GM Confirms It Will Kill Pontiac Vibe in August
19 Jun 2009, 05:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Unfortunately for those of you who hoped to see a miracle and General Motors to save the Pontiac brand, or at least the Vibe model, it won't happen. The American manufacturer confirmed in a pre...
GM Warns Exec Shake-Ups to Follow
17 Jun 2009, 09:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Whereas in Chrysler's case the bankruptcy process was mostly designed on the reorganization of production and dealership network, in GM's case it is more of a battle for survival for the c...
GM Recalls 35,000 2009 Pontiac G8
22 May 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As if the brand discontinuation General Motors announced some time ago wasn't enough, Pontiac is now experiencing new problems in the United States. No less than 35,038 Pontiac G8 vehicles manu...
Renault - Nissan Eyes Saturn
7 May 2009, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It would have seemed that the French manufacturers are the only ones who did not plan on getting their share of the American crumbled automotive pie. That appears not to be so anymore, as reports by...
Pontiac Moments
5 May 2009, 06:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We would have preferred not to have to write this piece. It is, in essence, an obituary. This might not tell many of you who or why Pontiac was. A niche brand, built only for those who knew what the...
Michigan Dealer Confirms Offer for Pontiac, GM Promptly Says No
3 May 2009, 14:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Here you have it: an interested Pontiac dealer, namely Waldron Pontiac, is making an offer for GM’s brand – which is actually going to be phased out by the end of 2010 – but the Am...
NADA to GM: Bad, Bad GM
29 Apr 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As a result of the announcement made by American manufacturer GM regarding its plans to scrap Pontiac and perhaps even Saturn, as well as the decision to severely slash its dealer network, the Natio...
Troubled by Pontiac's Axing Holden Eyes US Police Force
29 Apr 2009, 08:57 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / With General Motors phasing out Pontiac, the Australians from Holden forgot for a moment about the shrimp on the barbie and realized that they were in deep... misfortune. As strange as it might soun...
General Motors Speeds Up Saturn Shutdown
28 Apr 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the future of the company is yet to be decided, General Motors is now speeding up efforts to build the last models under the Saturn brand in a broader attempt to shed the asset by the end of...
GM Plans New Toyota Joint Product to Replace Pontiac Vibe
28 Apr 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since Pontiac's future has already been decided, General Motors started seeking solutions to ensure a smooth production end for all models previously marketed under this particular brand. B...
Confirmed: Pontiac is Dead, GM Drafts New Survival Plan
27 Apr 2009, 13:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following weeks of rumor-denial-rumor regarding the future of its brads, dealerships and even personnel, GM finally made public their survival plan for 2009. Simply put, under the "GM Accelerat...
GM Maintains Suspense, Still No Decision on Pontiac Axing
27 Apr 2009, 08:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Pontiac's fate is still undecided, American car giant General Motors said today, denying all media reports claiming that company plans to kill this particular unit and keep GMC as part of a bro...
Pontiac's Final Days
24 Apr 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The cat and mouse game between media/inside sources on one hand and GM officials on the other continued today with the favorite topic these past two weeks: the fate of GM's brand. Today, Pontia...
GM Denies Plans to Scrap Pontiac, GMC
17 Apr 2009, 06:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The struggling American manufacturer GM stepped forth yesterday and denied reports which surfaced about its plans of ending franchise agreements of poorly performing dealerships as well as getting r...
GM May Scrap Pontiac, GMC
16 Apr 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Most of us know by now that GM is planning, as part of its restructuring scheme, to split in two, separating the good brands it manages from the bad ones. Whether it will go into bankruptcy (the mos...
Fail: General Motors Recalls 1,497,516 Models!
11 Apr 2009, 17:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Or how could things get worse in a sec... As if the economic downturn and the imminent bankruptcy weren’t enough for the so-called American car giant General Motors, the company is now recalli...
GM Recalls Nearly 270,000 Buick, Chevy, Pontiac and Saturn Models
16 Mar 2009, 13:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Earlier this day, it was only the Hummer H3T which had a problem with the fuel tank that could lead to severe accidents. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) informed that...
Pontiac G8 GXP and Dodge Charger SRT8: 400 HP Under 40k
6 Mar 2009, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The financial downturn make car manufacturers do unthinkable things. Their cashflow difficulties, however, are to the advantage of those who still have some money stashed away somewhere. If you are ...
2009 G8-GT SLP Firehawk Detailed
23 Feb 2009, 13:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you are a muscle car enthusiast, then you know that such a vehicle is never complete as it exits factory doors. Without tweaking, changing, chopping and further adding stuff, your muscle car will...
Pontiac Wants Charge Fees for Extricating Crash Victims
17 Feb 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apart from covering the repair costs of insured cars that are involved in accidents, in the future, car insurance companies might also have to pay for the extrication of victims stuck in a vehicle f...