And now GM can kindly go roll over and die somewhere. I have no use for them anymore.

IMO it’s a mistake not continuing the G8 as an Impala. I guess they’re not moving though. Better grab yours now.

That is a shame, the G8 is a killer car. For the money, it’s extremely hard to beat. R.I.P. Pontiac.

this is bull****… their only decent model is gone?? not even coming back as a cadillac or buick Grand National or Chevy SOMETHING ???

That really does blow….what an awesome car that has to die

Well then goodbye Pontiac. Though yea I wish they would’ve moved the G8 to Chevy or some other surviving brands.

Well, I like the G8… but the numbers speak for themselves. The G8 is too big and too heavy… plus the fuel economy numbers for the V8 versions are dismal. It was a good idea… but it needed to shed about 1000lbs to be truely competitive.

ya but they could have been smart like ford and offered a turbo-6 or something

I’m just disappointed there will be no Sky or Solstice anymore. Loved the Sky ans the Solstice was blah, but I wouldn’t be caught dead in a Miata and I love small roadsters. G8 is cool too but lacked certain options that woulda sold it to me.

Sad, I’ve never been a Pontiac fan, but their models have come close to interesting me. I briefly looked at both the G6 and the G8 when they came out, but when it came down to it there was always a better car on the market. At that time a Volvo won out.

The G8 was cool, but the styling felt over the top and cheap. There a BMW 3-series won out.

They’ll be selling (or trying to) G8s for at least two more years. The dealership I went to recently must have had over 50 of them on their lot. You hardly ever see one on the road which is two bad as I agree, it is Pontiac’s best car.

The rest of their lineup is basically crap and has been for ages. They should have differentiated themselves better rather than stick that old-looking split grille front end on everything and expect it to sell. I don’t think they ever recovered from 10 years ago when they had the horrid grey plastic side moldings on their vehicles and the cheap dashboards with more horrid grey plastic buttons.

Too bad the G8 couldn’t get the Chevy front end treatment they use in foreign countries and be relabeled a Bel Air/Caprice SS or something

I have to admit I’m more than a little interested in seeing just how badly they want to get rid of their G8s. I would even consider unloading our Mustang GT if the right deal came along. I know I can always get another Mustang.

Ford does not have any RWD in its future plans. V6 was excellent in G8 and V8 was exceptional, but lets face the reality: except extremely expensive cars there is no room for RWD models in today economy. When price of oil will go up, those cars can not be sold. If anyone wants to remind me of BMW and Benz: in Europe most of those cars sold with 4 cylinder diesel and in US they are expensive enough to be marketed to people who don’t care about fuel and maintenance cost. All Audi started life as FWD.

Johnny, G8 V8 does not come with manual and you probably will not find manual V6 either. On top, it is Holden so except for motor, parts will be an issue and may cost a lot.

I’ll miss Pontiac and I’m glad I got my G8 GXP when I did. RWD is king I don’t care what anyone says and you don’t necessarily need a V8 to drive the rear wheels V6’s work just fine and who knows a turbo 4 could do equally as well. For all of you on the MPG kick lets remember AWD cars usuallu have worse MPG numbers that FWD or RWD! Good Pontiac.

Well if you want to get a deal on a G8 right now, now is the time! I know someone who just got a new loaded GT version w/ 19 inch wheels for right under 30 out the door. I only wish the non-GXP V8 version could have been offered with a stick. They’re still darn fast and can easily hang with mustang GTs.

I don’t know what people are meaning when they say they were short on options. They only came one way really if you got the GT version which is really the only option I could ever see. I did always find it odd that they have this huge nav-looking center screen without an actual nav. I read it is not offered though because of regulation, the screen is simply too low.

Borat, G8 GXP does come with a manual. The parts will not be an issue. The entire drive line is all american.

This sh*t is fu*ked up.

I’m revolted by today’s announcements. How is it that we get to have two luxury brands in one of the worst recessions/depressions in recent history but can’t keep an enthusiast/sporty oriented brand around? Buick would have been the logical choice to get the axe. It should have been merged with Cadillac. Similarly, some of the Saturn products could have been merged into the Pontiac fold. People who buy Saturns could have conceivably bought a Pontiac and vice versa but Saturn and Pontiac customers are NOT Buick and Chevrolet customers. GM may have committed the greatest blunder in its history. The G8 was a fantastic car. People were just finding out about it now. Sales were taking off. Now it gets killed along with the brand. The G8 was in many ways a starting point for the brand to rejuvenate itself. They should have stuck with it.

