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• Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja column.

  - 2004-11-24

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 24--Got your car ready for winter? Aftermarket accessory companies have offered remote vehicle starters for years, devices that allow you to press a key fob to start the car parked ...

  Tags: car, Chicago, General Motors Corp., Pontiac, SALES, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune Auto Letters Column.

  - 2004-03-07

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 7--QUESTION: Is there a difference between an '04 Pontiac Montana van and an '05 Pontiac Montana "crossover sport van?" I feel GM is treating us like imbeciles, thinking we'll buy ...

  Tags: car, Chicago, General Motors Corp., hybrid, minivan, Pontiac, SUV, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune Auto Notebook Column.

  - 2004-02-15

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--GM LOOKS TO PARTNERS TO IMPROVE AZTEK: There will be a 2005 model of the Aztek, the much-maligned, ugly-duckling sport-utility vehicle from Pontiac that, rumor had it, might fade from the scene ...

  Tags: Chicago, General Motors Corp., Kia Motors Corp., Pontiac, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja Column.

  - 2004-01-12

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12--DETROIT--Bob Lutz was all smiles. General Motors' vice chairman of product development had just unveiled his new baby, the Pontiac Solstice roadster. Less than two years after Lutz joined...

  Tags: car, General Motors Corp., Pontiac, SALES, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune Transportation Notes Column.

  - 2003-12-08

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 8--General Motors will use the Detroit Auto Show next month to announce that it not only has approved production of the two-seater Pontiac Solstice, but also that it will start assembling the open...

  Tags: General Motors Corp., MARKETING, Pontiac, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja Column.

  - 2003-12-04

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 4--For decades the auto industry has preached that you can get an old person to buy a young person's car, but you can't get a young person to buy an old person's car....

  Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., Pontiac, Tribune Co., youth

• Chicago Tribune Car Notes Column.

  - 2003-11-20

  By Jim Mateja and Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 20--Base price on the 2004 Kia Amanti is $24,995, not including the $540 destination charge. The Amanti goes on sale in late November as Kia's largest passenger car. It...

  Tags: Chicago, FINANCE, General Motors Corp., Pontiac, SALES, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja Column.

  - 2003-11-13

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 13--SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--Is there a Judge in the house? Probably not at Pontiac. Judge was the name given to the highest-performance, Ram Air induction option package on 1969-1971 models...

  Tags: car, General Motors Corp., Judge, Pontiac, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.

  - 2003-11-09

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 9--SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-- DESPITE LOOKS, NEW PONTIAC IS ALL GTO: Every few years the rumors would start that Pontiac was going to bring back the "goat," a term of endearment for the GTO,...

  Tags: car, General Motors Corp., performance, Pontiac, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune Transportation Notes Column.

  - 2003-09-14

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 14-- Pontiac confirms that the replacement for the Grand Am due next fall as a 2005 model will be called G6, the name of the concept car displayed this year. Pontiac will unveil...

  Tags: General Motors Corp., Pontiac, SUV, Transportation, Tribune Co.