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Miami Herald
a day ago
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
New Chevrolet Bolt Teased With Ultium Tech and Tesla Charging
Chevrolet has finally confirmed what EV enthusiasts have been waiting for - the Bolt is back. Reimagined for the 2027 model year, the new Bolt EUV will ride on GM's Ultium/BEV3 platform and ditch the old hatchback setup in favor of a crossover design. It's smarter, sleeker, and most crucially, ready to compete in a market that's already moved on without it. The return of the Bolt isn't just a rehash of the outgoing model - it's a complete reboot. General Motors has opted to build this new version solely as a Bolt EUV, a decision that aligns with growing demand for small crossovers. Styling will shift dramatically, leaning on cues from the Equinox EV with sharper front fascia design, LED lighting, and a new rear profile. One of the most welcome upgrades is the switch to the North American Charging Standard (NACS) port, which finally gives Bolt owners access to Tesla's Supercharger that sounds surprisingly forward-thinking for GM, remember: this is the same company that quietly killed off the most fun-to-drive rear-wheel-drive Blazer RS - a bold EV with real character - simply because it didn't make the spreadsheets smile. Unlike the first-gen Bolt's LG-sourced BEV2 underpinnings, the 2027 Bolt EUV will feature GM's latest Ultium battery tech - likely using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry for affordability and durability. A single front-mounted motor is expected to deliver slightly more than the previous ~200 horsepower, while range should increase beyond the last-gen's 259 miles to around 300 miles on the EPA is a meaningful leap for the nameplate and puts the Bolt within arm's reach of rivals like the Hyundai Kona Electric and Ford Explorer EV - if Chevrolet prices it right. Expect DC fast charging to be much quicker than before, especially now that the Bolt is catching up with newer while we're talking about catching up, Brazil continues to rub salt in the wound by getting a boxy, retro-inspired Chevy Spark EV that looks far cooler than anything the U.S. ever got with that nameplate. According to GM, production of the new Bolt will begin in late 2025, with deliveries expected in early 2026 as a 2027 model. It'll be built in the same retooled factories tasked with handling Ultium-based crossovers, including Kansas no official word on pricing yet, but Chevrolet has made it clear the Bolt will slot below the Equinox EV, likely making it one of the most affordable long-range EVs in the U.S. once again. That's a niche GM should protect - especially as rivals like Tesla and Hyundai move upmarket and Chevrolet reevaluates icons like the Camaro. GM's own Mark Reuss recently hinted at what a modern Camaro revival might require - a sign that the company's future strategy is still in flux. That's the big question. Chevrolet needs the Bolt to succeed, not just for the sake of sales, but for its reputation. The brand took some bruises after battery recalls, delays, and supply chain chaos. This is their chance to Bolt was always the right car at the wrong time. Now, with the tech, platform, and charging infrastructure finally catching up, it just might be the right car at exactly the right time. Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Advertiser
22-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Next Chevrolet Camaro to follow the ‘formula'... if it happens
The Chevrolet Camarosports car, arch-rival to the Ford Mustang, could make a comeback if the 'formula' is right, says General Motors president Mark Reuss. The sixth-generation Camaro – which currently races in Australia's Supercars racing category against the Mustang – went out of production in 2023. At the time, GM – which owns Chevrolet – assured devastated enthusiasts and fans "this is not the final chapter for the nameplate". Now, GM President Mark Reuss has said chances of a seventh-generation Camaro will depend on whether GM could deliver a car worthy of the name. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. "I think that formula of beauty, and a little bit of functionality and fun, all of that is important," the GM boss told The Detroit News. "If we were getting back into Camaro, that piece of it is really important. I think that would be a great formula, and we have the ability to do that." The formula would include the Camaro being "affordable and attainable" according to previous reports – with cheap muscle being key. That also makes an electric successor to compete with the new-generation Dodge Charger – offered with both twin-turbo six-cylinder and EV powertrains in the US – even less likely for now, too. Yet reports in early 2025 suggested GM management put paid to a successor, V8-powered or otherwise, as the business case didn't stack up. Mr Reuss followed his comments by reiterating the sports car market in the US is shrinking – which makes a Camaro comeback less likely. GM would have taken note of Mustang's 44,003 sales in the US in 2024, which were the worst in the nameplate's 60-year history – and saw it outsold by the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV. The Mustang lost its stranglehold as Australia's best-selling sports car in 2024, too, with supply issues seeing it demoted to third behind the BMW 2-Series and Subaru BRZ – although it has clawed its way back to the top in 2025. The sixth-gen Camaro was sold as a rear-wheel drive coupe and convertible with a range of turbocharged four-cylinder and naturally aspirated V6 and V8 petrol engines, with a choice of automatic or manual transmissions. In Australia and New Zealand, GMSV (General Motors Specialty Vehicles) imported a small number of V8 Camaros, but didn't benefit from a factory-backed right-hand drive production program like Mustang has. This meant the Camaro was priced much higher than the Ford in Australia, which