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Down On The Street: 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Jalopnik | 327 days ago
What car best sums up Malaise Era so-called performance cars than the late-70s Trans Am? Sure, there's the whole Burt Reynolds thing adding some camp value and general notoriety, but this car would...
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22 15 vote!
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Pontiac feels a new Vibe for '09:
AutoWeek | 333 days ago
Pontiac's Vibe small wagon will get an update for the 2009 model year. It will be in dealer showrooms early next year. Here is a preview look at the '09 Vibe GT-the real deal rolls out at the Los Angeles auto show in mid November.
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2009 Pontiac Vibe - Official Image Released
CarScoop | 333 days ago
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Officially Official: 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT
Auto Spies | 333 days ago
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Los Angeles Auto Show: 2009 Pontiac Vibe Revealed
Jalopnik | 334 days ago
Well, look at who's trying out the multisurface look. It's Pontiac, with a new Vibe GT for 2009, set to be unveiled at the Los Angeles auto show in November. Away with the cladding, this Vibe gets a...
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Early look: 2009 Pontiac Vibe
Left Lane News | 334 days ago
General Motors has released the first official images of the 2009 Pontiac Vibe. Little information was released with the image but it is known that the GT trim level will return for 2009 and that an all-wheel drive option will be available. The new Vibe is scheduled to debut at Los Angeles Aut ...
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15 12 vote!
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GM plans Pontiac Solstice Targa
Left Lane News | 338 days ago
General Motors will begin production of a Pontiac Solstice Targa model in early 2009, according to well placed sources. It's not clear how the project relates to the previously-rumored Solstice coupe. Internally, GM refers to the Targa as GMX627.
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25 18 vote!
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2008 Pontiac G8 pricing announced, V-8 to start under $30k
Auto Spies | 340 days ago
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26 22 vote!
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2008 Pontiac G8 Prices: V6 Starts At $27,595, V8 At $29,995 -Cheaper Than The Holden Commodore!
CarScoop | 340 days ago
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Pontiac G8 sedan will start at under $28K:
AutoWeek | 340 days ago
General Motors will price the new Pontiac G8 sedan starting at $27,595 when it arrives in dealerships early next year. Prices for the V-8-powered G8 GT will start at $29,995, GM says.
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Pontiac Announces G8 Pricing - New RWD Performance Sedan to Start Under $28k
Auto Channel | 341 days ago
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Sema: GM SEMA Display To Include 50 Cent's Pontiac G8, Jerome Williams-Designed "Urban CEO Edition"
Jalopnik | 341 days ago
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/SEMA_GM_unveils_Jerome_Williams_Urban_CEO_Edition_Buick_Enclave'; Buick had a serious contingent of over-primped vehicles on display at last years SEMA show...
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GM prices new Pontiac G8 sedan under $30,000
Automotive News | 341 days ago
General Motors will price the new Pontiac G8 sedan starting at $27,595 when it arrives in dealerships early next year. Prices for the V-8-powered G8 GT will start at $29,995, GM says.
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Pricing Info: 2008 Pontiac G8 GT
Left Lane News | 341 days ago
General Motors is preparing to launch the Pontiac G8 and has announced pricing for the highly-anticipated sedan. Based on the Commodore from GM's Holden subsidiary in Australia, the G8 will serve as a replacement to the aging Grand Prix.
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New Cars: New 2008 Pontiac G8 Pricing Starts At $27,595, V8 G8 GT To Start At $29,995
Jalopnik | 341 days ago
Pontiac just revealed pricing today for the new rear-wheel-drive G8 sedan -- built off of the same Holden platform as the upcoming Chevy Camaro. The G8 will start at $27,595 for the base model sedan...
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Pontiac G8: Car und Driver took a pre-production Pontiac ...
Jalopnik | 342 days ago
Car und Driver took a pre-production Pontiac G8 for a spin. No, they didn't crash it. We'd like to link you to it, but they don't like to use their web site for displaying content so much. [Car &...
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9 10 vote!
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2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP Review
Auto Channel | 342 days ago
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29 12 vote!
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Spied: 2008 Pontiac GTO!
Auto Spies | 346 days ago
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85 20 vote!
