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GM Slashing Prices on Pontiacs and Saturns

2009.5 Pontiac G6 facelift

General Motors is offering Pontiac and Saturn dealers $7,000 for any vehicles remaining on their lots.  The buyback will last until January 4, letting dealers sell the vehicles as used, and at whatever price they see fit.

Dealers will then be encouraged to buy more new Pontiac and Saturn vehicles from GM’s stock.  This will help reduce inventory in the run-up to the permanent closure of the brands.  GM justifies calling these vehicles used because the dealerships owned them first.

GM or GM supplier employees and their families still get a better discount, but the Read full entry »

Final U.S. market Pontiac Rolls off Production Line Final U.S. market Pontiac Rolls off Production Line

2009 Pontiax G6 Sedan
Will be sold as a fleet vehicle

In a quiet and joyless ceremony, the last US market Pontiac has rolled off the assembly line in Lake Orion, Michigan.
The final car, a white G6 …

Lingenfelter 2010 Camaro LTA Concept Previewed for SEMA Debut Lingenfelter 2010 Camaro LTA Concept Previewed for SEMA Debut

Lingenfelter 2010 Camaro LTA Concept

Lingenfelter Performance Engineering is bringing a 2010 Chevy Camaro, dressed as a Pontiac Trans-Am, to the SEMA Show.  Renderings of the vehicle show a car emblazoned with Trans-Am logos on the …

DeLorean to Revive Pontiac Solstice? DeLorean to Revive Pontiac Solstice?

2011 Pontiac Solstice could be revived by DeLorean
A possible 2011 model?

The DeLorean Motor Company is apparently considering taking over production of the Pontiac Solstice.
While the specifics are still kind of murky, the movers and shakers …

GM to Cease Pontiac Vibe Production GM to Cease Pontiac Vibe Production

2009 Pontiac Vibe
Brand set to die in August

After announcing plans to eliminate the Pontiac brand earlier this year, GM has released new details about the death of a once prestigious nameplate.
In an interview with Automotive News, Pontiac …

GM to Cancel Some Chevy, Pontiac and Cadillac Models GM to Cancel Some Chevy, Pontiac and Cadillac Models

2009 Pontiac G6 GXP Coupe
Gone are the Pontiac G6 GXP sedan and coupe, Chevrolet Impala SS, Cobalt SS sedan and the Cadillac STS-V

The ax just keeps falling at GM and the hatchet job now includes …

Pontiac G8 could Survive as Chevy Commodore Police Car – Report Pontiac G8 could Survive as Chevy Commodore Police Car – Report

GM’s Australian unit Holden hopes to keep Pontiac G8, based on its Commodore model, alive as police car in the US

“Cops in cars, the topless bars…”
Yes, the LAPD, that rodeo clown show masquerading as a …

GM Confirms Pontiac Phase Out by 2010 – 21,000 jobs cut GM Confirms Pontiac Phase Out by 2010 – 21,000 jobs cut

Pontiac G8 GXP
GM will also be reducing its dealer network by 42 percent to just 3,600 from the over 6,000 dealers it had in 2008

GM is quickly disassembling itself in a last-ditch bid to avoid …

GM may drop Pontiac and GMC brands
Thu, 16/04/09 – 2:08 |
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GM may drop Pontiac and GMC brands

Bloomberg is reporting that General Motors may call it quits on Pontiac and GMC. The two brands would be dumped as part of GM’s restructuring plan, a plan due in to the Obama administration by …

Pontiac G8 GT Firehawk by SLP
Tue, 24/02/09 – 2:05 |
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Pontiac G8 GT Firehawk by SLP

Pontiac G8 GT Firehawk by SLP

SLP Performance Parts is literally breathing new life into the rather dying Pontiac brand. SLP has strapped a supercharger into the Pontiac G8 GT, changed a few parts and called …

Pontiac G8 ST sport truck cancelled
Tue, 6/01/09 – 0:03 |
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Pontiac G8 ST sport truck cancelled

2010 Pontiac G8 ST
GM has killed the Pontiac GE ST sport truck as part of its plans to shrink the Pontiac brand

GM has killed the Pontiac G8 ST sport truck. Yes, what was slated to …

Saab, Saturn & Pontiac Brands Face the Chopping Block Saab, Saturn & Pontiac Brands Face the Chopping Block

Saturn, Saab & Pontiac Face the chopping block
GM’s plan to get a government bailout

When the big three went to Capitol Hill looking for a $25 billion dollar government bailout, Congress had a clear message “No …

Pontiac G6 facelift revealed ahead of L.A. show debut
Tue, 18/11/08 – 9:08 |
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Pontiac G6 facelift revealed ahead of L.A. show debut

2009.5 Pontiac G6 facelift
Starts at $22,890

Pontiac has unveiled a facelifted G6 for the year 2009, available at US dealerships from January next year. Talking about the G6, Susan Docherty, vice president of Buick-Pontiac-GMC, said: “The …

Pontiac Heading for SEMA with G8 GXP Street Concept, G8 ST Concept & Solstice GXP Coupe Concept
Mon, 3/11/08 – 4:01 |
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Pontiac Heading for SEMA with G8 GXP Street Concept, G8 ST Concept & Solstice GXP Coupe Concept

Pontiac G8 ST SEMA Show Car
Pontiac taking G8 and Solstice concepts to SEMA to add some sexiness to the brand

GM needs to seriously add some romance to its lineup if it is going to get …

Pontiac G3 Revealed for U.S. Market
Thu, 18/09/08 – 1:06 |
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Pontiac G3 Revealed for U.S. Market

2009 Pontiac G3

As a sign of the times, Pontiac has announced the all-new downstream model, the G3, will arrive in U.S. showrooms by spring 2009. First revealed as the Pontiac Wave5 earlier this year …

2010 Pontiac G6 Convertible Facelift Caught Completely Undisguised 2010 Pontiac G6 Convertible Facelift Caught Completely Undisguised

Copyright by automedia / 2010 Pontiac G6 Convertible Facelift

Pictures of the G6 Sedan have been floating around for a while, but so far its open top sibling has evaded the photos. That is of course …

2010 Pontiac G8 Sport Truck is Named: G8 ST
Thu, 14/08/08 – 7:08 |
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2010 Pontiac G8 Sport Truck is Named: G8 ST

2010 Pontiac G8 ST

It is still a year away, but General Motors has chosen today to lift the lid on it’s new sport truck, the Pontiac G8 ST. GM had run a “Tame the Name” …