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Don’t care about the technological gadgetry of the Nissan 370z or the Porsche Boxster? Want a simple American V8 musclecar? Really love the Transformer Movie? If the answer to all the above questions is a resounding YES! then the solution is very simple – Chevrolet Camaro. General Motors’ iconic budget friendly muscle car – The Chevrolet Camaro is all set for an India entry. The car was first displayed in  [ Read More ]

Click here to see a real life Transformer made from Chevy Camaro parts
Click here to see a real life Transformer made from Chevy Camaro parts
Click here to see a real life Transformer made from Chevy Camaro parts
Click here to see a real life Transformer made from Chevy Camaro parts

The Chevrolet Camaro SS with black stripes turned eyeballs at Auto Expo

Timothy E Lee, president, international operations of General Motors revealed GM’s plan of selling internationally popular models to India.

Lee said cars like the Camaro and Corvette will be brought to India and sold via special boutiques in small numbers as the duties levied on these CBUs are very high.

Timothy E Lee, president, international operations of General Motors -

The import duty required to sell the other kinds of Chevy vehicles like Corvette or Camaro is quite extensive to do it for the buying public. We will have a boutique offering for those kinds of brands but those will never be the volume products for India. Every one of those products will create its own space in India, but it will be very small in numbers.

GM displayed the Camaro (whose production crossed 100,000 just days ago) in Bumblee’s clothes at the Auto Expo this year and is happy with the response it received. We hope GM will bring these iconic models to India in the next one year.