RIP Pontiac

A seriously disgruntled Pontiac owner who will probably never buy another GM vehicle again.

Ummm… holy crap. This from CNN:

“Trust funds controlled by the United Auto Workers union would also hold a significant stake in the company. Between them, Treasury and the unions would own 89% of GM.”

BWAHAHAHAHA :’(

OH WHY OH WHY OH WHY?????

I’ll be at a Pontiac Dealer today looking at the G8’s but I’ll wait at least 2 months to buy one when the rebates are in full swing.

IF ANYONE IN HERE WANTS A FUTURE CLASSIC NOW IS THE CHANCE!!!

Like a lot of others have said, it is sad to see the G8 go. Looks like there is no chance of it surviving in another brand becasue, according to this article, GM is severing ties with Holden. Isn’t this the same basic platform as the Camaro, but that seems to be in no danger? I think it is a Park Aveneue in China. How about a Regal Grand National over here?

Too sad to see the G8 go so soon…I wish they rebadged the G8 and Vibe to some other brand. The vibe is a very cheap version of matrix which is very practical in what it is. Not too much concerned for the G3/Aveo anyway…. Well…. G8 will soon be missed….:(

where is nmofg? he isnt talking crap now?

I am extremely disturbed that GM management doesn’t have the presence of mind to move the Pontiac G8 and Solstice to one of the other “Good” GM brands.

Who keeps saying GM is severing ties with Holden!!! Holden is a division of GM.

What LLN reported is that PONTIAC is severing ties with Holden. In other words the G8 will no longer be made by Holden for Pontiac and Holden loses that income.

Will Holden produce any other vehicles for GM? Who knows. But I doubt it since Holden is known for making larger V8 vehicles and those are going away over the next 5 years, even in Austrailia. Holden is working like mad to bring in smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles to their country and are working with Opel and GM-Daewoo to do so.

Even BMW is looking to put 4 cylinders in their vehicles here.

NMOFGM is busy hiding. He’s reading the news and can’t believe it. I can’t believe it. Even though I am not a big GM or Ponitac fan. My sentiment is exactly like PontiacNick and that is Buick should have been the one to be cut.

I though if any brand in GM were to go first it would have been Buick and not even olds. I will say this My father had several Pontiac s and really none of them were really special . They were ok and somewhat decent transportation but nothing to write home about. My favorite car he owned was a Honda Accord believe it or not.. But I know this may infuriate PontiacNick but I will tell you nick GM, Ford, and Chrysler are all 3 guilty of one thing. Rebadging way too much. If it were up to me it would be Just Ford and Lincoln, Dodge and Chyrsler, and Chevy and Cadillac for GM this way these company cut out all the Rebadging non-sense (Be more like Toyota) and focus their Money on R&D but I believe even if that were done the Execs would pocket all the loose change!
This Country is Lethargic when it comes to R&D when it comes to their own new products.

Buick! Really? Who the hell is buying Buick?
The Chinese… let em’ have it.
80 year olds… they shouldn’t be driving anyways.
Buick only has three models, and they’re unnecessary and forgettable.
Same as GMC’s re-badged Chevy’s. I just don’t get it.

The G8, Solstice, G6 and Vibe are all worth keeping around.
This is how GM plans on saving themselves? Good Luck.
A one legged monkey could do a better job.

Completely agree with PontiacNick.
GM seriously… WTF?

Without vehicles like the G8 in their lineup, I won’t be buying anymore GM cars. Looks like my fiance will be getting that BMW she has always wanted……

The vibe should move to the chevy brand… you know they are going to be easier to sale since technical they are toyota + GM sheetmetal

yeah where is need more oil for gm……………………………(ummmm)

This sh*t is fu*ked up.- Stop your bitching
Ydtrack- your fiance sounds like she should take the bus

This is bad news all around, but it’s very irksome that the G8 and Solstice are being killed in less than a year. Both are flawed cars to be sure but honestly, what in any of the other brands’ stables — other than Cadillac’s– are as good or as interesting as both of these models?

GM had better start figuring out how to make small and midsize rear drive cars again– and fast.

