---
title: "Current Chevrolet Camaro Will Now Stick Around Through 2026: Report"
description: "Even then, it still wouldn't be as old as the Dodge Challenger is in 2020."
date: "2020-12-28"
modified: "2020-12-28"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/38442/current-chevrolet-camaro-will-now-stick-around-through-2026-report"
categories:
  - "Chevrolet News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Camaro"
  - "Chevrolet"
  - "Coupe"
  - "sports car"
---

# Current Chevrolet Camaro Will Now Stick Around Through 2026: Report

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Entering the Chevrolet Camaro in [Australia's premier touring car series](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/37078/this-intimidating-chevy-camaro-will-face-the-ford-mustang-in-australias-supercar-championship>) has been GM's biggest show of faith in its pony car as of late. Outside of that, it has reportedly [canceled the Z/28](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/28853/general-motors-cans-development-of-next-gen-chevrolet-camaro-z-28-track-weapon-report>), and as of June 2019, planned to [kill the Camaro entirely in 2023](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/28680/chevrolet-camaro-will-die-in-2023-no-seventh-gen-successor-planned-report>). Emphasis there being on the past tense, though, as a new report from the Land Down Under suggests the current Camaro could instead stay afloat into 2026.

This development comes via Australia's [*Which Car*](<https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/2021-chevrolet-corvette-c8-pricing-confirmed>), which "understands" the pony car's cancellation has been postponed to 2026. By this point, both of the Camaro's cross-town rivals are anticipated to receive redesigns, with [the Mustang reportedly moving to an Explorer-derived architecture in 2022](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35768/next-gen-ford-mustang-which-drops-in-2022-will-stick-around-until-2030-report>), and the Challenger/Charger to an [updated platform in 2023](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30482/hidden-2023-clue-teases-arrival-of-new-generation-dodge-challenger-charger>), all three of them offering hybrid power. If GM *has* given the Camaro a stay of execution as reported, it could be an attempt to court buyers less interested in hybrid powertrains than the Camaro's traditional combination of a V8 and a manual transmission.

![message-editor%2F1609171353217-2021camarosslt1.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1609171353217-2021camarosslt1.jpg>)
*2021 Chevrolet Camaro SS, *General Motors**

GM may nevertheless also cover off the other end of the sports car spectrum, with an unspecified executive being quoted in June 2019 confirming "[a two-door mainstream sports car for Chevrolet](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32480/gm-teases-an-electric-chevrolet-camaro>)" to be "part of future GM electric vehicle plans." Said sports car may more closely resemble the Camaro than the Ford Mach-E does the Mustang, with former Camaro engineer Al Oppenheiser overseeing GM's EV development as of 2018, a role in which he heavily influenced development of [the 1,000-horsepower GMC Hummer](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37167/2022-gmc-hummer-ev-hummer-is-back-with-1000-electric-horsepower-and-a-112595-price-tag>).

Though we contacted GM for a statement on the future of the Camaro, a Chevrolet spokesperson had none to offer, and declined to "engage in speculation related to potential product timing announcements." In other words, don't expect a show of loyalty to the Camaro unless its sales buck [their 2020 trend](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34604/chevrolet-camaro-sales-are-utterly-collapsing>) and find momentum again—quite the ask with no apparent Z/28 to reignite hype.

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## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)