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Chevrolet Philippines confirms Camaro launch

by Anna Barbara L. Lorenzo 16 Mar 2010
Photos from General Motors

TopGear.com.ph Philippine Car News - Chevrolet Philippines confirms Camaro launch 

Is the Chevrolet Camaro ever coming to the Philippines? It's time to erase your doubt.

The Covenant Car Company, Inc. (Chevrolet Philippines), the new distributor of the American car brand in the local market, has confirmed it will soon be selling the popular muscle car.

"It's definitely a go," said Atty. Albert Arcilla, Chevrolet Philippines managing director and chief operating officer.

He added that Chevrolet Philippines is already firming up plans for the introduction of the Camaro in the next few weeks.

"We're bringing in both the V6 and the V8," Arcilla said.

While Chevrolet Philippines has yet to reveal the selling price of the much-awaited Camaro, marketing director Lyn Buena said in the January/February 2010 issue of Top Gear Philippines "that the V6 could be priced at less than P3 million."

The soon-to-be launched Chevrolet Camaro is the second offering of the new distributor of Chevy cars in the country.

Last month, Chevrolet Philippines launched the all-new Chevy Cruze, the newest car in the Philippine compact sedan market.

 
Tags: Chevrolet, Chevrolet Camaro, muscle car

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  • JCTP says YES! BUMBLEBEE Is Finaly Here In The Philippines I Want The Camaro V8 (16 March 2010)
  • deadnail says Wow... what a sweet news.... yatah!!! (16 March 2010)
  • johnny says yes! yes! yes! woohoo! yes! (16 March 2010)
  • porsche 911 says Bubblebee! (16 March 2010)
  • BruJuga says just a suggestion to CCC...can you invite Ms Megan Fox once you launch the Camaro here? ;-) (16 March 2010)
  • Mojo-Jojo says waaaa! nice! v6 & v8! (16 March 2010)
  • jay cuenco says "It's definitely a go" woohooo!!! great scoop! I can't wait to see one in EDSA chasing the MegaTren. (16 March 2010)
  • Pgs says t**! ang mahal.. dapat mga 1.4M lng yan... check out their website guys (16 March 2010)
  • cc says haha. its funny how a lot of guys here are going woohoo as if most of us can afford the 3M price tag. hahaha. But its free to dream kaya sama sama tyo maglaway if we see it on our roads. (16 March 2010)
  • Leopaul says Can't wait! I'm not sure kung kayang tatalunin ng New Camaro sa Nissan 370Z o sa Nissan GT-R. (16 March 2010)
  • AR says ano kaya maganda itapat sa camaro kung gagawa ang TG ng big test? (16 March 2010)
  • cc says @porsche911: Its not BUBBLEBEE, It's BUMBLEBEE. haha. you made it sound like a chewing gum brand. haha, peace! (16 March 2010)
  • Hmm says dapat tapatang ng ford yan..bring in the super snake too.. and also the dodge chalenger sama muna din corvette zr1... (16 March 2010)
  • stongchef says ang MAHAL naman yata nyan !!!!di bale sana kung nagtatransform yan !!!!laki ng makina lakas tumoma !!!! (16 March 2010)
  • JV says @ pgs - Ang mahal talaga, US pricing is as follows : Chevy Camaro $23-$36k, Ford Mustang $22k-$33k, Chevy Corvette $49k-$109k, Dodge Challenger $24k-$32k and lastly my favorite muscle care, Dodge Charger $26k-$40k. $3000 for shipping to the Phil, I dont know how much is the custom tax. (16 March 2010)
  • lamborghinione says I've seen already a yellow Camaro with plate nos. roaming EDSA 2 weeks ago. It's a Damn good looking car! (16 March 2010)
  • AR says sayang walang plano ang ford na dalhin dito ang mustang. or maybe they'll change their mind? classic rivals na ang mustang at camaro. (16 March 2010)
