This is not good.

04-25-2009, 12:34 PM

GM just anounced the closing Pontiac. The pontiac dealer here in Tucson is one of my biggest accounts. This sucks toilet water.

ca21455 · 04-25-2009, 12:38 PM

Sorry to hear that Bill. I guess there is going to be a lot of bad news before our economy gets turned around.

WildBlueSooner · 04-25-2009, 01:35 PM

Man...that really sucks! I hate to hear that.

G G · 04-25-2009, 01:45 PM

Sorry to hear that.

taltos · 04-25-2009, 02:39 PM

Hard to believe that they would permanantly close their best line outside of Saturn even though I saw it on the news.

04-25-2009, 03:12 PM

A dealer for just Pontiacs? Most dealers are multi-line. maybe the dealer will stay and just switch products.

macpappy · 04-25-2009, 04:35 PM

I could understand getting rid of Buick. But there seems to be a lot of Pontiacs on the road down here.

Why not just combine them all and keep the best of each brand.

GoatLocker · 04-25-2009, 05:41 PM

Building what is basically the same car under multiple brands, under the weight of multiple distribution and service networks has never made much sense to me. Bummer for those affected, but our auto industry must reorganize into a leaner form if they want to compete.

Thrak · 04-25-2009, 05:54 PM

I dont understand getting rid of Pontiac and Saturn, it seems those are their two best brands...

BlackDog · 04-25-2009, 05:59 PM

Seems to me they're killing the wrong brand. I'd have killed GMC. GMC only sells less fuel efficient vehicles, and the consumer is making a move away from that type of vehicle. A shame.

GoatLocker · 04-25-2009, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackDog

Seems to me they're killing the wrong brand. I'd have killed GMC. GMC only sells less fuel efficient vehicles, and the consumer is making a move away from that type of vehicle. A shame.

And the Chevy branded versions of the same vehicles tend to outsell GMC by a wide margin. Yep, GMC should probably have been cut too.

04-25-2009, 12:34 PM	#1
Humidor Minister Guest Posts: n/a	This is not good. GM just anounced the closing Pontiac. The pontiac dealer here in Tucson is one of my biggest accounts. This sucks toilet water.

04-25-2009, 12:38 PM	#2
ca21455 Working on Reality Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: John Location: Backyard Posts: 393 Trading: (7)	Re: This is not good. Sorry to hear that Bill. I guess there is going to be a lot of bad news before our economy gets turned around.

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G G BR549 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Taylor, FL. Posts: 12,726 Trading: (10)	Re: This is not good. Sorry to hear that.

04-25-2009, 02:39 PM	#5
taltos Really, really old Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Paul Location: Saugus, MA Posts: 2,486 Trading: (3)	Re: This is not good. Hard to believe that they would permanantly close their best line outside of Saturn even though I saw it on the news. __________________ Jimmy, some of its magic, some of its tragic, but I had a good life all the way. He Went to Paris, J. Buffett

04-25-2009, 03:12 PM	#6
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: This is not good. A dealer for just Pontiacs? Most dealers are multi-line. maybe the dealer will stay and just switch products.

04-25-2009, 04:35 PM	#7
macpappy Rider on the storm. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 851 Trading: (0)	Re: This is not good. I could understand getting rid of Buick. But there seems to be a lot of Pontiacs on the road down here. Why not just combine them all and keep the best of each brand. __________________ WARNING: I am a Southern White Male. I have a brain and I know how to use it.

04-25-2009, 05:41 PM	#8
GoatLocker Dr of Quantum Inebrionics Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Eric Location: Sandy Eggo Posts: 434 Trading: (1)	Re: This is not good. Building what is basically the same car under multiple brands, under the weight of multiple distribution and service networks has never made much sense to me. Bummer for those affected, but our auto industry must reorganize into a leaner form if they want to compete. __________________ "I drink a great deal. I sleep a little, and I smoke cigar after cigar. That is why I am in two-hundred-percent form." Winston Churchill

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04-25-2009, 05:59 PM	#10
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