Bye-Bye Pontiac

Rider · 04-27-2009, 11:26 AM

So is it a done deal? I heard 2 rumors. One being GM was going to close down Pontiac production, the other was that GM was going to divest themselves of Pontiac and they would run on their own independently of GM.

The local news channels on Friday were speculating that they would close down Pontiac, but I haven't had a chance to looks at the news today.

CasterTroy · 04-27-2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Rider

So is it a done deal? I heard 2 rumors. One being GM was going to close down Pontiac production, the other was that GM was going to divest themselves of Pontiac and they would run on their own independently of GM.

The local news channels on Friday were speculating that they would close down Pontiac, but I haven't had a chance to looks at the news today.

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Rider · 04-27-2009, 11:36 AM

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Thanks. I wonder how the Pontiac/GMC dealers will will handle it. I don't think GMC sells enough volume to keep a dealership open on the GMC make alone. My guess is we will be seeing lots of GMC dealers consolidating into one dealership.

MILK · 04-27-2009, 12:27 PM

My dad loved the GTO - it was one of his first cars. My mom made him sell it when they got married.

One of the 2 cars I learned to drive on was a Pontiac Catalina. Later on I owned my first and last Pontiac - the Firebird. What a piece of crap. Sad really.

Fleck750 · 04-27-2009, 01:08 PM

All of my vehicles have been GM in one form or another.

1st one I owned.

Avatard · 04-27-2009, 01:10 PM

Last year Pontiac was GM's THIRD LARGEST SELLING BRAND behind Chevy and GMC.

Putting history aside, this is just fucking retarded.

Mikey · 04-27-2009, 01:23 PM

That's too bad. I always preferred the Pontiac models over their Chevy counterparts. I'm definitely keeping my LT1 Formula, though.

Particle Man · 04-28-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Avatard

Last year Pontiac was GM's THIRD LARGEST SELLING BRAND behind Chevy and GMC.

Putting history aside, this is just fucking retarded.

agreed... they should pump some life back in by putting the performance back in. If they want to get rid of a dying brand (because their customer demographic is a dying breed... literally) can Buick. It's on life support just like a lot of its clientele...

ETA: shit, I didn't see the Buick comment until after I posted. Great minds etc etc

101lifts2 · 04-27-2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Fleck750

All of my vehicles have been GM in one form or another.

1st one I owned.

1977 Prix...love that car.

I don't know why they wish to axe Pontiac...they only help support the manufacturing of the products they are badged identical to. Now what will happen is all lines that are shared with Chevy won't have enough capacity to run.

They need to ditch Saab and Hummer first.

Adeptus_Minor · 04-27-2009, 07:09 PM

A real shame... looks like a G8 is off my list of options.

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Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Last year Pontiac was GM's THIRD LARGEST SELLING BRAND behind Chevy and GMC. Putting history aside, this is just fucking retarded. __________________ Insert free thought here.

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Mikey Raving Lunatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Moto: Concours 14 ABS, ZX6E Posts: 902	That's too bad. I always preferred the Pontiac models over their Chevy counterparts. I'm definitely keeping my LT1 Formula, though. __________________ Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

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Adeptus_Minor Hopster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: 2009 Buell 1125R Posts: 4,743	A real shame... looks like a G8 is off my list of options. __________________ “Well, obviously before; after was all gendarmes and dick stitches.”

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04-27-2009, 11:26 AM	#1
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	So is it a done deal? I heard 2 rumors. One being GM was going to close down Pontiac production, the other was that GM was going to divest themselves of Pontiac and they would run on their own independently of GM. The local news channels on Friday were speculating that they would close down Pontiac, but I haven't had a chance to looks at the news today.

04-27-2009, 12:27 PM	#4
MILK The cows want you dead. Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,087	My dad loved the GTO - it was one of his first cars. My mom made him sell it when they got married. One of the 2 cars I learned to drive on was a Pontiac Catalina. Later on I owned my first and last Pontiac - the Firebird. What a piece of crap. Sad really.