Those of you who dreamed of having a yellow Chevy, similar to Bumblebee from the Transformers movies, may have felt those dreams shatter when the new version of the Chevrolet Camaro hinted at being an all-electric model. Well, those dreams can pick up speed once again because there is a tentative plan for the new Camaro, and it's not electric.

The last model of the Chevrolet Camaro was the V-6-powered 2024 two-door model, for which production had been stopped. Now there is news from inside General Motors that will have Camaro excited.

GM is going hard on the sedan category with a new version of the Cadillac CT5 and the new version of the Camaro set to hit the market as early as 2027, along with a new Buick sedan. 

According to sources, General Motors plans to introduce to the U.S. market a Buick sedan built on the same platform underpinning the next-generation Cadillac CT5 and Chevrolet Camaro.

The Camaro, which was a two-door, had an issue with the rear seat. It is now being released with a four-door version to make it a direct competitor to the new four-door Ford Mustang.

The reports suggest that all three sedans will be built upon an updated version of the Alpha architecture, currently found on the Cadillac CT5. The new Chevy, Buick, and Cadillac sedans will all be sent into production in the fall of 2027, all at General Motors’ Lansing Grand River Assembly plant in Michigan. 

Manufacturers stepping away from Electric?

According to an analysis by the US Energy Information Administration, market shares of EVs dropped to 5-6% from 10-12% in 2025. And the prediction is that the market will contract by 15% in 2026.

The current administration has moved to roll back the federal fuel economy standard, and there is less pressure on manufacturers to hit strict EV production targets. Several big projects have already been scrapped.

The Sony-Honda Afeela, Acura RSX EV, and various high-performance GT trims from KIA have already been cancelled, while existing EVs such as Volvo EX30 and Hyundai Kona Electric(paused for a year) are being pulled from the US market.

It's not just the Asian carmakers; Ford, Stellantis, which is the parent of Jeep and Ram, along with GM, are all pivoting resources back to Internal Combustion Engines and hybrid vehicles.

Hybrid vehicles are the ones that are currently topping the charts in terms of what new buyers are looking at from a cost efficiency standpoint.

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Debrup Chaudhuri