This is pretty sad–the G8 really is a nice car. This is just a sign of things to come. GM probably can’t manage too many high volume makes right now. Caddy and Buick should thrive, because their numbers are comparatively lower, and there remains a market for both (even if you have to go to China to find Buick’s). Looks like the Chevy brand will be the high-volume GM offering, and why not put the rest of the eggs in the basket of the company that sells a lot of trucks and SUVs.

Holden’s smarting, I’m sure with a loss of $750M. Too bad the G8 couldn’t be badged as a Chevy, but I guess the costs of re-badging a Holden is more than GM has let on; probably want to ditch the chassis for U.S. consumption.

The G8 and G8 GXP will be a rare car now.

F- GM

With the death of GMs bankability and GM on the whole it will be up to Ford and Chrysler to try to recoup those job losses and profits, but the credibility of the boat**** brands is now nonexistent. Detroit is a dead failure ensured dead by Obama and his Task Force to Kill America and their oil terrorist leaders. Now all there is left is civil war, eviction and execution. Yes we can. Yes we will.

This is sad….I agree with the previous comment. Get rid of Buick, sell it to the Chinese. And why save GMC??? Chevy trucks would be just fine. Their throwing the baby out with the bath water

Why in the world did they get rid of Pontiac and keep Buick? Makes no since to me! Can’t remember the last time I saw a Buick on the road! Oh well!!

I wish that the g8 could be rolled into chevy as an impala too. Good bye pontiac, I wont miss you one bit!

I have been a Pontiac fan all my life and the G8 is one of the best cars GM has ever produced. I could deal with the car under the Chevy nameplate, but to kill it off completely will make me look to cars I would have never thought of purchasing before.

tripleonefive: STFU! have you ever driven a G8?

the death of pontiac makes me want to hit something… or someone.. and the fact they arent willing to keep the G8 is just insane… although GMC has great name recognition, they need to get ride of it, then sell Pontiacs on Chevy lots, Buicks on Caddy lost, and have a clear distinction at the lot (buick over here, cadillac over here)… then just offer the GMC grill as a dealer option on the chevy trucks/SUVs

****ing lame

hopefully this is just temporary and if/when gm gets going again they can bring it back and make Pontiac what it needs to be, a performance brand, not half ass it like they have been doing

I hope you twinkle-toed import fairies are happy now… you just helped kill Pontiac and the G8… probably the best Pontiac made in the past 35 years. To think you would rather buy something like a Mini Cooper or a Hyundai Genesis over a G8… absolutely boggles my mind. You people really have been brainwashed by those import tuner magazines staffed by biased editors who hate America and all American cars in general.

I’m so f*cking enraged right now… part of me wants to go find one of you snot-nosed import fruitcakes so I can beat the snot out of you, but my better judgment just kicked in.

The exact same thing happened to the Olds Aurora. By the time Olds had a vehicle worth buying, it was too late.

You can say the same thing happened with the Fiero. By the time the engineers were done, so was the car.

The reason GM is keeping Buikc and not Pontiac is because of 3 things:
1. CAFE-all RWD models will kill the average MPG of GM cars
2. Reliability-Buick is at Lexus level in reliabilty while Pontiac is below Chevy.
3. Pontiac actually has a more negative reputation than Buick.

If GM gets its act together and gives Buick a full, solid line-up than this will work better than keeping Pontiac and axeing Buick. Pontiac is the more damaged brand, with GM accelerating the damage with those idiotic ‘G’ names.

The Solstice/Sky should become the Buick Bengal (if I were in charge).
The G8 would become the Impala or Caprice or Buick Grand National.
The Vibe would be driven off a cliff.

First Oldsmobile and now Pontiac. Wow. GM will be a shell of its former self. I would definitely buy the G8 for a bargain price.

The only good thing that can come out of this is the G8 being reborn as the Grand National…chop off the rear doors, paint the grille black and slap on a turbo or supercharger… hell yeah!

Forget CAFE. Do you think BMW is going to switch to all FWD just to appease CAFE? I don’t think so.

…. I can’t even read these comments anymore. You guys disappoint me so much in your lack of understanding of the industry. One blog down, and you’ll see the G8 will no longer be in North America with any badge on it. It’s like you don’t even want to know what’s going on. You just want to say the same ignorant **** everyone else does, as if you’re the first one to say Buicks are only bought by old people. Who bought Cadillacs a decade ago? Who does now? Please leave the internet promptly.

