The end of the road (last pun I promise) is finally here for Pontiac. The last G6 sedan has rolled off the assembly line, the final Vibe has been shipped, the G8 sedan was stopped months back, and the Solstice plant will be making cars for Fisker. Pontiac is no more. This is a sensitive subject for me, as Pontiac was finally starting to build some nice vehicles. For more on the downfall of the once great Pontiac brand, head on over to MSNBC.
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Pontiac G8 Sema concept (GM)
General Motors has just announced a few days ago that the Pontiac brand will be “phased out by the end of 2010.” GM will then focus it’s survival/restructuring efforts around the core of Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. Frankly I’m very sad to see Pontiac go just when it was starting to get some really great products in it’s showrooms. The Solstice and G8 are top notch, however their success was limited and often overshadowed by the lack-luster G3 and G5. I just don’t understand why GM would kill a brand that has unique models and keep a brand like GMC which has only re-badged Chevrolet models? Whatever, I don’t make the decisions, I just report on them. For more, including an official press release, head on over to Autoblog.