was a performance car bargain when it arrived in local showrooms in 2015 at $59,990 before on-road costs for a V8 manual coupe. A six-speed manual V8 Camaro, converted to right-hand drive, was priced from $85,990 before on-road costs when it first arrived in Australia in 2018. The Mustang's price has since shot up, with the current V8 manual coupe starting at $83,990 after range-wide $5000 price rises from July 1, 2025. Ford Australia pointed to the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) introduced here in 2025 as a factor in upping the Mustang's price. MORE: A look back at the Chevrolet Camaro, the Ford Mustang's nemesis Content originally sourced from: The Chevrolet Camarosports car, arch-rival to the Ford Mustang, could make a comeback if the 'formula' is right, says General Motors president Mark Reuss. The sixth-generation Camaro – which currently races in Australia's Supercars racing category against the Mustang – went out of production in 2023. At the time, GM – which owns Chevrolet – assured devastated enthusiasts and fans "this is not the final chapter for the nameplate". Now, GM President Mark Reuss has said chances of a seventh-generation Camaro will depend on whether GM could deliver a car worthy of the name. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. "I think that formula of beauty, and a little bit of functionality and fun, all of that is important," the GM boss told The Detroit News. "If we were getting back into Camaro, that piece of it is really important. I think that would be a great formula, and we have the ability to do that." The formula would include the Camaro being "affordable and attainable" according to previous reports – with cheap muscle being key. That also makes an electric successor to compete with the new-generation Dodge Charger – offered with both twin-turbo six-cylinder and EV powertrains in the US – even less likely for now, too. Yet reports in early 2025 suggested GM management put paid to a successor, V8-powered or otherwise, as the business case didn't stack up. Mr Reuss followed his comments by reiterating the sports car market in the US is shrinking – which makes a Camaro comeback less likely. GM would have taken note of Mustang's 44,003 sales in the US in 2024, which were the worst in the nameplate's 60-year history – and saw it outsold by the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV. The Mustang lost its stranglehold as Australia's best-selling sports car in 2024, too, with supply issues seeing it demoted to third behind the BMW 2-Series and Subaru BRZ – although it has clawed its way back to the top in 2025. The sixth-gen Camaro was sold as a rear-wheel drive coupe and convertible with a range of turbocharged four-cylinder and naturally aspirated V6 and V8 petrol engines, with a choice of automatic or manual transmissions. In Australia and New Zealand, GMSV (General Motors Specialty Vehicles) imported a small number of V8 Camaros, but didn't benefit from a factory-backed right-hand drive production program like Mustang has. This meant the Camaro was priced much higher than the Ford in Australia, which was a performance car bargain when it arrived in local showrooms in 2015 at $59,990 before on-road costs for a V8 manual coupe. A six-speed manual V8 Camaro, converted to right-hand drive, was priced from $85,990 before on-road costs when it first arrived in Australia in 2018. The Mustang's price has since shot up, with the current V8 manual coupe starting at $83,990 after range-wide $5000 price rises from July 1, 2025. Ford Australia pointed to the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) introduced here in 2025 as a factor in upping the Mustang's price. MORE: A look back at the Chevrolet Camaro, the Ford Mustang's nemesis Content originally sourced from: The Chevrolet Camarosports car, arch-rival to the Ford Mustang, could make a comeback if the 'formula' is right, says General Motors president Mark Reuss. The sixth-generation Camaro – which currently races in Australia's Supercars racing category against the Mustang – went out of production in 2023. At the time, GM – which owns Chevrolet – assured devastated enthusiasts and fans "this is not the final chapter for the nameplate". Now, GM President Mark Reuss has said chances of a seventh-generation Camaro will depend on whether GM could deliver a car worthy of the name. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. "I think that formula of beauty, and a little bit of functionality and fun, all of that is important," the GM boss told The Detroit News. "If we were getting back into Camaro, that piece of it is really important. I think that would be a great formula, and we have the ability to do that." The formula would include the Camaro being "affordable and attainable" according to previous reports – with cheap muscle being key. That also makes an electric successor to compete with the new-generation Dodge Charger – offered with both twin-turbo six-cylinder and EV powertrains in the US – even less likely for now, too. Yet reports in early 2025 suggested GM management put paid to a successor, V8-powered or otherwise, as the business case didn't stack up. Mr Reuss followed his comments by reiterating the sports car market in the US is shrinking – which makes a Camaro comeback less likely. GM would have taken note of Mustang's 44,003 sales in the US in 2024, which were the worst in the nameplate's 60-year history – and saw it outsold by the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV. The Mustang lost its stranglehold as Australia's best-selling sports car in 2024, too, with supply issues seeing it demoted to third behind the BMW 2-Series and Subaru BRZ – although it has clawed its way back to the top in 2025. The sixth-gen Camaro was sold as a rear-wheel drive coupe and convertible with a range of turbocharged four-cylinder and naturally aspirated V6 and V8 petrol engines, with a choice of automatic or manual transmissions. In