Camaro Sales Continue to Greatly Outpace their Competitors
Well, April was another great month for the Chevy Camaro, as its sales numbers stayed (what is now predictably) well ahead of their two truest competitors: the Mustang and the Challenger. 9, 150 Camaros were sold in April, putting their year to date number at over 29,000 Camaros sold. The Challenger had a fantastic, record-breaking April as well, but it's year to date numbers are lagging well behind, as its through April numbers show only 10,752 Challengers sold. The Mustang, which was sold over 20,000 through April, saw a 33% decline in sales in April, and moved only 5,145 units. Of course, this is in large part related to the fact that Ford has announced their new engines for the 2011 model year, and many people are waiting to get their hands on one of them. Sales should be very competitive between the Camaro and Mustang this year as both have a number of new features being released, and excitement remains very high for them each. Hopefully the Camaro will continue its amazing pace though and outsell the Mustang for a second year in a row.
Camaro Sales Rise, Mustang Sales Stagnate
Now, I am never happy or excited to report on something of this nature, but the Camaro's incredible sales have resulted in lay-offs at the factory where Mustangs are produced by Ford, as their sales have declined drastically. Nearly 900 positions were cut by Ford, which is by no means a happy bit of news. Of course, the flip side to this is that the Camaro production run resulted in many more hirings than 900 when it began, and its increased production and popularity has meant more hirings on the GM front. Who knows, maybe some of those former Ford employees may even be able to find work with GM. I hope they find work somewhere, best of luck to all people who lost their jobs at Ford because the Mustang is not as cool as the Camaro.
As for the Camaro, well, short of being too awesome it has done nothing wrong. Its sales continue to rise, and its popularity grows with each day that passes as it has more and more accolades lavished upon it. Here's to the future of the Camaro, may it continue to dominate the Sports Coupe market for years to come!
