Comments on: GM to shutter Saturn two years ahead of plan http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BuyUSA http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453468 BuyUSA Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:10:33 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453468 PaytonByrd, I completely agree with you. That's why Obama fired Wagoner. He was under too much pressure from the radical greenies to fire Wagoner for killing the EV-1 electric car. PaytonByrd, I completely agree with you. That’s why Obama fired Wagoner. He was under too much pressure from the radical greenies to fire Wagoner for killing the EV-1 electric car.

]]> By: TomF http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453457 TomF Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:10:12 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453457 @Payton Byrd: That's a completely contemptible comment. @Payton Byrd: That’s a completely contemptible comment.

]]> By: sharpie http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453452 sharpie Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:41:22 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453452 ^^ So you are saying the performance identity kills Pontiac? As I recall, Geo (is that basic enough transportation for you?) went first, then Oldsmobile went. Then Saturn, Hummer and Saab all were put on the auction block before the move on Pontiac. If anything, those moves show GM is trying to save the brand. Caddy and Chevy being the core brands won't go anywhere. That leaves GMC, Pontiac and Buick. Don't know why GMC is still around, but it is a truck brand and maybe that has something to do with the survival. Between Buick and Pontiac, I suspect Buick would have gone first if not for China! I won't be surprised if GM is waiting for the right moment to sell Buick to the Chinese at a pretty sum. Pontiac is like Mercury. No one has even heard of the brand outside of the US! Thus, it makes sense for GM to kill it instead of selling it. Pontiac's dealer network and facilities all can be "re-used" by Buick and GMC. So there, the death of Pontiac has nothing to deal with performance or Obama. It's a matter of slimming down GM to survive. Love how people like to politicize everything and blame the government for all their failures. ^^ So you are saying the performance identity kills Pontiac? As I recall, Geo (is that basic enough transportation for you?) went first, then Oldsmobile went. Then Saturn, Hummer and Saab all were put on the auction block before the move on Pontiac. If anything, those moves show GM is trying to save the brand. Caddy and Chevy being the core brands won’t go anywhere.

That leaves GMC, Pontiac and Buick. Don’t know why GMC is still around, but it is a truck brand and maybe that has something to do with the survival. Between Buick and Pontiac, I suspect Buick would have gone first if not for China! I won’t be surprised if GM is waiting for the right moment to sell Buick to the Chinese at a pretty sum.

Pontiac is like Mercury. No one has even heard of the brand outside of the US! Thus, it makes sense for GM to kill it instead of selling it. Pontiac’s dealer network and facilities all can be “re-used” by Buick and GMC. So there, the death of Pontiac has nothing to deal with performance or Obama. It’s a matter of slimming down GM to survive. Love how people like to politicize everything and blame the government for all their failures.

]]> By: Payton Byrd http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453435 Payton Byrd Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:41:10 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453435 I suspect that part of this is appeasement to Obama's green-lefty-communist buddies that hate any car that is more than just basic transportation. Of course, Obama owned a 300C before getting called out on it during the election. @#!$ing hypocrite. I suspect that part of this is appeasement to Obama’s green-lefty-communist buddies that hate any car that is more than just basic transportation.

Of course, Obama owned a 300C before getting called out on it during the election. @#!$ing hypocrite.

]]> By: carstuff http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453407 carstuff Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:16:25 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453407 Hummer and Saturn are all independent dealerships that can be sold. Pontiac has under 20 independent dealerships. GM is basically selling a dealership chain and a name. Hummer and Saturn are all independent dealerships that can be sold. Pontiac has under 20 independent dealerships.

GM is basically selling a dealership chain and a name.

]]> By: global_lightning http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453402 global_lightning Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:44:05 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453402 2009 may be the last year for the Solstice/Sky. Did the Coupe version ever make it to the market? That would be an instant collector's item. 2009 may be the last year for the Solstice/Sky. Did the Coupe version ever make it to the market? That would be an instant collector’s item.

]]> By: DenverGuy217 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453383 DenverGuy217 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:15:01 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453383 Too many Pontiac models realized their volume through the rental car/fleet sales (G6 Torrent former Grand Prix). GM needs to focus on what can sell at the retail level. If Buick didn't pull all that revenue from it's tremendous China sales and have a lot of expected future growth there as well, I bet it would have been the first to go. Too many Pontiac models realized their volume through the rental car/fleet sales (G6 Torrent former Grand Prix). GM needs to focus on what can sell at the retail level. If Buick didn’t pull all that revenue from it’s tremendous China sales and have a lot of expected future growth there as well, I bet it would have been the first to go.

]]> By: idrinorbarsaku http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453381 idrinorbarsaku Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:14:07 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453381 No one would even buy pontiac because there is the austrian version which is also the best version of whatever pontiac has that is of any decent value. It's not like saturn, which has taken something from europe and made it just as good. I agree with shavers post! No one would even buy pontiac because there is the austrian version which is also the best version of whatever pontiac has that is of any decent value. It’s not like saturn, which has taken something from europe and made it just as good.
I agree with shavers post!

]]> By: mayer_ray_nagin http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453360 mayer_ray_nagin Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:06:45 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453360 Pontiac has to die because Hummer and Saturn have such a rich heritage and history to draw from. Pontiac has to die because Hummer and Saturn have such a rich heritage and history to draw from.

]]> By: JakeK66 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453355 JakeK66 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:00:34 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453355 Pontiac is too intwined into GM more than the others who have been semi-independent. Too many brands in the market killed this brand, in my opinion, just so much competition. Pontiac is too intwined into GM more than the others who have been semi-independent.

Too many brands in the market killed this brand, in my opinion, just so much competition.

]]> By: murphy1 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453351 murphy1 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:48:55 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453351 it still blows me away that saturn, hummer, saab, opel, are on the selling block, yet pontiac is just set to die. HUH???? pontiac is by far is the higher volume brand of all those mentioned, yet it is to be quickly swept under the rug. someone please explain that one to me. or better yet, explain how performance and excitement cant be sold to the american public. mazda seems to be doing just fine. makes me ill..... it still blows me away that saturn, hummer, saab, opel, are on the selling block, yet pontiac is just set to die. HUH???? pontiac is by far is the higher volume brand of all those mentioned, yet it is to be quickly swept under the rug. someone please explain that one to me. or better yet, explain how performance and excitement cant be sold to the american public. mazda seems to be doing just fine. makes me ill…..

]]> By: shaver http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453339 shaver Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:04:10 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453339 ^^If it ryhmes the Pres must be a terrorist? JerkMarc I wonder if they are selling it using the brilliant no haggle sales technique. ^^If it ryhmes the Pres must be a terrorist? JerkMarc
I wonder if they are selling it using the brilliant no haggle sales technique.

]]> By: MercMark http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453328 MercMark Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:50:34 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453328 WTF does Osa... Obama know about cars? WTF does Osa… Obama know about cars?

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-shutter-saturn-two-years-ahead-of-plan.html#comment-453306 johnnycanuck Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:53:54 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17389#comment-453306 "Dealership network for sale. Barely driven the last 5 years. Must sell due to illness. All offers considered. We speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi etc..." “Dealership network for sale.
Barely driven the last 5 years.
Must sell due to illness.
All offers considered.
We speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi etc…”

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