By Sports Car One Staff. Last updated: November 12, 2026
GM still hasn’t officially confirmed a Chevy Camaro replacement. Everything you’ve read about a four-door, rear-drive Camaro arriving for 2029 comes from unnamed sources, and the only on-record GM line about the car’s future is a 2023 promise that the story isn’t over. If you’re holding cash for the GM Chevy Camaro replacement instead of buying a Mustang now, expect a wait of two-plus years and maybe not a coupe.
Quick answer: GM hasn’t announced a Camaro successor. GM Authority reported in April 2026 that GM approved one on the rear-drive Alpha 2 platform, to be built at Lansing Grand River in Michigan. An August 2026 GM Authority report moved it to the 2029 model year and said it will likely have four doors.
What has GM actually said on the record?
Two things. On March 22, 2023, GM said the sixth-generation Camaro would end after the 2024 model year, with the last cars built at Lansing Grand River Assembly in January 2024. In that GM release, Scott Bell, vice president of Global Chevrolet, said: “While we are not announcing an immediate successor today, rest assured, this is not the end of Camaro’s story.”
The second came on October 15, 2026, when GM Authority published an interview with Ken Morris, GM’s senior vice president of product safety, integration and motorsports. Morris called Camaro “an important name in racing, and an important name for Chevy,” but he was discussing the NASCAR Cup car. No road car, no date.
What the GM Chevy Camaro replacement reportedly looks like
The detail comes from reporting. GM Authority wrote in April 2026, citing sources it didn’t name, that GM had approved a Camaro replacement on the rear-drive Alpha 2 platform, with production at Lansing Grand River starting in late 2027. Autoblog added on April 8, 2026 that the plant would build 60,000 to 70,000 CT5s and Camaros a year combined.
In an August 2026 report, GM Authority’s sources pointed to the 2029 model year instead of 2028, and to a four-door body sized close to the old Chevy SS or Malibu. The same report says the car stays gas-powered, offers a manual gearbox among its transmissions and gets a dedicated high-performance version. No engine has been named.
| Detail | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth-gen Camaro ends after 2024 model year | Confirmed | GM release, March 22, 2023 |
| Successor approved | Reported | GM Authority, April 2026 |
| Alpha 2 platform, Lansing Grand River plant | Reported | GM Authority, April and August 2026 |
| 2029 model year (was 2028) | Reported | GM Authority, August 2026 |
| Four-door body, manual option, performance version | Reported | GM Authority, August 2026 |
| Engine, price | Unknown | None |
Why would the next Camaro have four doors?
The platform explains it. Alpha already sits under the Cadillac CT5, and GM confirmed the next CT5 for Lansing in October 2025, GM Authority notes. Sharing hard points with a Cadillac and a planned Buick sedan is the cheapest way to justify a low-volume performance car, and four doors reuse more of that structure. That’s our read, not GM’s.
Dodge already sells a four-door Charger; TFLcar’s November 5, 2025 report put the four-door Scat Pack at $56,995. Our Dodge Charger lease deals piece shows the monthly cost.
Should you wait, or buy a Mustang or Charger now?
A 2029 model year car likely reaches dealers in 2028 at the earliest, so the Camaro isn’t an option for the next two years.
| Car | Starting price | Power | Doors and status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Ford Mustang EcoBoost | $32,995 before destination | 315 hp | 2 doors, on sale |
| 2026 Ford Mustang GT | $46,800 before destination | 480 hp | 2 doors, on sale |
| 2026 Dodge Charger Scat Pack | $56,995 | 550 hp | 4 doors, on sale |
| Next Chevy Camaro | Not announced | Not announced | Reportedly 4 doors, 2029 model year |
Prices: Edmunds for the Mustang, TFLcar for the Charger.
Here’s the trap. The last Camaro 1LT Collector’s Edition started at $39,440, per Motor1’s June 2023 report. If the replacement shares its bones and pricing logic with a Cadillac sedan, that affordable Camaro probably isn’t coming back. GM hasn’t published a price.
What would change the picture?
Watch for two signals: an official GM release naming the car, and the next CT5’s reveal, which every report ties to the Camaro’s timing. Until then, every spec above except the 2024 end date is provisional. Want GM V8 power now? See our Yenko Silverado story, and our L87 oil spec recall report on GM’s current 6.2L.
The concrete point for your money: the GM Chevy Camaro replacement has no price, no named engine and no official confirmation, while a 480 hp Mustang GT is on sale today from $46,800.
Camaro replacement questions
Is GM making a new Camaro?
GM hasn’t announced one. GM Authority reported in April 2026 that GM approved a successor on the Alpha 2 platform, and in August 2026 it said the car is aimed at the 2029 model year. Until GM issues its own release, those details come from unnamed sources and can move, as the original 2028 target already has.
Why did Chevy stop making the Camaro?
GM didn’t give a detailed reason in its March 22, 2023 announcement. It said the sixth-generation car would end after the 2024 model year, with final production at Lansing Grand River Assembly in January 2024. Chevrolet’s Scott Bell said at the time that it was not the end of the Camaro’s story.
Will the new Camaro be a four-door?
That’s what GM Authority’s sources said in August 2026: a four-door body sized near the old Chevy SS or Malibu, still gas-powered, with a manual gearbox option and a performance version. GM hasn’t confirmed the body style, so treat four doors as likely rather than settled until Chevrolet shows the car.