Say goodbye to Pontiac

**OnePimpTiger** · 04-24-2009, 03:56 PM

General Motors is preparing to announce that the Pontiac car brand, once marketed as GM's "Excitement division," will be killed off, according to a source familiar with the decision.

An official announcement is expected Monday. GM spokesman Jim Hopson declined to comment on Pontiac's fate, saying the automaker has no announcements to make at this time.

In its most recent "viability plan" - which will be updated to reflect this new brand cut - Pontiac was not named as one of GM's four "core brands." Those are Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac. But Pontiac was also not to be killed or sold off, as were Saturn, Saab and Hummer.

I hope some of the models are picked up by other GM brands, especially the GTO. Surely they won't let that much history and brand recognition just die. I'd like to see the G8 picked up by another brand as well, that's a nice muscle sedan.

**Glebe** · 04-24-2009, 04:08 PM

I'd pull hummer over that..

**OnePimpTiger** · 04-24-2009, 04:28 PM

I think Hummer is already a dead duck. Hummer, Saturn and Saab were the first brands they decided to cut or sell off.

**tyude2** · 04-24-2009, 05:07 PM

i have a pontiac in my driveway

**YummiestBeef** · 04-24-2009, 08:04 PM

I love the Grand Prix from like 1998 on to 2008. Solid dependable cars

**duwal** · 04-24-2009, 08:06 PM

I knew it was the beginning of the end when I bought my 2000 Firebird new and found out it would be the last year of production for that model

**jsox** · 04-24-2009, 08:33 PM

:(

and i wanted a Pontiac as my first car... G6 convert....

i can always get an old one lol right?

**garnett_21** · 04-24-2009, 09:42 PM

Too bad, but businesses have to make choices in order to stay afloat in these tough economic times...the government can't just keep bailing them out...