Camaro Continues To Best Mustang in Sales Race

A sales race that CarThrottle has consistently covered is the one between the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang. The Mustang, with its universal appeal and wide model range, has historically outsold its cross-town rival the Camaro.

When the Camaro first launched, it was speculated that it would surpass Mustang sales, at least in the first year. That didn't work out though due to its late start.

Last year, was the first full year of sales between the two. Despite Ford fielding the improved 2011 Mustang, the Camaro managed to outsell the Mustang by 7,655 units.

This year, the Chevrolet Camaro gets a convertible variant as well as a high-performance ZL1 model to stir interest. Camaro Convertible sales haven't managed to kick in yet in a meaningful way though, and Ford has put incentives on the Mustang to boost sales. The result? Very close. For March, Chevy managed 8,964 Camaros, while the Mustang checked in at 8,557 units. Very close. For the year, the tallies stand at 19,972 Camaros and 15,419 Mustangs. Stay tuned.