Tenative 2012 ZL1 Production Start date is………..

First, a popular Camaro forum reported (based on “inside” information from one of thier members) that a “Z28” was coming on January 1, 2012.

This seemed a little fishy at first, since the Canada Union workers wouldn’t be working on a Sunday New Years day. Then we learned it wasn’t even the Z28, it was the Camaro ZL1.

So, it was expected the ZL1 would start production on January 2nd. Some order (too many in fact) were pulled, and with a miusunderstanding and an omission in some option codes, they were all dumped back to 1100 status. To date, there has not been any ZL1 allocation to dealers, including this week’s build submission. That said, a January build seems to be in question.

The FIRST cycle to submit ZL1 orders (dealer allocation) will be next week. With the average 8 weeks from submission to production build week, this should place the ZL1 Production start the week of February 6th, 2012…. I would think after the initial QA hold, shipping etc, the first ones should be hitting lots in early March.

I can’t wait for the Beast to be Unleashed!