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.
GM currently has a five month’s supply of Solstices in inventory, double the company’s average, versus just a one month supply of the Saturn Sky. Many buyers are waiting weeks or months to take delivery of the Sky. Pricing starts at $22,115 for the Solstice and $25,325 for the Sky.
According to the New York Times, each of Pontiac’s 2,700 dealers sells, on average, just over one Solstice every two months, while each of Saturn’s 440 dealers sells about two of the Sky. Pontiac plans to build 20,000 Solstices this year but is only on pace to sell 18,000.
Overall, Pontiac sales are down 17% from last year, compared with 9% for all eight GM nameplates. Saturn sales are up 15%, the most among GM’s brands.
