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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65
Buick was never on the chopping block due to its runaway success in China. Pontiac's fate was decided well before GM began prepping for bankruptcy.
The RS equipment package will be spread throughout the Chevrolet lineup to provide more sporty exterior styling. Next up after Camaro is Cruze RS. The next-gen Aveo is getting an RS model as well. No need for Pontiac and a whole separate division when Chevrolet can offer the same thing.
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I hate to break it to you, but just because you didn't hear about something does not mean it isn't so. I do market research for GM. We were contacted in 2005/2006 to find what the costs associated with moving Buick out of everything we do would be, just as we did when Oldsmobile went away and more recently with Saturn/Saab/Hummer (Pontiac has not been removed as of yet).
They don't do this unless it is basically a done-deal and we were shocked when the plan was scrapped. Trust me, it got much further down the line than a simple rumor.
I'm sorry but I don't see a dressed up Aveo sucking up the void that is left...not by a longshot. I have high hopes for the Cruze, as that will be built in the Lordstown, OH plant where my father works and obviously my financial interests are tied to the sucess of GM, but I have my doubts about that one, too.