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2007 Vauxhall VXR8 Looks Like the 2008 Pontiac G8 to Us
Auto Spies | 346 days ago
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23 14 vote!
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New Cars: First 888 Pontiac G8 GT's To Receive Special Badging?
Jalopnik | 349 days ago
We've no idea what this "special" badging they'll be receiving may be, or even if it's true, but GMInsideNews forum member Nourdmrolnmt1 says he saw it in GM's Dealerworld system. Apparently, when...
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153 51 vote!
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Leo Burnett Names World-Class Creative Leadership Team for Buick-Pontiac-GMC
Auto Channel | 353 days ago
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54 29 vote!
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Spy Photos: 2009 Pontiac Vibe
Jalopnik | 353 days ago
We'd heard the NUMMI-built Pontiac Vibe would be getting itself a makeover for 2009 and a quickened pace for coming to market. Mostly we hear it's because Toyota's unhappy with the sales mix on its...
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34 18 vote!
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Down On The Street: 1950 Pontiac Streamliner Deluxe Convertible
Jalopnik | 353 days ago
Today's Down on the Street car gets the official Jalopnik Best Hood Ornament Ever Award. I mean, it's a jet plane with a glowing Indian head grafted on! What could the designers have been thinking...
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13 10 vote!
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KB Racing LLC: Anderson starts eliminations from No. 3 position in Summit Racing Pontiac
Auto Channel | 358 days ago
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22 9 vote!
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Ad Watch: Q: What Does Pontiac Have To Do With Halo 3?
Jalopnik | 359 days ago
A: Absolutely nothing. Still, watch the marketing geniuses at Pontiac try to build excitement by taking an ad for Pontiac and slapping a Halo 3 ad to the end of it. Did we mention that one person...
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21 10 vote!
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Engine Swap: The Junkman Always Rings Twice: Pontiac-Powered Deutsch-Bonnet!
Jalopnik | 369 days ago
We all really enjoyed seeing Junkman's Chevy-powered '57 Porsche 356 last week, but Junkman has other projects worthy of the Jalopnik Certified Madman Engine Swap Stamp-O-Approval. Like, say, this...
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10 11 vote!
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Down On The Street: 1968 Pontiac GTO
Jalopnik | 376 days ago
This is actually the car that inspired the Down on the Street series in the first place; it parks in my neighborhood, and every time I passed it I'd say to myself: "Hey, the Jalopnik readers would...
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61 22 vote!
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Pontiac Solstice sales decline, Saturn Sky still in demand
Left Lane News | 380 days ago
While the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky are essentially the same car, both underpinned by the Kappa platform, sales numbers indicated they aren't performing the same in dealer showrooms. A new report finds that sales of the Pontiac Solstice are down 19% compared to last year.
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24 10 vote!
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Pontiac Solstice sales down, Starun Sky still flying sky high
Auto Spies | 380 days ago
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23 16 vote!
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2008 Pontiac G8 GT [photo update]
Left Lane News | 383 days ago
Earlier this year, General Motors revealed a prototype version of the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT sports sedan. The automaker has since touted a production-ready version of the G8 at numerous events, including the Woodward Dream Cruise.
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G8 Summit: 2008 Pontiac G8 GT at the Woodward Dream Cruise
Jalopnik | 383 days ago
Well, look what GM rolled out for this year's Woodward Dream Cruise. It's a pre-production model of the Pontiac G8 GT, which debuted in concept form at the Chicago auto show this past February. Gone...
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23 11 vote!
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Next-Gen Pontiac Performance: Brand wants to add muscle but wrestles with CAFE standards
AutoWeek | 403 days ago
General Motors wants to transform Pontiac into its "affordable performance" brand with a new lineup of rear-wheel-drive cars.
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Blindingly Quick: We ride with Grand-Am driver Kelly Collins in the Pontiac GXP.R
AutoWeek | 408 days ago
Kelly Collins fires the ignition of the red and black Pontiac GXP.R show car. I’m strapped into the passenger seat, awaiting my two laps of adrenaline.
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Down On The Street: 1975 Pontiac Grand LeMans
Jalopnik | 408 days ago
Some of the more observant readers noticed the old Pontiac in the background when the DOTS car was the '70 Ford LTD, a couple weeks back. Well, here's that Pontiac, a beater '75 Grand...
