GM to Kill Off Pontiac by 2010

[Nachtmensch]

Officially Official: GM kills Pontiac *UPDATED with LIVE webcast embed*

wow...

Rumors from late last week have come home to roost, and as part of its restructuring efforts, General Motors has just announced that Pontiac will be "phased out by the end of 2010." GM will continue to build its accelerated viability plan around four brands: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC.

[alexanderig]

wow didnt see that coming

[thablasta]

Sucks, Pontiac was the only part of the company putting out exciting cars. Outside of the Corvette, or course.

[rallypoint_1]

No more GTO!!

[thablasta]

G8 GXP, yo.

[RedCRXSi]

Damn. I loved the GTO

[pancake]

pontiacs sucks. they are all ugly minus the gto. But dang the rest a fugly.

[ARodS2k]

that sucks.. o well the only thing they came out with that was worth buying was the GTO

[MickCollinsb16b]

i would have killed buick before pontiac.

[LowRidinDgaf]

Good Shit Pontiac Fucking Sucks

[Nachtmensch]

I think some of you may be missing the point. GM, one of the country's largest businesses, is loosing billions of dollars. Yes, GM was run in a very crude manner for the past 20 years or so, seeing where they can cut corners to make an extra buck. But, they are still a major part of the US's backbone. Without these companies that have been around for nearly a century, our economy is falling on it's face real quick.

[thablasta]

Originally Posted by Nachtmensch

I think some of you may be missing the point. GM, one of the country's largest businesses, is loosing billions of dollars. Yes, GM was run in a very crude manner for the past 20 years or so, seeing where they can cut corners to make an extra buck. But, they are still a major part of the US's backbone. Without these companies that have been around for nearly a century, our economy is falling on it's face real quick.

Shhhh, don't wake them.

[RedCRXSi]

Originally Posted by MickCollinsb16b

i would have killed buick before pontiac.

agreed.

[jaytothen]

Originally Posted by Nachtmensch

I think some of you may be missing the point. GM, one of the country's largest businesses, is loosing billions of dollars. Yes, GM was run in a very crude manner for the past 20 years or so, seeing where they can cut corners to make an extra buck. But, they are still a major part of the US's backbone. Without these companies that have been around for nearly a century, our economy is falling on it's face real quick.

I don't think that's very accurate. Like you said, GM hasn't been ran right for probably 10-15 years. I mean, the two best sellers of the company are in direct competition with their full size pickup line. It's a business, learn to adapt, put out EXCITING vehicles with new ideas while spending less on advertising, and be in the business to make money. GM did none of that for a very long time. They just recently started doing so with the Pontiac line, and then they killed it. I don't see GM getting out of this. I'm pretty sure this is the end of the line for them, they are pretty much putting everything on the new Camaro, which is sick, but not enough to save them I believe.

And the worst part IMO is how many BILLIONS did we Americans put into it? What did that accomplish other then delaying the inevitable? Nothing. Jobs are still being cut by them, and more jobs will keep being cut.

[thablasta]

They should spend more on advertising so I don't get fired. K thanks!