  • BOOGIECAT says boo (16 March 2010)
  • DPC says sana wag naman overpirced pag dating..... (16 March 2010)
  • Roger says Sana dahan dahan lang magmaneho baka meron na naman sumabit sa poste dyan sa edsa..... (16 March 2010)
  • aeronTGco says Oh my! I'm so excited! I hope it would be reasonably priced! (16 March 2010)
  • TJ says I wanna know how much (16 March 2010)
  • goldcrow says Really damn good looker that car. Even anti-American car buyers drool over it (like me). (16 March 2010)
  • BOOGIECAT says Maybe the 3.6 V6 LS will be priced at 2.9M Pesos while the V8 is around 4M Pesos!Not bad IMHO! (16 March 2010)
  • KRAM says ford should bring the musstang too.... (16 March 2010)
  • AA says Its the tax that makes it expensive. Almost 100% ang tax nito because its imported from America. Sayang, ganda pa naman. (16 March 2010)
  • kylejoszef says my dream car ! (16 March 2010)
  • jbits says @AR Dodge Charger RT, kung dadalhin din diyan sa pinas which i doubt... sayang... battle of american muscle cars sana..... (16 March 2010)
  • JCTP says I WANT THE TRANSFORMER EDITION YUNG EMBLEM NYA SA STEERING WHEEL LOGO NG TRANFORMER FEEL MO TALAGA NA NAKASAKAY KA KAY BUMBLEBEE! (16 March 2010)
  • Russle says Sup Bumblebee welcome to Philippines. (16 March 2010)
  • robin says Sana pati Dodge Challenger dalhin din nila sa atin :D (16 March 2010)
  • CAR says How about a V10 or V12 Camaro? (16 March 2010)
  • skapunkboy01 says mura na yan pra sa camaro. malas ng mga bumili sa states nyan tpos inimport dito. laki ng ngastos nila. (16 March 2010)
  • aeronTGco says What about d parts kya, bka mahal mga un, ++tax..... (16 March 2010)
  • pat says Wow, this is great news! :D (16 March 2010)
  • jmg_32188 says another non-Daewoo chevy, along with Tahoe and Suburban, at last.. pricing looks competitive and is almost in line with genesis coupe.. (16 March 2010)
  • Mojo-Jojo says ok na yung price nya... 4.4M to 4.6M yung import eh. (17 March 2010)
  • skapunkboy01 says jmg not genesis coupe. more like 350z (17 March 2010)
  • mac says they should have just brought in some other sensible cars instead of this. yeah its a great looking car.. but i dont think we need V8s. we need economical cars..these days when we shop for a new car the first thing that comes to mind is the fuel consumption. this is the exact opposite. (17 March 2010)
  • CL says yehey! c bumblebee darating na yehey! mas mura na yan sa 350Z ung V6 under 3M nasa gitna ng 350Z at eclipse yehey!! nakita nyu ba ung pinagsamang lambo reventon at yang camaro ang ganda!! (17 March 2010)
  • Adrian says Yes, Finally. I'll buy this car. (17 March 2010)
  • CL says @jmg daewoo ba ang cruze? (17 March 2010)
  • qwerty says puro kayo pangarap kc and sarap mangarap. gusto nyo v6 or v8. puro naman tyo reklamo sa presyo ng gasolina. most of us have either 1.3 or 1.6 n kotse. (17 March 2010)
  • sef21 says kung maganda sales nyan d2...di magttgal susunod na mustang and challenger or charger (17 March 2010)
  • maranello_5775 says @cl, nope it is a real chevy but the cruze for ASEAN consumption is made in GM Thailand or Daewoo South Korea plant (17 March 2010)
  • CL says ok alam ko na hehehehe..... sana talaga dumating na rin d2 ung mustang miski mustang lng...... (17 March 2010)
  • HTTP says kahit na 100 per liter ang bentahan ng gasolina. bibilhin ko pa rin yan... (17 March 2010)
  • Boy Torotot says e ano ngayon kung i-release dito. can't afford, so don't care. hehe. but hey, at least i can see it in person, di lang sa movie & photos. (17 March 2010)
