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• Pontiac's Last-Gasp Coupe is Gorgeous (but GM's Slip is Showing)

  BNET - 2009-09-01

  Back in April, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson said the company was taking “tough but necessary actions that are critical to GM’s long-term viability,” and that plan included cutting 21,000 jobs (a 34 percent workforce cut), reducing dealers by 42 percent (to 3,605 by the end of next year), shedding...

  Tags: Car, General Motors Corp., Pontiac, Jim Motavalli

• Bankruptcy Bargains? No Way, says AutoTrader.com

  BNET - 2009-05-01

  The Big Three took two big hits in recent days: General Motors said that it’s restructuring will include the elimination of its venerable Pontiac brand in addition to already chopped Saturn, and Chrysler declared bankruptcy. Now, GM says it will honor all existing warranties on its orphan vehicles, and Chrysler...

  Tags: Car, Brand, Chrysler LLC, AutoTrader.com, Pontiac, General Motors Corp., Bankruptcy, AutoTrader, H3, Branding, Litigation, Marketing, Business Operations, Jim Motavalli

• Pontiac's End Appraised -- Could Its Aussie Sedan Be the Next LA Cop Car?

  BNET - 2009-04-29

  Pontiac and its legacy will be feted in the weeks and months to come, its history alive with milestones. Others are not so maudlin about the departure of the 83-year-old brand, but there is little doubt that General Motors' Pontiac brand played a big role in auto...

  Tags: Car, Pontiac, Branding, Marketing, Steve Miller

• Pontiac Vibe Voted "Best New Small Car Over $18,000" by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada

  - 2008-10-24

  GM Canada was today honoured by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada AJAC, which named the 2009 Pontiac Vibe as the "Best New Small Car over $18,000". "The heart of Canada's vehicle market is the highly competitive small car segment, so we are particularly excited about this award for...

  Tags: Canada, car, E-mail, General Motors Corp., Pontiac

• GM Canada September 2008 Sales Results

  - 2008-10-01

  For September 2008, General Motors of Canada dealers delivered 31,053 units as the company moved to increase its inventories of smaller cars which remain in high demand. "Consumers continued the trend of purchasing more fuel efficient small cars and crossovers in September," said Marc Comeau, GM of Canada's vice-president...

  Tags: Canada, car, Chevrolet, General Motors Corp., Pontiac, SALES

• Chipper little Matrix has spirit

  - 2008-05-30

  Those wily Toyota guys. They made four cars out of one set of key components and gave the models distinct personalities and looks -- one of the four even is sold by a competitor. It's the right way to do what the industry calls platform sharing...

  Tags: car, Matrix, Pontiac, sedan, Toyota Motor Corp.

• Jump-Start Edition

  - 2008-03-31

  It was muscle cars vs. minis, gas guzzlers vs. hybrids. But in this economy, is anybody buying new wheels? Cheech and Chong UP - GM revives low-rider El Camino. But now it’s a Pontiac. Trans Camino? 50 Cent SIDEWAYS - Ditches his Chrysler 300C to shill...

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• Here are some of the cars making debuts at the New York show this week

  - 2008-03-20

  Pontiac G8 GXP *What: Full-size, 4-door, rear-drive sedan. *Pedigree: A U.S. version of a model built and sold in Australia as the Commodore by General Motors' Holden unit. *Personality: Has the size and feel of a big and...

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• Power plus value equals Pontiac G8

  - 2008-03-07

  SAN DIEGO -- The look is assertively Pontiac: drooping snout, oversize grille, red dashboard lighting, gimmicky hood scoops. It's a big ol' roomy and comfortable American sedan. The power is stunning, at least the optional V-8, and the package is a raging value by today's inflated...

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• Revenge Designs a.k.a. Southern Cosmetics Announces Company Updates

  - 2007-11-01

  DECATUR, Ind. -- Revenge Designs, presently operating within the public company name Southern Cosmetics, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SHCM) announced today that tooling to commence production of the new Honda Ridgeline Storm is now complete. The Company anticipates delivery of the first new Honda in the near term. Additionally, Revenge...

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