| 02.28.2012 Chevrolet Ranks as Top Performance Brand in US Corvette and Camaro accounted for one in three sports car sales in 2011 DETROIT -- Chevrolet is America's favorite performance brand, with Camaro and Corvette accounting for one out of every three sports cars sold in the United States in 2011. Chevrolet accounted for 37 percent of the sports-car segment last year, selling 88249 Camaros, which surpassed its nearest competitor, the Ford Mustang, by more than 18000 units. That lead is expected to increase when the new Camaro ZL1 goes on sale this month. Chevrolet accounted for 28 percent of the luxury-sports-car segment in 2011, selling 13164 Corvettes. Currently the only domestic car in the segment, Corvette more than doubled the sales of its nearest competitor, the Porsche 911. "With the addition of the Camaro ZL1, there are only a handful of brands in the world with two cars that can match the performance, technology, and excitement of Corvette and Camaro," said General Motors North America President Mark Reuss. "Unlike many competitors' performance cars, the Corvette ZR1 and Camaro ZL1 are appropriate for both daily drivers and track use from the factory -- with standard coolers for brakes and drivetrain." "And we challenge any company to bring two cars to compete with the Corvette ZR1 and Camaro ZL1, dollar for dollar," Reuss said. "They will discover what enthusiasts already know -- that Chevrolet Camaro and Corvette are the world's best performance cars for the ... |