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21 26 vote!
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1968 Pontiac Firebird With 2004 GTO Interior & LS7 V8!
CarScoop | 409 days ago
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11 12 vote!
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While Supplies Last: Deal of the Week: 2006 Pontiac GTO
Jalopnik | 410 days ago
Despite its elongated jelly bean looks and decade-old Australian underpinnings, the current Pontiac GTO is a fun, rather unsung muscle car. At least it's got both a V8 and rear drive, which is rarer...
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15 16 vote!
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Pontiac Sweeps Barber Park:
AutoWeek | 412 days ago
The Riley-Pontiac of Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney survived intense heat and a late-race battle to take the Grand-Am Daytona Prototype victory at Barber Motorsports Park.
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Pontiac names Bierley as head of marketing
Automotive News | 420 days ago
Pontiac's new marketing director has extensive experience at General Motors, most recently as product director of the GMC brand.
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Marketer behind 'Oprah' Pontiac giveaway joins Harley-Davidson
Automotive News | 427 days ago
Marc-Hans Richer, the man who scored a huge publicity coup by giving away cars on "Oprah" and who moved 1,000 cars in 41 minutes after an appearance on "The Apprentice" is leaving General Motors Corp.
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Question Of The Day: Where Will G8-Induced Pontiac Excitement Lead Us?
Jalopnik | 429 days ago
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As we learned yesterday, the Zeta-platformed rear-wheeled Aussie-built G8 is starting up pre-production down in Australia. It's been a while...
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40 52 vote!
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NHRA (GLENDORA) - PONTIAC-GMC RETURN AS OFFICIAL VEHICLES OF NHRA
Auto Channel | 434 days ago
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26 26 vote!
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Promo Wars: Transformers, Pontiacs in Disguise...
CarScoop | 446 days ago
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32 23 vote!
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Solstice's Transformation: Pontiac roadster's placed in summer flick
AutoWeek | 452 days ago
Pontiac is promoting its Solstice GXP sports car in a marketing campaign tied to the new movie Transformers and Maxim magazine.
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17 14 vote!
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Report: Rear-wheel-drive Pontiac G6 due in 2010
Left Lane News | 461 days ago
The next-generation Pontiac G6 will arrive earlier than expected, according to a new report. Based on GM's Alpha rear-wheel-drive platform for midsize cars, the new G6 should show up for the 2011 model year in late 2010.
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Sports Car Results: Pontiac GXP.R Scores First Win
AutoWeek | 467 days ago
Pontiac’s GXP.R, new to Grand-Am’s Grand Touring class this year, scored its first-ever win at Lime Rock Park.
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Down On The Street: 1957 Pontiac Star Chief
Jalopnik | 471 days ago
Venturing yet again to the old-iron-studded byways of Alameda, I've found this '57 Pontiac Star Chief. While obviously a first cousin to the '57 Chevy, the Star Chief had distinctive- if busy-...
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42 27 vote!
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VIDEO: Pontiac places G8 and G6 GXP in rap video
Autoblog.com | 480 days ago
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Pontiac
You can't really blame Pontiac for giving its rear-wheel-drive G8 Concept and G6 GXP to rapper 50 Cent to use in his video for the song "Amusement Park". After all, pick a premium nameplate like Bentley, Rolls Royce, Lamborghini or ...
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Super Maxim-um Promotion Potential: Transformers Movie Update: Pontiac Builds Excitement With High-R
Jalopnik | 480 days ago
Yesterday's shotgun blast of shots wasn't quite enough to sate the PR machine, as it seems the marketing blitz surrounding the new live-action Transformers movie continues unabated with new shots via...
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30 22 vote!
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Pontiac gets prime product placement in 50 Cent video
Left Lane News | 480 days ago
General Motors is continuing its alternative marketing push with a cameo of the Pontiac G8 GT and G6 GXP in a new music video by rapper 50 Cent. The company also has extensive product placements in the upcoming "Transformers" movie, and the Chevrolet Camaro Concept recently appeared in a r ...
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28 27 vote!
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Classic Ad Watch: 69 In A Wide-Track Pontiac
Jalopnik | 481 days ago
What's it gonna be for your breakaway? A Firebird? A Grand Prix? Or even a Geeee Teeeee Ohhhhhhh? With a theme song performed by musicians that rock almost as hard as the Fifth Dimension, the '69...
