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• 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

• Name That Sport Truck? GM Calls It "Quits"

  BNET - 2009-01-06

  GM says no to the Son of El Camino, dropping plans for U.S. imports of the 2010 Pontiac G8 ST pickup later this year. GM's latest business plan calls for a leaner, meaner Pontiac brand. by Jim Henry

  Tags: Brand, Pontiac, General Motors Corp., G8 ST, Branding, Marketing, Jim Henry

• Media Advisory/REMINDER: Minister Cannon to Address the Gatineau Chamber of Commerce at a Luncheon-Conference.

  - 2008-03-03

  GATINEAU, QUEBEC, Mar 3, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament for Pontiac, will deliver a speech to the Gatineau Chamber of Commerce in which he will focus on the Federal Budget 2008. ...

  Tags: casino, MARKETING, media, Pontiac, Salon, SOFTWARE

• Automotive dealerships: ranked by number of vehicles sold in 2006

  - 2007-12-31

  AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIPS Ranked by number of vehicles sold in 2006 Rank Dealership last Address Telephone year Web site...

  Tags: Auto, BMW AG, Chevrolet, dealership, FINANCE, Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Insurance, INTERNET, Lexus, Lincoln, MARKETING, Pontiac, Rio, SALES, Toyota Motor Corp.

• Gentex Receives Its First "President's Award" From CAMI Automotive

  - 2007-10-12

  Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), the U.S.-based lead supplier of automatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has received the "2007 Model Year President's Award" from CAMI Automotive Inc. CAMI. CAMI is an independently incorporated joint venture between Suzuki Motor Corporation and General Motors of Canada Ltd. The President's Award...

  Tags: Chevrolet, MARKETING, Pontiac, president, Quality, Suzuki Motor Corp.

• Holden's cat out of bag - SS off to America.

  - 2007-01-08

  Byline: Joshua Dowling Jan 08, 2007 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian car manufacturer GM Holden has announced at the Detroit Motor Show in the US that it will export its flagship model to that market. Originally not to be...

  Tags: car, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, MARKETING, Pontiac, Strategy

• Rumblings.(Michigan Homeland Security Consortium introducing $1 million fund)(John Casey started Casey Communications Inc.)(Linda Solomon's works and General Motors Corp. marketing)

  - 2006-12-04

  Consortium to launch $1m startup fund The fledgling Michigan Homeland Security Consortium, a Lansing-based trade organization launched in June to promote small and startup companies, said Wednesday it will launch a $1 million fund in January that Consortium to launch $1m startup...

  Tags: consortium, General Motors Corp., marketing, Pontiac

• Whole New World

  - 2006-09-04

  Remember when General Motors launched the Saturn brand 16 years ago and everyone went nuts for its no-haggle pricing? Yeah, that was a cool gimmick but there wasn't much else to snare buyers, and the brand limped into obscurity. Well, make way for its second act. Saturn's first real eye-catching...

  Tags: Branding, General Motors Corp., MARKETING, Pontiac, Pricing, Saturn

• WORKING WITHOUT A NET.(marketing of Pontiac G5 and Foster's Beer)

  - 2006-09-04

  Byline: Warren Shoulberg Byline: Warren Shoulberg

  Tags: marketing, Pontiac