GM to drop Pontiac

[GM4LIFE]

all ive really owned is pontiacs....ive owned/own:

2008 Pontiac G5 GT
2000 Pontiac Grand Am GT
1987 Pontiac Grand Am LE
1986 Pontiac Grand Am SE
1985 Pontiac Fiero GT
1984 Pontiac Fiero Sport

i was debating on the g8 vs camaro as well...but now my decision is clear....camaro it is!!

[ljustin293]

interesting....

[Muscle Master]

good ridence ... sad to say

[lnsjr1]

Flush em..........

[OUR72GTO]

Does that make my 72 an orphan ?

[manimsoblack]

Originally Posted by Tal

G8 - I say rebadge it as a Buick. I know some want it to be an Impala but I think it would do better as a lower volume Buick.
G6 - Nothing here Chevy needs at all, it might make sense to expand Buicks lineup with a nicer G6 at a lower volume level but it might be best to leave this segment to Chevy.
Solstice - Might end up dropped but I for one hope that the numbers make sense and the platform can be continued with Buick or Chevrolet.
G5, G3, Torrent, Vibe - Gone and won't be missed all are completely redundant with other GM products (except maybe the Vibe but I don't see that GM needs to sell Toyotas)

OMFG on the G8 as a Buick. Call it a Regal LS (V6), GS (base V8), and GNX (hi pro V8) and my family would buy 3. lol.

[Attorneyguy]

Sad to say, but the Obama administration played a part in the death of Pontiac (a brand that produced some truly legendary cars). Chevy Camaro owners should take heed. Today, the Pontiac is dead. Tomorrow it could be their V8 Camaros. There is a real attack underway on the American muscle car.

We should all be concerned...

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by manimsoblack

OMFG on the G8 as a Buick. Call it a Regal LS (V6), GS (base V8), and GNX (hi pro V8) and my family would buy 3. lol.

Regal's already on the way...rebadged Opel Insignia.

[OUR72GTO]

Kill it?

It died by suicide when they put plastic panels all over the side and FAKE HOOD SCOOPS

and said " We Build Excitement"

and all you u could get was a 4 banger if you wanted a stick.

[meanmike]

FOR RELEASE: 2009-04-24

Pontiac Statement Re: Media Speculation









Contrary to media speculation, General Motors has not announced any changes to its long-term viability plan or to the future status of any of its brands. GM is continuing to review its restructuring plan to go further and faster and best ensure its future success. Additional information will be released as any decisions are finalized.




http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayS...30&docid=53902

[camaro5]

I'll tell you who killed Pontiac.

The aholes at General Motors.

Shit product for years now.

A great brand, with legendary cars, ruined by marketing aholes, and bean counters.



Vibe; I mean Toyota Matrix.

Fiero catching on fire with oil leaks.

How about that Aztek?

Or the super-lame G3, G5 and G6.

Why didn't these POS's sell!!!!!!


So F'ing LAME!





Chevy Cobalt with a Pontiac badge stuck on the front.







They needed guys with cajones like John Delorean



Bunkie Knudsen




The Pontiac GTO (sometimes referred to as “the goat”) is arguably one of the two most important history making cars of its generation, the 1960’s (The other is the Ford Mustang). The baby boomers were craving more power in their automobiles, but GM mandates clearly stated that engines larger than 330 V8 could not go in an intermediate sized car. Previous PR problems with past designs, lawsuits, and a book by Ralph Nader really made the automakers “nervous” of making any more negative PR noise.

Lower Pontiac managers found a way around this mandate in 1964. They were able to put in a 389 V8 into the Tempest by creating an “option package”. Upper management did not see the “option packages” on the final reports of each model line; this was decided by lower management. Upper management obviously let this go through once they found out, because the GTO option was selling like mad. Lower management estimated 5,000 to be sold. 32,450 GTO’s were produced that first year, and the rest of Detroit jumped on board building their own muscle cars and pony cars.

The first true performance car for a decent price was finally available to the public. Before this, people had to spend a lot of money and time “hot rodding” their own cars. Now you could drive something off the showroom floor and be racing it in 5 mn’s, probably smoking most other racers.





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[Muscle Master]

Originally Posted by camaro5

I'll tell you who killed Pontiac.

The aholes at General Motors.

Shit product for years now.

A great brand, with legendary cars, ruined by marketing aholes, and bean counters.



Vibe; I mean Toyota Matrix.

Fiero catching on fire with oil leaks.

How about that Aztek?

Or the super-lame G3, G5 and G6.


So F'ing LAME!




They needed guys with cajones like John Delorean



Bunkie Knudsen




The Pontiac GTO (sometimes referred to as “the goat”) is arguably one of the two most important history making cars of its generation, the 1960’s (The other is the Ford Mustang). The baby boomers were craving more power in their automobiles, but GM mandates clearly stated that engines larger than 330 V8 could not go in an intermediate sized car. Previous PR problems with past designs, lawsuits, and a book by Ralph Nader really made the automakers “nervous” of making any more negative PR noise.

Lower Pontiac managers found a way around this mandate in 1964. They were able to put in a 389 V8 into the Tempest by creating an “option package”. Upper management did not see the “option packages” on the final reports of each model line; this was decided by lower management. Upper management obviously let this go through once they found out, because the GTO option was selling like mad. Lower management estimated 5,000 to be sold. 32,450 GTO’s were produced that first year, and the rest of Detroit jumped on board building their own muscle cars and pony cars.

The first true performance car for a decent price was finally available to the public. Before this, people had to spend a lot of money and time “hot rodding” their own cars. Now you could drive something off the showroom floor and be racing it in 5 mn’s, probably smoking most other racers.

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+1

[Camaro_Corvette]

to you C5

[meanmike]

FOR RELEASE: 2009-04-24

Pontiac Statement Re: Media Speculation









Contrary to media speculation, General Motors has not announced any changes to its long-term viability plan or to the future status of any of its brands. GM is continuing to review its restructuring plan to go further and faster and best ensure its future success. Additional information will be released as any decisions are finalized.


http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayS...30&docid=53902