  • Anji says we already had one here in davao..but i would love to see more..weee~ more bumblebee..:D (17 March 2010)
  • jmg_32188 says @ skapunk: sorry for that.. the price of genesis is not in line with camaro's.. i'm pertaining to Genesis' engine which beats that of Camaro RS.. @ CL, chevy cruze is daewoo lacetti premiere in Korea.. afaik, our local market cruze is CBU from South Korea.. GM daewoo manufactures it, just like Optra, Aveo, Spark and Captiva.. they are just rebadged.. (17 March 2010)
  • BOOGIECAT says CL wala nang 350Z,alam ko nasa 3.6M Pesos ang NMPI import na Nissan 370Z!Maganda narin tong Camaro! (17 March 2010)
  • kaloykoy says grabe mahal talaga ng mga kotse na ganyan, kahit mura sa US yan, wala tayo magagawa kasi dun din yata yan inaassemble kaya mura talaga. In case naman ishiship yan dito ng isang individual na bumili dun at dadalhin dito samu't sari naman ang babayaran na tax, mas mahal pa yung tax kaysa sa kotse. (17 March 2010)
  • jmg_32188 says yeah camaro.. the muscle car of this generation.. a friend told me that (according to Chevy Pasong Tamo) TCCCI will sell the RS variant at PHP 2.8M (but its price in the US is USD 27K; roughly the price of CR-V here in our country; high price in our market might be a result of shipping and customs taxes as usual).. the other variant will be the SS.. i haven't looked for its US price yet.. (17 March 2010)
  • aNthraxx says 3M wow! grabe naman. kuha nalang ako ng audi a4.. hehe (17 March 2010)
  • CL says wala na ba boogiecat ouch bat ba ganun lahat gusto ko nawawala 350Z outlander mas lalong masakit ung pagkawala ng HUMMER WORLDWIDE nakakinis naman hehehehe....... ganda talaga ni bumblebee alam nyu ba kung kelan darating ang mustang d2 kapag nakita na ng ford ung ilaw in english when ford sees the light hehehehehehe....... (17 March 2010)
  • BOOGIECAT says Wow the Camaro V6 RS variant is actually priced really well.aNthraxx di maganda ang Audi A4,mas pangit pa to sa BMW 3 Series.CL pangit naman overpriced ang 350Z kaya pinalitan na nang 370Z.Then again the Camaro is much better lalo na in Yellow! (17 March 2010)
  • HTTP says Mas maganda pa rin ung Camaro kaysa sa Genesis. Parang alien ung itsura ng Genesis sa harap eh... and puro copya lang ang design ng Genesis. (18 March 2010)
  • Mach says May nakita na akong Camaro naka-display sa Chevrolet Shaw Blvd. Lakas ng dating. Parang katulad ng Ford Mustang (na ginamit sa Knight Rider 2008 TV series) (18 March 2010)
  • hopeless says Kasi naman ang mahal-mahal ng mga tax na binabayaran natin tapos mapupunta lang sa sari-sariling bulsa ng mga pulitiko. Kaya kayang magregalo ng mga pulitiko ng exotic cars eh. Dapat babaan nila ang tax sa imported vehicles kung ayaw nila maghigpit laban sa korapsyon. (19 March 2010)
  • hopeful says @ hopeless: prang madali ung sinasabi mo. Mahirap na un baguhin. Kung gsto mo ikaw magsimula ng pagbabago. And im sure kung pulitiko ka ikaw rin may ibubulsa ka din. Gnun naman tayo lahat e. Kaya kung gsto mo ng Camaro, jst follow d price and dont complain. It is buy or not to buy lng naman. Gnun kasimple @_@ (19 March 2010)
  • redletter says saw a transformers edition camaro in metrowalk... P4.5million :P (19 March 2010)
  • jmg_32188 says same with mac.. i, too, saw that bumblebee RS displayed in Chevy Mandaluyong.. it's really a headturner.. (19 March 2010)
