| General Motors is planning to shut down its Pontiac | | | | ratio too which means that Pontiac buyers will need to |
| brand, perhaps selling it off if the company has a | | | | be steered to Buick or GMC, which isn't likely to |
| change of plans. As of right now, the world's former | | | | happen. |
| top selling automaker is struggling to survive and is | | | | Just One Model Remains |
| being given a second lease on life thanks to | | | | GM says that Pontiac will be wound down by the end |
| bankruptcy restructuring. If all goes according to plan | | | | of 2010, but recent news is showing that either those |
| – and that is a big if – GM will emerge from | | | | plans are being accelerated or that Pontiac will offer |
| bankruptcy with fewer brands, fewer models, but a | | | | no more than one model in the coming months. |
| more focused future, one that could help the century | | | | Just this past week GM announced that the Pontiac |
| old car company survive perhaps thrive. | | | | Vibe, a compact crossover based on the Toyota |
| Say Good-Bye To Pontiac | | | | Matrix and built with Toyota at a jointly owned facility |
| Closing down Pontiac is probably the most curious | | | | called NUMMI in California, would be facing the ax. Not |
| decision made by GM over the past several months. | | | | in 2010, not at the end of this year, but in August on the |
| Selling off Hummer makes sense – few people | | | | eve of the upcoming model year. This move means |
| want these big SUVs anymore – and finding a | | | | that GM will not have, at least temporarily, a stake in its |
| buyer for Saab is ideal given that GM never did the | | | | joint venture with Toyota in the form of a model to sell. |
| Swedish brand right over the years. Even selling off | | | | GM says that this will change as it explores its options |
| Saturn is okay, especially since the company really | | | | going forward. |
| needs to concentrate on bolstering Chevrolet, but killing | | | | The Pontiac G6 Lives On |
| Pontiac simply is a curious move. | | | | As far as the one Pontiac model that will on goes, that |
| Right now, Pontiac is the third best selling brand owned | | | | car will be the G6, a favorite of the rental car fleet. |
| by GM. Most Pontiac models are sold under the same | | | | GM may no longer have any interest in serving the |
| roof as Buick and GMC, two brands that the company | | | | Pontiac consumer, but its fleet customers will still have |
| plans to keep. Pontiac outsells Buick by nearly a 3 to 1 | | | | access to the G6, at least for one more year. |