General Motors announced at press conference Tuesday evening the closure of the Saturn brand, and a de-emphasis on Pontiac. Saturn dealerships will be closed by 2011, and no new models will be introduced under the nameplate. Meanwhile, Pontiac will be phased out as a distinct division. Certain “niche” models will still cary the Pontiac name, but they will be sold at Chevrolet dealerships.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/general-motors-saturn-pontiac-viability-plan.html
damn i liked the old saturns, sl2 for life!
OH MY GOD THIS IS HORRIBLE. Will this do anything for our vehicles resale?
Shane Reid wrote:OH MY GOD THIS IS HORRIBLE. Will this do anything for our vehicles resale?
GM cars have resale value?
Kidding aside, it won't do resale values any favors.
1989 Z24 Convertible - Dust Covered
2006 tC - Dust Covered, but driven more
First Olds, then Saturn, then Pontiac.....dizamn.
I did not hear an update on if they are submitting for government help, or filing chapter 11.....anyone else hear??
John Benham wrote:First Olds, then Saturn, then Pontiac.....dizamn.
I did not hear an update on if they are submitting for government help, or filing chapter 11.....anyone else hear??
I read earlier that GM and Chrysler are wanting another 21.6billion. I think they should stop all "bail out" money to all companies.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_bi_ge/autos_bailout
KevinP (Stabby McShankyou) wrote:
and I'm NOT a pedo. everyone knows i've got a wheelchair fetish.
whiskerbiscuit wrote:Darn i like pontiacs 
yea because the Aztec was great
^^^ yea and the toyota vibe is junk too, still doesnt change the fact that pontiac has some awesome cars.
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i only like a few pontiacs and im sure those will be the ones continued grand am, grand prix and the vibe but that wont be continued im sure
my kill list:a geo metro and a mac semi wow did i kill that thing
the vibe is made by toyota.
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sndsgood wrote:its something they needed to do years ago. there is no need to have fifty diffrent brands selling close to the same looking cars. just concentrate on a few models.
I agree...
It sucks to see a brand ( pontiac ) that has been around for decades just fizzle away to almost nothing, but at the same time these companies need to stay afloat. And if this is what it takes then so be it...
As for saturn, I just hope they keep the look of the sky and rebadge it as a chevy...that would be sick.
the sky will stay on as one of the few pontiacs that will still be sold if I recall.
essentially, Pontiac will be the performance and style version like it used to be way back in the day. . .
CLC wrote:z yaaaa wrote:the vibe is made by toyota.
come on Brad, really?
you better be kidding.
i hope the was a joke. it's just a pontiac matrix. 1.8L toyota motor.
anyway, sucks to see pontiac dwindle down to almost nothing and saturn go away completely but i'd rather see gm stay in business personally. as for chrysler, i hope they don't go under even more. i'm not really a fan of them, but i work for them so i would like to keep my job lol. the bail outs are getting pretty rediculous though. i don't know why they need that much money and i don't know where the government plans to get it.....oh, nevermind. stupid taxes. i thought we were a capitalist economy? doesn't that mean that the government stays out of the private sector of business? maybe i just didn't understand that when they taught it in school...
CLC wrote:sky hook wrote:CLC wrote:z yaaaa wrote:the vibe is made by toyota.
come on Brad, really?
you better be kidding.
i hope the was a joke. it's just a pontiac matrix. 1.8L toyota motor.
Sorry,
did not know that.
Well, neither do all the idiots that pay Toyota prices, lol.
fortune cookie say: better a delay than a disaster
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The Vibe is a Matrix, the Matrix has been listed as a Corolla Matrix in print many times, the Matrix is considered a Corolla.
You know what GM needs to do??? They need to scratch the worthless brand that is GMC, axe the insanely overpriced Cadillac models like the Escalade and XLR, and concentrate on downsizing brands to only what sells and STOP making identical models like the Acadia and the Enclave. Why would GM even do that??? And it's mostly only GM. Very few other companies do it--Ford and Lincoln being the main exception. But the quality products like the Malibu, CTS, and Solstice could have had an even bigger impact if they had come earlier.
As it stands, however, getting rid of Saturn is not the answer and neither is watering down Pontiac to basically nothing.
Timmy
Lead, follow, or get out of the way...
You know what GM really needs???
More high school kids on internet car forums telling them the right way to run their company LOL