Australia and New Zealand, GMSV (General Motors Specialty Vehicles) imported a small number of V8 Camaros, but didn't benefit from a factory-backed right-hand drive production program like Mustang has. This meant the Camaro was priced much higher than the Ford in Australia, which was a performance car bargain when it arrived in local showrooms in 2015 at $59,990 before on-road costs for a V8 manual coupe. A six-speed manual V8 Camaro, converted to right-hand drive, was priced from $85,990 before on-road costs when it first arrived in Australia in 2018. The Mustang's price has since shot up, with the current V8 manual coupe starting at $83,990 after range-wide $5000 price rises from July 1, 2025. Ford Australia pointed to the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) introduced here in 2025 as a factor in upping the Mustang's price. MORE: A look back at the Chevrolet Camaro, the Ford Mustang's nemesis Content originally sourced from: The Chevrolet Camarosports car, arch-rival to the Ford Mustang, could make a comeback if the 'formula' is right, says General Motors president Mark Reuss. The sixth-generation Camaro – which currently races in Australia's Supercars racing category against the Mustang – went out of production in 2023. At the time, GM – which owns Chevrolet – assured devastated enthusiasts and fans "this is not the final chapter for the nameplate". Now, GM President Mark Reuss has said chances of a seventh-generation Camaro will depend on whether GM could deliver a car worthy of the name. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. "I think that formula of beauty, and a little bit of functionality and fun, all of that is important," the GM boss told The Detroit News. "If we were getting back into Camaro, that piece of it is really important. I think that would be a great formula, and we have the ability to do that." The formula would include the Camaro being "affordable and attainable" according to previous reports – with cheap muscle being key. That also makes an electric successor to compete with the new-generation Dodge Charger – offered with both twin-turbo six-cylinder and EV powertrains in the US – even less likely for now, too. Yet reports in early 2025 suggested GM management put paid to a successor, V8-powered or otherwise, as the business case didn't stack up. Mr Reuss followed his comments by reiterating the sports car market in the US is shrinking – which makes a Camaro comeback less likely. GM would have taken note of Mustang's 44,003 sales in the US in 2024, which were the worst in the nameplate's 60-year history – and saw it outsold by the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV. The Mustang lost its stranglehold as Australia's best-selling sports car in 2024, too, with supply issues seeing it demoted to third behind the BMW 2-Series and Subaru BRZ – although it has clawed its way back to the top in 2025. The sixth-gen Camaro was sold as a rear-wheel drive coupe and convertible with a range of turbocharged four-cylinder and naturally aspirated V6 and V8 petrol engines, with a choice of automatic or manual transmissions. In Australia and New Zealand, GMSV (General Motors Specialty Vehicles) imported a small number of V8 Camaros, but didn't benefit from a factory-backed right-hand drive production program like Mustang has. This meant the Camaro was priced much higher than the Ford in Australia, which was a performance car bargain when it arrived in local showrooms in 2015 at $59,990 before on-road costs for a V8 manual coupe. A six-speed manual V8 Camaro, converted to right-hand drive, was priced from $85,990 before on-road costs when it first arrived in Australia in 2018. The Mustang's price has since shot up, with the current V8 manual coupe starting at $83,990 after range-wide $5000 price rises from July 1, 2025. Ford Australia pointed to the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) introduced here in 2025 as a factor in upping the Mustang's price. MORE: A look back at the Chevrolet Camaro, the Ford Mustang's nemesis Content originally sourced from:
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
GM President Outlines Criteria for Next-Gen Camaro
⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious Could the Camaro Return as an EV? The Chevrolet Camaro may be gone for now, but General Motors President Mark Reuss has made it clear that the iconic pony car is not forgotten. Speaking with The Detroit News during last month's 24 Hours of Le Mans, Reuss shared insight into what would be necessary to bring the Camaro back – and hinted at the possibility of electrification playing a key role. Reuss, who has been a longtime advocate for GM performance vehicles, reflected on his personal connection to the Camaro. His first car was a 1967 model, purchased with his father for $1,300. 'It was high school, I was 16, and it brought so much joy to me,' Reuss said. 'Not because I was racing the car, but because it was a really pretty car.' That sense of beauty and joy, according to Reuss, would be central to a successful revival. 'I think that formula of beauty – and a little bit of functionality and fun – all of that is important,' he explained. 'If we were getting back into Camaro, that piece of it is really important.' However, Reuss also acknowledged the shrinking pony car market, citing Ford's sales success with the electric Mustang Mach-E over its traditional V8-powered counterpart. That could mean GM is considering a similar two-pronged approach: an electrified Camaro variant to meet modern market demands, paired with the possibility of a traditional performance-focused version to keep enthusiasts engaged. While Reuss stopped short of confirming any return, his comments suggest that GM has not closed the door on the Camaro nameplate. For fans mourning its 2024 discontinuation, this may be the clearest sign yet that a new Camaro—potentially with both EV and V8 options—could someday roar back to life.
