Archive for the ‘Pontiac’ Category

Cadillac STS-V and Pontiac G6 GXP both gone for 2010

Friday, May 8th, 2009
Cadillac STS-V and Pontiac G6 GXP both gone for 2010

2009 Pontiac G6 GXP Sedan - Click above for high-res image gallery
Pluto, the Roman god of Hades, is currently on a tour of the General Motors product garage and he’s taking a few cars with him from the land of the living. After sending the Impala SS and the Cobalt SS to the underworld, he [...]

ASC recreates Trans-Am with 2010 Chevrolet Camaro

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
ASC recreates Trans-Am with 2010 Chevrolet Camaro

Pontiac is on its way out just as the new 2010 Chevy Camaro has arrived. Had this been a decade or two earlier, the Camaro would most certainly be accompanied by an equally sick Pontiac version, namely the Trans-Am. But even before it was decided to put the final nail in Pontiac’s coffin, General Motors [...]

Pontiac dealer offers to buy brand, GM says “Not For Sale”

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Pontiac dealer offers to buy brand, GM says “Not For Sale”

Davison, MI, Pontiac-Buick-GMC dealer Jim Waldron isn’t ready to give up on the Pontiac brand just yet. During a local news program on Flint ABC affiliate WJRT-12, Waldron revealed that he had made an offer to General Motors to buy Pontiac. Earlier in the week, GM announced that the Pontiac brand would be shut down [...]

eBay Finds of the Day: Pontiac Vibe GT-R and G6 GXP SEMA showcars

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
eBay Finds of the Day: Pontiac Vibe GT-R and G6 GXP SEMA showcars

Pontiac fans are undoubtedly going to miss the role-out of new concept cars from the not-long-for-this-world GM division. But for a lucky two, that thrill can be experienced every day on their own driveway as two past Pontiac show cars have popped up on eBay Motors for sale.
First up is the Pontiac Vibe GT-R that [...]

Pontiac G8 GXP, Solstice Coupe - Future collectors items?

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Pontiac G8 GXP, Solstice Coupe - Future collectors items?

Like so many former GTO or Trans Am owners out there, will there be a day when you look back at the 2008 Pontiac G8 or Solstice as “the one that got away?” Probably not, according to Rob Hunting, General Manager at AutoTrader Classic. Despite the fact that the G8 GT is an excellent performance [...]

Jay Leno says goodbye to Pontiac

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Jay Leno says goodbye to Pontiac

As a self-processed car-nut with entire warehouses full of classic automobiles, it’s not surprising that Jay Leno has something to say regarding the unfortunate death of the Pontiac brand. Much like ourselves, Jay seems to look back at some of Pontiac’s most historic nameplates with fondness, such as the Firebird, Trans Am, Tempest and GTO. [...]

Great Pontiac Commercials of the Past

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Great Pontiac Commercials of the Past

We’re still smarting after Monday’s announcement by General Motors that the Pontiac brand will be phased out. It’s not that we disagree with the decision - killing Pontiac is probably the right move. Rather, we’re disheartened at the loss of a brand so important to the car culture in this country. Some of our favorite [...]

REPORT: Group working on bringing Holden Commodore to U.S. police forces

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
REPORT: Group working on bringing Holden Commodore to U.S. police forces

Naturally, the death of the Pontiac brand has put a crimp in sales plans at Holden, General Motors’ Australian arm that assembles and exports the Pontiac G8, essentially a lightly reworked version of the brand’s own Commodore sedan. Interestingly, according to Aussie website GoAuto, a most unlikely new player may be preparing to make up [...]