04-23-2009, 05:54 PM | #1 |
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Will GM kill Pontiac?
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/23/r...ontiac-monday/
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04-23-2009, 05:54 PM | #2 |
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Pontiac's been on the chopping block since August of last year...when the Board of Directors voted to kill it.
The "niche brand" status was a small ray of hope...
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04-23-2009, 06:19 PM | #3 |
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I say let Pontiac die.
I never have liked any modern Pontiac cars; they have nothing really to offer that Chevy and Cadillac can't offer. However, this has been the case since after Delorean left GM. |
04-23-2009, 06:29 PM | #4 |
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It's time for the axe to fall so that a new future can be forged. Get the pain over with.
I am sure workers just want a good job and could care less what GM chose to put on a sticker. |
04-23-2009, 07:02 PM | #5 |
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At least save the G8 and rebadge it as a Chevy!!!!!
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04-23-2009, 07:07 PM | #6 |
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You should test drive a G8 GXP, thats one nice car!
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04-23-2009, 07:21 PM | #7 |
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honestly, I'd kill off Saturn before I killed off Pontiac... killing the Saturn nameplate and moving some of its models over to Chevrolet would be logical... the Sky, for instance, would fit nicely into the Chevy lineup.
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04-23-2009, 07:22 PM | #8 |
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Saturn is dead as well unless dealers cough up the money to run it themselves.
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04-23-2009, 07:30 PM | #9 |
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So with the possible killing of the Pontiac name, gotta wonder what is gonna happen to each of the models they currently make.
G8 - Guessing it will be rebadged G6 - G5 - Already another version of it (Cobalt) G3 - Aveo Solstice - Rebadge or just stick with the Sky only. Torrent - Vibe - So what do you all think.
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G6- Redundant, Epsilon-I Malibu covers it. G5- Cobalt rebadge G3- Why the **** is this even here? Solstice- No replacement scheduled, most likely dead. Torrent- 1st gen. Equinox rebadge. Vibe- Chevy maybe.
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04-23-2009, 07:55 PM | #12 |
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torrent- gone
vibe- redone into a wagon or gone G8- rebadged and redone with lower price tag pontiac sucks anyway, let it die. at least there wont be any hope of a trans am to interfere with the camaro. this is why camaro died in first place cuz gm had 2 muscle cars screwing each other over. as much as i liked the trans am concept, its not needed |
04-23-2009, 08:09 PM | #13 |
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Are they now?
In a sea of red numbers... Pontiac G8 March 2009 Sales... 2,939 units sold, +278.2% Nowhere near Impala or Malibu, but it's among the few GM vehicles that are in the green.
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