  • hopeless says @hopeful: I'm just suggesting/proposing. E kung ganyan lagi ang isip ng bawat Pilipino, wala ngang mangyayari sa bansa natin. Nasimulan ko na sa sarili ko. At kahit parang walang nangyayari, ayos lang, itinutuloy ko. Para kung may nagbabago din sa sarili nila, at least nababawasan ang mga mali dito. (19 March 2010)
  • jmg_32188 says @ hopeless: if there's a will, there's a way.. =D yeah, small things, when mixed up, can contribute a large change, whether those things are good or bad.. (19 March 2010)
  • BOOGIECAT says redletter yan yung V8 RS na mas mahal talaga..The Camaro V6 RS is actually a great buy! (19 March 2010)
  • ABC says GRABE NMN TO OP SOBRA. $24K LANG YAN SA US. TAPOS D2 LESS THAN 3M WHAT THE? MAG EEVO NLANG AKO O STI (19 March 2010)
  • jmg_32188 says @ ABC: here in our country, the Camaro might be more appealing than the ones you mentioned because its muscular body is really a headturner and once you hear "Camaro", oh yeah it's bumblebee.. and it looks like a real sports car.. it is shipped from US that's why it's somehow expensive (shipping charges plus taxes which go to nowhere).. (20 March 2010)
  • war_machine says glad the camaro is here wish they'd brig the muscle cars back here in the philippines (20 March 2010)
  • CL says OMG!! JMG ung sinabi mo kay hopeless NOSEBLEED!! english!, i can't w8 to see a camaro in SCTEX or in NlEX weeee!!! bumblebee rocks! (21 March 2010)
  • Adrian says I'm excited for this coming Manila International AutoShow. 100% chevrolet will introduce the 2010 Camaro. can't wait to buy this car. 2.8M is a very reasonable price. (21 March 2010)
  • nic says after taxes = P3M up obviously you don't know how Customs, Philippine COSToms work ;) (22 March 2010)
  • BilL7liao says Available na ba ang camaro dito sa pilipinas? (22 March 2010)
  • edchelle says uyy mga brothank god nanditona siya bale wala ang 3million kung ganyan naman ang car mo diba masmaangas sa mustang gt.500 at worthfull than other cars aabangan ko yan hehehe..,love ya TG and GM motors.., (22 March 2010)
  • Lee17 says no surprises I saw a Black camaro with a Chevrolet Shaw plate number just last week. to hell with the price! its a freakin muscle car! (22 March 2010)
  • Lee17 says Its hard to compare this to anything yet, except for grey market imports... this is amazing. Chevrolet's back in PI! (22 March 2010)
  • mhigz says WOW !! dream car ko tlga yan! sana manalo ako sa lotto.. heheh (30 March 2010)
  • camrooo says tax on cars from america is 100% :( (05 April 2010)
  • Nicendrine says Tinawagan ako ng Chevrolet Pampanga a few days ago regarding the camaro. They told me they're now accepting orders for the camaro v6. It is priced at Php 3,088,000 . It is a 2LT model v6. I am not sure if this is for the M/T or A/T , baka sa M/T yung price na yun so higher yung A/T I think. Wala pa daw advise sa V8 kasi V6 palang pwede nila orderin. 2 to 4 months delivery time daw. Hope this helps. (08 April 2010)
  • Tristan says MAHAl! t**na custom tax mas mahal pa kesa sa unit.... pero ganda talaga! (12 April 2010)
  • BilL7liao says guys my question lng po ako, ung Camaro pwede my stripes? or magpapaint ka pa sa company or ?? (24 April 2010)
  • Itch says a little?) less than 3M for the base V6 model!? Bummer! I don't know much about the economics behind it (prices in US webbies are before taxes + importation tax + s&h?) but what I know is that the Camaro V6 base trim is much cheaper than the base V6 Camry in the US... Go figure tsk tsk... (06 May 2010)
  • Chot Alaras says Yes I'm a camaro fanatic. I have a 67 restored 1st gen camaro. (08 June 2010)

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