduced presence probably means that right-hand drive development is even less of a priority now.
It’s not just Europe that has affected Chevy’s plans worldwide – it announced earlier this year that it is stopping production of the Spin MPV in Indonesia and the Sonic in Thailand to reposition itself as a pickup/SUV-oriented brand in the region, as part of GM’s global restructuring.
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doesn’t matter… most malaysians not going to buy it anyway.
is driving on left hand side in Malaysia difficult?
chevy’s lost, Ford’s gain
What these huge conglomerates/governments fail to understand is that the world has gotten smaller due to cheap travel fares and the internet.
Trying to position yourself in such a manner according to geographical region is not going to work as it did 20 years ago. When people are more in the knowing about whats happening in the other side of the world, they are less likely to support a company that does not provide similar products here.
Market consideration and local taste aside, people want a “global’ product as they feel it’s more ‘first world’ which is why companies like VW and Ford have seen great sales and Toyota for example, not doing well as it once was.
Re-positioning Chevy as a truck brand in a region that DOES NOT see Chevy as a truck brand is a bad move (among many others) in my opinion.
It’s really hard to say whether they made the right choice or not. The reception to GM’s brand here isn’t so great. It’s overshadowed by almost all of the major brands out there in the market segment they chose. Poor sales coupled with the massive lawsuits they’ve faced over the faulty ignitions has probably forced them to reconsider their business case.
I’m sad that the Camaro won’t be riding alongside the Mustang globally, but one has to see GM’s side of it too. Ford and VW are way more successful on the international stage. Re-positioning themselves as a truck and SUV brand will take some time, but Chevy (and, in the same vein, Ford) are truck makers in the States, so they’re not entirely learning a new trick. The Truck Wars in the US is still as heated as ever.
Its okay lahh Chevy, we are not gonna buy you anyway meh. Thanks for the offering tu.
poor malaysia. we drive on the wrong side of the road compared to the rest of the world. padan muka dekat diri sendiri hahaha.
Well there is lot of country drive on the right side eg. Japan, Singapore, England etc. Pls get out from ur cave.
Plus Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Brunei, Thailand, Sri Lanka also if I am not mistaken la..
Plus Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Republic of Mauritius, South Africa, JAPAN and others.. About 70~80 countries altogether..
In other country such as Japan, US and UK, their people doesnt mind buying import car that have steering on the opposite side of their road, it adds the originality of the car. Sometimes they have to import it by their own hence the car come standard like from the country it belong.
looks like a sexy muscular hunk hottie
Now even GM is copying toyota camry design. Toyota is simply the coolest car right now