Pontiac is dead (according to sources)

[Snikka]

Sad days for a muscle car enthusiast like myself.

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According to a source at General Motors, the company will announce next Monday its new "faster, deeper" reorganization plan, which will likely include a death sentence for the Pontiac brand.

Inside Line called Tom Wilkinson, news relations PR man for General Motors, who said: "There's nothing I can share with you at this time. Keep your eyes on our media site. Officially, nothing has changed with Pontiac's niche-brand status, until you hear differently."

The one-time "Excitement" division and creator of legends such as the GTO and Firebird was relegated to "niche" or "specialty" brand status by General Motors in its first viability plan in December of last year.

The company toyed with competing proposals to either turn the brand into GM's version of Scion or to make Pontiac a very focused purveyor of performance cars based around the critically well-received G8. But ultimately, Pontiac was chosen as the easiest to kill since it was cut from GM's self-defined herd of four "core brands," Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick. Most Pontiac franchises have already been combined with Buick and GMC.

If true, Pontiac will join Saab, Saturn and Hummer as brands that will not survive GM's current troubles — at least not as a component of General Motors.

Source: Pontiac Is Dead

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Originally Posted by Snikka

Sad days for a muscle car enthusiast like myself.

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According to a source at General Motors, the company will announce next Monday its new "faster, deeper" reorganization plan, which will likely include a death sentence for the Pontiac brand.

Inside Line called Tom Wilkinson, news relations PR man for General Motors, who said: "There's nothing I can share with you at this time. Keep your eyes on our media site. Officially, nothing has changed with Pontiac's niche-brand status, until you hear differently."

The one-time "Excitement" division and creator of legends such as the GTO and Firebird was relegated to "niche" or "specialty" brand status by General Motors in its first viability plan in December of last year.

The company toyed with competing proposals to either turn the brand into GM's version of Scion or to make Pontiac a very focused purveyor of performance cars based around the critically well-received G8. But ultimately, Pontiac was chosen as the easiest to kill since it was cut from GM's self-defined herd of four "core brands," Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick. Most Pontiac franchises have already been combined with Buick and GMC.

If true, Pontiac will join Saab, Saturn and Hummer as brands that will not survive GM's current troubles — at least not as a component of General Motors.

Source: Pontiac Is Dead

ehhh...shit happens...it's not like they were making any interesting cars anyway...I drove my homey's G8 GT and was very fuckin unimpressed...and that was their very best whip...maybe someone will purchase the brand and make a new Trans Am or something...

[Snikka]

True, although everyone I've talked to about the G8 has said they liked how it drove and interior/features/styling. I think the G8 was a winner, but they really weren't making anything else that interested me and for sure weren't selling enough considering the GT/GXP would be going for just under 30k and 30k+, which would be kinda high in this economy. I know a few heads on some sites put blowers on their G8's new and they made nice power though (a stock GXP LS3 they already make 415hp/415t). I haven't driven one though, so can't comment.

Yeah, the Camaro is gonna have to hold it down.

[stang174]

Pontaic isnt making anything impressive as of now. For example, Ford has their mustang gt (especially the 2010), chevy has the corvette zo6 and all the other auto makers at least have one car worth being interested in. Pontiac though? nothing. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if they didnt exist in a few years. Its a shame though considering theyre one of the earliest auto-makers..