My post here got some interesting feedback from a GM insider and his opinions as to what is really afoot here is interesting to say the least.
Plans for Electric were accelerated in 2017. This caused a war to break out between the legacy part of GM and the electric contingent. There were many retirements and good people forced out of legacy programs when Electric won. It was a purge a total purge. Legacy lost the war.
On midsize rear drive...any kind of evolution of Alpha is incompatible with current "Electric Vision" that leaves GM with only 4 vehicle platforms by 2025.
These platforms are exclusively electric compatible with one small car platform, one midsize car platform one for an SUV, and one for a truck.
Gen 7 Camaro was under development in 2017-2018 as an update of the existing Alpha platform.
Camaro is not sales that is a smoke screen. The car simply cannot return on Alpha for 2023. The earliest Camaro can return is 2025 when its electric compatible platform is ready and as a result Camaro is going on Hiatus again then".
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