Chevy Camaro Reportedly Already Sold Out In Japan

Sales of the born-again Chevrolet Camaro have been notably strong in its first few months on the market here in the United States, even beating its longtime crosstown rival from Ford in June and July.

Now, word comes from General Motors Asia Pacific that the Bowtie's latest muscle car is a hit (of sorts) in Japan as well. We must qualify the term "hit," as the car's total number of takers in Japan is very small, at "over 120 orders" – we could see at least that many within eyesight at any given time last weekend at the Woodward Dream Cruise. However, that's reportedly the American automaker's quota for Japan, although it isn't clear if the tiny allotment is part of General Motors' brand strategy or if the volume is limited by local government regulations. Either way, if you live in Japan and you want a new Camaro, you'd better put your name on Chevy's list for next year.


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Htay7500 - 8/19/2009 12:39:26 PM

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Whats the story with GM in Japan?

EL34 - 8/19/2009 10:44:29 PM

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The Camaro looks really good in person.

Too bad it's built by the UAW or partially built by the UAW.

I will never buy a UAW car.

tango - 8/20/2009 5:59:37 PM

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@StarSearch: Incorrect. It would be pronounced Camaro as it would anywhere else. The Japanese language, as is the case with many East Asian languages, has no equivalent for the L sound. Not the R. Many Easterners resort to pronouncing L more like an R, true, but it does not mean that they are incapable of doing so. Just like many Germans pronounce W like a V, or French-speakers pronounce TH like Z, it doesn't mean they can't do otherwise.

Whelan - 8/21/2009 9:39:59 AM

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They must look funny. Those cars are probably huge and about the size of their 5 person minivans out there.

Type707 - 8/22/2009 5:25:31 AM

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Has Keiichi Tsuchiya tested the Camaro?