To all Chevrolet Dealers who will be receiving 2012 Camaro ZL1 allocation:

The purpose of this note is to provide an update on 2012 Camaro ZL1 production start, and the “exposed carbon fiber weave hood insert” (RPO: B92) constraint issued just prior to the start of the last Dealer Order Submission Process (DOSP) for ZL1.

Retail production of the 2012 Camaro ZL1 is now underway at General Motors’ Oshawa Assembly Center. Similar to the start of coupe production in 2009, and convertible production in 2011, production will ramp up slowly and the initial retail units will undergo a thorough quality assessment before being released to the transportation companies for shipment to dealers.

Dealers receiving these initial retail ZL1 units should expect... [Read More]

GM Explores Windows of Opportunity
University project envisions smart interactive windows for rear passengers

2012-01-18

DETROIT – Got backseat boredom? DVD players and Game Boys are so five years ago, but a new concept in rear seat entertainment technology that uses the windows themselves could replace squirminess and snoozing with interactive scribbling, sweeping and pinching.

General Motors Research and Development put that challenge before researchers and students from the FUTURE LAB at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Israel. The task: Conceptualize new ways to help rear seat passengers, particularly... [Read More]

The Barrett-Jackson auctions bring some of the rarest, coolest and most collectable cars in the world to auction blocks across the country. The upcoming Scottsdale Auction next week is shaping up to be no different, but there is one car in particular that has caught our attention more than usual – a Camaro designed by Steve Saleen and Bob Bondurant. As Motor Authority reports, the auction of this car is not only a unique opportunity for car collectors but also a way to start 2012 by giving back to charity.

The SMS-Bondurant Camaro comes straight from the heart of performance. As the collaborative creation of Saleen, the retired race car driver who is... [Read More]