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100 77 vote!
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Bunnell to head Buick, Pontiac and GMC
Automotive News | 485 days ago
General Motors has chosen Jim Bunnell to run its Buick, Pontiac and GMC channel. Bunnell, 51, is general manager of GM's north central sales region. He replaces John Larson, 44, who left GM to become COO of Escort Inc.
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43 24 vote!
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VIDEO: 1969 Pontiac GTO ad with Paul Revere and the Raiders
Auto Spies | 486 days ago
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24 20 vote!
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Wanna see a red Pontiac G8? Yeah, we thought so
Autoblog.com | 489 days ago
Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, Pontiac
The folks over at Kicking Tires had no intention of running into a red prototype Pontiac G8, but when they saw it, they whipped out the camera phones and did a great job with the limited tools at hand. The result is a pre-production look at one of the ...
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38 18 vote!
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Mallett Cars' LS7 powered, widebody Pontiac Solstice 'Pitbull' Package
Auto Spies | 494 days ago
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15 14 vote!
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Who let the dogs out? Mallet presents "Pitbull" Body Kit for the Pontiac Solstice
CarScoop | 494 days ago
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28 18 vote!
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Mallet "Pitbull" Bodykit fdr the Pontiac Solstice: Like it?
Auto Spies | 494 days ago
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110 89 vote!
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John Larson leaving Buick, Pontiac and GMC
Automotive News | 494 days ago
The head of Buick, Pontiac and GMC is leaving to join a company "outside of the auto industry," a Pontiac spokesman said today. John Larson, 44, has been general manager for the brands for three years and worked for General Motors for 21 years.
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Not So Fast: Pontiac Steals The Points Lead Back From Lexus in Rolex Racing
Auto Spies | 495 days ago
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50 20 vote!
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Pontiac G6 under investigation for power steering loss
Autoblog.com | 495 days ago
Filed under: Recalls/TSBs, Pontiac
This week's recall woes come courtesy of the Pontiac G6, which is currently undergoing investigation by the lovable folks at the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).According to Bloomberg News, NHTSA has received 19 complaints about the G6 ...
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105 75 vote!
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Buick/Pontiac/GMC starts new marketing program
Automotive News | 496 days ago
General Motors is showing its national pride while trying to drum up sales for its Buick, Pontiac and GMC brands. It will start airing spots Tuesday, May 1, promoting its latest marketing program and a donation campaign.
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236 201 vote!
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Should General Motors Axe Buick, Pontiac, GMC, Hummer, and Saab?
Auto Spies | 499 days ago
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178 136 vote!
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Fortune writer calls for death of Buick, Pontiac, HUMMER, GMC and Saab
Autoblog.com | 500 days ago
Filed under: Buick, GM, GMC, HUMMER, Pontiac, Saab
Now that GM is officially Number Two, many Monday morning quarterbacks are popping up to "help" the general right the ship. Count Alex Taylor III, Fortune's senior writer, among them. In an interesting article, Taylor outlines reasons why GM should ...
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34 16 vote!
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Pontiac Bandit by YearOne
Auto Spies | 503 days ago
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19 16 vote!
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Behold the Polaris; a Rear-Engined Pontiac!!
Jalopnik | 503 days ago
Er, we mean a re-badged Corvair. Still though, as nifty as the Corvair was, we feel it would have worked much better as a Pontiac. For what's more exciting than flipping over? Oh we know, we know....
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28 25 vote!
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Fleets account for nearly half Chrysler, Pontiac sales
Left Lane News | 503 days ago
48.5 percent of Chrysler brand sales between September 2006 and February 2007 were to fleets, according to a new report by trade publication Automotive News. That's an increase of nearly 10 percent from the 38.9 percent recorded between September 2005 and February 2006.
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Nearly half of Chrysler's products go to fleets, Pontiac isn't doing much better
Autoblog.com | 503 days ago
Filed under: Chrysler, DaimlerChrysler, Pontiac
What did Chrysler do with its highly publicized production glut? Unloaded them onto fleets. Between September and February, 48.5-percent of Chrysler's sales were sold in quantities of ten or more. Even more troubling to dealers and consumers, close to ...
