The US government ordered to end of Pontiac

The US government ordered to end of Pontiac

The US government ordered to end of Pontiac, In a recent interview, former CEO Bob Lutz gave some interesting details about the General Motors bankruptcy and bailout process. Three years ago Pontiac disappeared, a brand that had been around since 1926 and was a total bestseller in the world’s former largest car market.

In 2008 GM had Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, Saab, Saturn, Hummer, Pontiac, and GMC in North America. When the government took control, a case-by-case analysis began. In principle, a general brand and a Premium would suffice, no more. The rest had to disappear or they would not receive the funds that would save the company.

Chevrolet and Cadillac stayed for logical reasons. Buick remained for its success in China. GMC offers an alternative product to Chevrolet of large SUVs and pick-ups that was profitable. Pontiac did not give money . So spare Pontiac. Saab and Hummer were also bottomless pits, and they were also killed. Saturn also died.

In recent years Pontiac had lost the north a bit, it was not very well known who they wanted to compete with and at that time the issue of the highlighted in GM was a joke . There was more inbreeding than in the family tree of the House of Austria or the Bourbons.

The last models to be marketed were the G6 , Vibe (Toyota Corolla Matrix rebadged), and G2 (Daewoo Matiz rebadged!). A final run of 100 Pontiac G6s left the factory, a fleet order. It was November 25, 2009. It doesn’t matter how good your past was if you had no present and no future.

In our archives we were able to follow his agony. First they tell us that they will stay with a “only model”:https://www.motorpasion.com/industria/pontiac-podria-quedarse-con-un-unico-model. Then “GM denied the plans”:https://www.motorpasion.com/industry/general-motors-has-no-plans-to-eliminate-a-pontiac to kill the brand. After “its liquidation is confirmed”: https://www.motorpasion.com/industria/pontiac-desaparecera-el-ano-que-venir. “Manufacture ended at the end of 2009”:https://www.motorpasion.com/industria/pontiac-agoniza-como-marca. The last dealers removed the signs “last day of October 2010”: https://www.motorpasion.com/industria/pontiac-has-definitively-dead.