Manoli Katakis 
The catastrophic trends observed at the end of Q1 2020 spilled well into Q2 2020 when it comes to muscle car sales in the US market. Unfortunately, the highly attractive offers that FCA, General Motors and Ford Motor Company announced could do little to move these discretionary vehicles off the lot. At the same time, with plants being closed for most of the quarter, vehicle supply was also likely affected. Despite this, all three automakers report stronger-than-expected sales at the end of May and into June. A recovery could be around the corner, but with COVID-19 cases once again on the rise, this fragile expectation is in danger of shattering.
Chevrolet Camaro sales once again came in fourth place, with sales coming in just above half of what they were last year during the same time period. But it was the Dodge Charger that got hit the hardest, percentage-wise. Sales plummeted a full 53 percent in Q2, despite FCA’s full court press with Dodge Power Dollars and then 0 percent interest for 84 months thanks to the Drive Forward sales initiative. That said, the Charger still comfortably outsold its two-door stablemate, the Challenger. Finally, the Ford Mustang outsold the Camaro and Challenger, but it was not immune to the effects of COVID-19. Sales sank 27.3 percent, and that’s the least worst drop of the quarter.
Below is the up-to-the-minute breakdown of total Q2 2020 muscle car sales for the USA market, along with YTD updates and comparisons:
| VEHICLE | Q2 2019 SALES | Q2 2020 SALES | Q2 CHANGE | YTD 2019 SALES | YTD 2020 SALES | YTD CHANGE |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 12,433 | 6,675 | -46.3% | 24,516 | 13,860 | -43.5% |
| Dodge Challenger | 15,237 | 9,880 | -35% | 28,668 | 22,018 | -23% |
| Dodge Charger | 24,431 | 11,456 | -53% | 45,046 | 30,084 | -33% |
| Ford Mustang | 21,625 | 15,717 | -27.3% | 38,542 | 33,786 | -12.3% |
| Total | 73,726 | 43,728 | -41% | 136,772 | 99,748 | -28% |