Read, learn, then talk. Not the other way around.

Buick IS for old people, and the only reason that cadillac managed their miraculous image change is because A. rappers bought escalades for some reason, B. the CTS, and C. they completely changed their naming structure. I wouldnt buy a buick, because they ARE for old people and WILL be for a while, especially longer than GM is gonna need to see a turnaround. And if they keep names like Regal and Park Avenue, they wont sell either compared to new names, or Grand National.

audido: right on! These bastards have GOT to save those, at least the Solstice…it’s too good to let go!

what a bunch of ****ing morons!! this is exactly why your company failed in the us.

You’re missing my point, A4. Build a product that appeals to people of a younger age and people of a younger age will buy the car. That’s your A and your B. Buick sells to older people because they build cars for older people. All it takes is some new and refocused product to change that.

Agreed with oldraven. Cadillac did broaden their appeal and turn their whole image around without losing any of the older generations and loyalists. They now offer a car for any age. The older folks can take their pick of any of the lineup while the younger go after the sporty yet elegant CTS and if they have the money- the blingiful Escalade. Personally I would have no complaint about rockin the CTS-V and brushing off M5’s and AMG’s left and right. That car is just about the most perfect sports sedan I don’t care what you say.

Even though I’m very late, this is very sad, cause my dad had tons of Pontiacs (two Firebirds) and he just loved them. However, GMC should had been the one that got the ax. Look at their lineup, you can get an identical Chevy for nearly the same price. Plus, Pontiac was gaining momentum, the G8 (which should have been called the Bonneville the whole time) is 20x better than the Charger, and the Solstice is pretty nice (although the Saturn Sky looks better), and the Alpha G6 (Catalina maybe?). But now thanks to poor management at GM and Americas addiction to SUVs making it hard for the D3 to make a car, it’s gone. PONTIAC GOT THE AX! GET YOUR FUTURE COLLECTIBLE G8′S AND SOLSTICES’ HERE!

Oddly im ALMOSt sad of this news. Im not a pontiac fan by any means, After the death of the Trans Am pontiac had nothin for me. The G8 is a nice car in the sense of bang for buck, although styling was a little cheesey and over done. But facing the facts Pontiac simply isnt/wasn’t fulfilling its place which was sporty brand, to bring in the Real car drivers and the young people. The Vibe was forgettable, The G6 lost ground so fast it was insane and the solstice, though a cool car was crap when pit against the much better lookin Sky. someone above said it best, while here in the US Buick is for the old people and even so you still almost NEVER see them, abroad the Buick name moves like crazy, it is a better money maker for GM. as for Gm keeping GMC im still tilting my head in stpid daze as to WHY? every GMC model could easily just be sold as a chevy. GMC is simply chevy trucks with a more refined interior and a cooler grill(imo) Couldnt Chevy simple sell those trucks with a “GMC” package of some sort and achieve the same thing without havin an entire brand for it? All in all i think im More sad to see the soltice/ sky go than the G8. there’s alot of cars out there to do battle with the the likes of the G8 but the miata fighting sky/soltice was such a hit, there arent too many small sporty roadsters out there in that segment, especially with the mr2 death and the soon to be dead s2000 . the pocket roadster is gonna be a completely unfilled market

KEEP PONTIAC.
Pontiac = Performance brand (with some youth oriented cheap, stylish cars that could become Saturn later)
Cadillac = Luxury Brand
Chevy = Everything else (cars, trucks, etc)

Later when GM is on its feet and stable Buick can become an in between Pontiac and Cadillac brand.

Judging by the posts here, I think a good portion of them have been made without reading any of the others. But to answer some of your questions AGAIN…

Buick sells well in China. Say what you want about the country, but if they are giving you money that doesnt have to be paid back for a product (I’m talking to you, US Treasury) you really dont care where it comes from when you’re struggling to stay afloat.

The G8 was a “neat car” but as someone who seriously considered buying one three months ago, it like the short lived GTO, was still too Australian, and porly ported over. Things as simple as a huge radio display but no navigation, a stick only available in the 40K GXP version when the original and Vaxhaul version came with it standard, and the overall cheapness of the interior were turn offs. Finally add in that they refuse to do much more than take off the initial 3k rebate at just about every dealer I went to over the last 3 months equals piss poor sales, even for what was sadly the best Pontiac in the last 20 years. I agree that a port as a Grand National/Impalla SS would be a good idea, but obviously it wasn’t making enough sales to warrant the trouble.

