www.thecarconnection.com Exclusive: Chevrolet and Pontiac To Eliminate Camaro and Firebird - Future of Those Famous Badges Uncertain
15 November 1999
www.thecarconnection.com Exclusive: Chevrolet and Pontiac To Eliminate Camaro and Firebird - Future of Those Famous Badges Uncertain
DETROIT, Nov. 15 -- News this morning from General Motors is
that two of the longest-running car lines in U.S. automotive history, the
Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird, will be eliminated from the market,
according to an exclusive story in this week's issue of
http://www.thecarconnection.com.
Will the these famous badges be gone forever, or are they taking a
breather -- as competitors Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar did earlier in
the decade? Read this week's issue to find out.
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this week. General Motors, a late-comer to the minivan fray and certainly
lagging in the luxury end of that class, hopes to give market leader Chrysler
a run for the money with the upscale Silhouette Premiere. But DaimlerChrysler
is not be left out of this issue, and TCC delivers the goods on the new Dodge
Dakota Quad Cab. Shown at SEMA and early-season auto shows, this 4-door
pickup looks to leave Ford and GM in the dust.
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Motors large investment in China as reported by http://www.thecarconnection.com
publisher Paul Eisenstein. Mazda is readying a new SUV and may be back with a
rotary-powered replacement for the RX-7. Pat Curry looks at why dealers are
not using the web effectively, while Cheryl Jensen reviews new, easy-to-mount
child seats in the Family Matters section.
The yet-to-be released Chevrolet Blazer will not be at dealerships until
next year, but you can catch the details and a photo in this week's "Caught on
the Web." Then catch up on the latest in revolutionary plastics, and how
DaimlerChrysler is using them to make Jeeps lighter.
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