General Motors has confirmed production of its Monte Carlo coupe will end early this summer. The last orders will be taken in early May, and assembly at Canada’s Oshawa plant will stop on June 20th.
Thanks to a model update and new V8 engine, sales of the front-wheel-drive Monte Carlo were up slightly in 2006, but fell significantly early this year (down 60 percent in January). GM expects the 2008 Malibu to cut into potential Monte Carlo sales further, making now a good time to axe the coupe.
While GM hasn’t commented on the future of the nameplate, product chief Bob Lutz said in March GM’s new rear-wheel-drive Zeta platform would be used for a new Monte Carlo, along with the upcoming Camaro, Impala, GTO, and Buick Statesman (now believed to be on hold). At the time, Lutz also said a new El Camino was possible — a proposal that is gaining steam, according to recent reports.
Damn pops just bought one and My buddies girl is buying one soon.I always thought it was a great selling car.Wonder if they will make some rare ones at the end.If so I will snag one of them.
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How is this going to impact NASCAR, none of the cars they represent are two-doors? Will they have dual driverside netting now? Will they finally make the huge leap to 800FWHP beasts? Or will they still be based on those elusive RWD v8 two-door coupes that I can’t seem to find at dealerships.
Poor MonteCarloChick is going to go emo on us now.
How is this going to impact NASCAR, none of the cars they represent are two-doors? Will they have dual driverside netting now? Will they finally make the huge leap to 800FWHP beasts? Or will they still be based on those elusive RWD v8 two-door coupes that I can’t seem to find at dealerships.
Poor MonteCarloChick is going to go emo on us now.
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interesting…i always thought because of nascar, monte carlos were rwd
Damn pops just bought one and My buddies girl is buying one soon.I always thought it was a great selling car.Wonder if they will make some rare ones at the end.If so I will snag one of them.
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Just because a car sells in volume doesn’t mean it’s a cash cow.
rednecks will be glad to see the El Camino back.
Maybe GM could make a “My Name is Earl” Edition :meh:
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I would give my left nut for a subaru brat painted like the american flag. As far as the el camino, Austraila loves muscle cars with truck beds they have that ute or yute thing there that people go nuts over.
Also, the Oshawa plant is closing completely so it can change for the RWD platform. Which means there’s a strong possibility the Monte and others will be brought back as a RWD vehicle.
Oh and :lol: @ the Focus owner calling my car ugly.
Also, the Oshawa plant is closing completely so it can change for the RWD platform. Which means there’s a strong possibility the Monte and others will be brought back as a RWD vehicle.
Oh and :lol: @ the Focus owner calling my car ugly.
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Focus is a hot car in europe, if they sold a turbo awd version here my sti would be out the diggity door.