The Solstice was a cool car, but if you have ever been in one, you know the interior was crap too. It just couldnt shake that Pontiac cheapness. Great track car or not, being first on race day doesn’t always equate to sales on the street.

GMC, despite being the blatant example of GM rebadging, sells the hell out of those “rebadged Chevy Trucks”

These decisions may not make much sense to a lot of us, but I think it’s safe to say we are all looking at this with a Car Lover’s bias, not with a bean counter and (unfortunately) D.C. Lawyer’s perspective, AKA the people running GM. These guys just want crap that ultimately lines their pockets and fits their adgendas, not cars people actually want.

GOOD! I HATE this stupid car! It is a too small ugly piece of rwd junk! It is a sick joke to call this piece of ugly crap a replacement for two of the finest FWD Pontiacs ever built, the 2000-2005 Bonneville and the 2004-2008 Gran Prix! Those cars were pretty, fast, roomy, and special! The G8 is garbage, and I am GLAD it is going away forever! Hahahahahaha! Bye stupid piece of too small, UGLY rwd junk G8!

I will miss Pontiac however. They made some really nice FWD cars in the 80s, 90s, and 21st century.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO nonononon **** you GM!!!! you are the most retarded piece of junk out there!! Why kill pontiac????!!!?!?!?!? come on really

I love how the keywords make the “GM Total Confidence Plan” ad come up, with the G8 in it.. I own a 2006 Solstice, and trust me, it is a PIECE. I also used to own a ‘65 Catalina convertible and a ‘61 Tempest (look that car up if you don’t know about it. It had the left bank of a 389 to create a 4 banger, with a rear mounted trans. 1961 MT car of the year) BOTH THOSE CARS WERE AMAZING. Grandpa wasn’t stupid. The Cat was 41 years older than my SOL, and I trusted her more.
Poor Holden. I bet that goat would have sold if it were badged a Monte Carlo, after all, it did look a lot like my ‘95. The G8 is a joy to drive, but after my solstice, bye bye GM.
PontiacNick- I don’t like it, but there is a reason they kept Buick. It makes more money in China than pontiac loses in rhode island.

I think the time is ripe to bring back the Aztek! (LOL)

GMC should have been the brand to kill.. they don’t offer ANYTHING that can’t already be found at Chevy, Buick or Caddy.. and Pontiac’s unique niche models (Solstice, G8) will be lost forever. Great idea GM!

Obama and all of his cronies need to get the heck out of a business, in which they nothing about. Dictating to GM how to build cars and what brands to keep. What a bad decision the government is forcing GM into. Pontiac is the excitement division. I have a Grand Prix with a supercharger on it, amazing car, handles amazing, and stupid fast, and it has 4 doors. The G8 would so be my next car. Although I thought I did see a report that they are contemplating putting a chevy badge on it and using it as a police vehicle? anyone else seen that, that would be pretty crazy to see one of those in your rearview mirror lights blazing. In my opinion restructuring should be like this:
Pontiac – performance/sport division, G8 and a rebadged camaro as a firebird, or GTO possibly?
Saturn – see you later, but rebadge the Saturan Astra hatch back, Keep the Sky and move over to Pontiac performance instead of the round solstice
GMC – strictly trucks, they look better than the chevy’s
Chevy – all cars, Move Pontiac vibe over here, maybe some smaller subcompact SUV’s, no trucks
Buick – keep them because of the reliability and revenue from China
Cadillac – keep doing what they’re doing
then for the love of god do not lose Opel in Europe, or Holden in Australia
Saab – gone
Does Daewoo in China really contribute all that much?

But why kill the G8?? this makes absolutely no sense what so ever, they are a certifiable BMW killer, and without the pretentious BMW badge on the hood. Stupid.

Oooohhhh, the interior has plasticky bits. Ooooooh, it doesn’t have a nav system. Name another car that is as fast or handles as well at this price. ooohhh the big red didigtal guages look dumb.

So what???

Where is the debate??? The G8GT is the best sports sedan bang for the buck. If you want the best bang for the buck go buy a new or used one and move on. Yes there are much better cars, I think this is obvious. But at the price, nope.