Camaro tops Mustang in sales again

In a revival of those great pony car wars of the 1960s and 1970s, Chevrolet's Camaro narrowly outsold the Ford Mustang last year.

The Chevy's 1,396-unit victory (84,391 to 82,995) was the closest race since 1971, which happened to be the first time U.S. customers bought more Camaros than Mustangs. That year the Camaro's 128,106 sales gave it a 1,044 margin over its rival.

It was the third straight victory for the Camaro since General Motors reintroduced it in April 2009. But some Ford tweaks to the 2012 Mustang made the race tighter, and the Camaro clung to a slim lead all year.

With a November sales edge of 845 units, the Mustang had cut the Chevy's lead to fewer than 1,100 units. But the Camaro was tops in December by 300 units to seal the victory.