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
GM President Outlines Criteria for Next-Gen Camaro
⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious Could the Camaro Return as an EV? The Chevrolet Camaro may be gone for now, but General Motors President Mark Reuss has made it clear that the iconic pony car is not forgotten. Speaking with The Detroit News during last month's 24 Hours of Le Mans, Reuss shared insight into what would be necessary to bring the Camaro back – and hinted at the possibility of electrification playing a key role. Reuss, who has been a longtime advocate for GM performance vehicles, reflected on his personal connection to the Camaro. His first car was a 1967 model, purchased with his father for $1,300. 'It was high school, I was 16, and it brought so much joy to me,' Reuss said. 'Not because I was racing the car, but because it was a really pretty car.' That sense of beauty and joy, according to Reuss, would be central to a successful revival. 'I think that formula of beauty – and a little bit of functionality and fun – all of that is important,' he explained. 'If we were getting back into Camaro, that piece of it is really important.' However, Reuss also acknowledged the shrinking pony car market, citing Ford's sales success with the electric Mustang Mach-E over its traditional V8-powered counterpart. That could mean GM is considering a similar two-pronged approach: an electrified Camaro variant to meet modern market demands, paired with the possibility of a traditional performance-focused version to keep enthusiasts engaged. While Reuss stopped short of confirming any return, his comments suggest that GM has not closed the door on the Camaro nameplate. For fans mourning its 2024 discontinuation, this may be the clearest sign yet that a new Camaro—potentially with both EV and V8 options—could someday roar back to life.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
GM Boss Knows What He Wants From A Future Chevrolet Camaro
GM Boss Knows What He Wants From A Future Chevrolet Camaro originally appeared on Autoblog. Is It Time For A Camaro Comeback? The very last sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro rolled off the production line back in January 2024, and although it was an aging car with some flaws, it was also one of the best to drive in its segment. General Motors hasn't totally discounted the idea of a Camaro comeback at some stage, and GM President Mark Reuss has now given his thoughts on what such a return would require. Speaking with GM Authority, Reuss said that a new Camaro would need to offer a little of everything to appeal to a market base that doesn't value muscle cars as much as it once did. "I think that formula of beauty, and a little bit of functionality and fun, all of that is important," said Reuss. "If we were getting back into Camaro, that piece of it is really important." Camaro May Not Mean What It Once Did Those who groaned reading the above know where comments like those from senior auto executives usually lead: a place where a singular focus on performance cannot live. Reuss reportedly mentioned GM's major rival, Ford, recognizing that the Mustang Mach-E all-electric crossover has often outsold the traditional gas-powered muscle car. The idea of a Camaro SUV has been rumored to be under consideration, and there have been hints that such a thing may also be all-electric, but in the current market, which is more enamored by hybrids than EVs, that may be risky. That said, an electric Camaro would take some time to develop, and when it's ready, the buying public's appetite for an EV may have grown. Reuss has previously indicated that the Camaro nameplate could find itself on a four-door of some description, so a sedan cannot be ruled out entirely, but the smart money says a crossover would be a bigger seller. Anything Could Happen View the 2 images of this gallery on the original article It's unclear what direction Chevy will ultimately take. In its last few years on the market, the Camaro received only mild updates while the Dodge Challenger was getting more and more powerful variants and numerous special editions, and only the Mustang challenged the HEMI recipe. Dodge did this as a glorious farewell to the V8 as it prepared to go all-electric in the segment (a decision that has since been reversed), while Ford chose to introduce the Mustang Mach-E while retaining the regular coupe, introducing a new S650 generation. GM and Stellantis appeared to be under the impression that EV demand would grow at a rapid rate. That's proven to be a miscalculation, and with EV incentives expiring soon, this is unlikely to change. Our best bet? If the Camaro returns someday - and it may well not - it probably won't be a coupe, and it probably will be a hybrid. But if it sticks to Reuss's formula of beauty, function, and fun, that may not be such a bad thing. GM Boss Knows What He Wants From A Future Chevrolet Camaro first appeared on Autoblog on Jul 17, 2025 This story was originally reported by Autoblog on Jul 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