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32 20 vote!
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Pontiac is a slacker in GM's bid to cut fleet sales
Automotive News | 504 days ago
Pontiac had fleet sales of 44.9 percent in the six-month period from September through February, despite General Motors' efforts to cut overall fleet sales. But Pontiac's sales to fleet dropped to about 31 percent in February.
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Setup: 10 Drivers duel for $100,000 in Pontiac Solstice Racers
AutoWeek | 509 days ago
Following in the footsteps of Pinks and Forza Motorsport Challenge, Speed Channel's latest reality series debuts April 18. Setup features 10 drivers competing in Pontiac Solstice GXP race cars.
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28 26 vote!
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Exceptional Redneck Ingenuity: Sprint Jumping, Platform Pontiac
Jalopnik | 514 days ago
We'd really, really love to know just exactly how much illicit hooch was involved in the construction and destruction of the vehicles in this video. While the leaping Chevy Sprint in this vid isn't...
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27 26 vote!
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Short-Lived GM Car of the Day: Pontiac Phoenix
Jalopnik | 521 days ago
We're not referring to the first-generation Phoenix, which was a badge-engineered Nova built for the '77 through '79 model years. No, this Phoenix is a proud badge-engineered Citation! Built for the...
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42 26 vote!
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Spy Shots: Next Pontiac Vibe to be renamed G and debut in New York
Autoblog.com | 542 days ago
Filed under: New York Auto Show, Spy Photos, Hatchbacks, Pontiac
Looks like Pontiac might be losing their Vibe for 2008. And we don't mean the two versions of the Vibe they already killed off. What will be showing up in its place is likely to be a similar vehicle, but the name will change. In place ...
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32 28 vote!
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Redesigned Pontiac Vibe in the works
Left Lane News | 542 days ago
Judging from this spy shot captured a few miles from the entrance to the General Motor Proving Ground, it appears that the Pontiac Vibe will live beyond its first generation.
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32 34 vote!
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Pontiac hoops it up with March Madness promotion
Automotive News | 543 days ago
People who watch the NCAA men's basketball tournament on TV are twice as likely as the general public to consider buying a Pontiac.
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Holden Commodore SSV/Future Pontiac G8 Tested
Auto Spies | 545 days ago
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Oh, G: Pontiac is doing it, too
Automotive News | 545 days ago
It will be called the G8. I don't know why, but it will. I'm talking about Pontiac's new mid-sized, rear-wheel-drive car. It will replace the Grand Prix, which has been a Pontiac standby since the 1962 model year.
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41 26 vote!
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Classic Ad Watch: '76 Pontiac Hoonbird
Jalopnik | 548 days ago
Yes, it's actually called the Sunbird, but the batshit driving and cheezoid stunts in this ad move Pontiac's badge-engineered Monza into hoon respectability, if only for a few moments. Your mileage...
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30 32 vote!
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AISI Selects the 2007 Pontiac Solstice for Its Inaugural Great Designs in Steel Automotive Excellen
Auto Spies | 548 days ago
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41 30 vote!
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AISI Selects the Pontiac Solstice for its Inaugural Great Designs in Steel Automotive Excellence Awa
Auto Channel | 549 days ago
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40 23 vote!
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AISI Selects the Pontiac Solstice for its Inaugural Great Designs in Steel Automotive Excellence Awa
Auto Channel | 549 days ago
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42 37 vote!
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Should Pontiac's RWD coupe be the GTO or Trans Am?
Autoblog.com | 562 days ago
Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Chevrolet, GM, Pontiac
In its latest issue, Winding Road calls the fact that Pontiac will get its own rear-wheel drive coupe based on the same Zeta architecture (sorry, "Global RWD platform" is the new official name) used by the upcoming Camaro is a "poorly kept secr ...
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32 23 vote!
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Lessons from Pontiac: What Lutz (and GM) learned from the GTO flop.
AutoWeek | 563 days ago
CHICAGO - The 2008 Pontiac G8 is General Motors' second recent attempt to sell an Australian-assembled car in the United States.
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31 20 vote!
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Coughlin gets game face on for Pontiac Showdown (NHRA)
Auto Channel | 564 days ago
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