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Holden’s HSV E-series 2 may have used some Pontiac G8 parts, but the new Holden Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition models are G8s in everything but name.   more

Although General Motors should sell the last remaining Pontiac within the next few months, the automaker still aims to keep customers loyal to dealers and itself through top-notch service.   more

We knew Holden planned on using leftover Pontiac G8 hoods for a special edition car, but we didn’t know the result -- the HSV E Series 2 -- would be so wild.   more

If the prospect of picking up one of the last Pontiacs sounds appealing, you’d better move fast. General Motors says the wind-down of Pontiac is moving quicker than it expected, and approximately 16,000 cars remain at...  more

It was bad enough when General Motors announced it was going to kill Pontiac--and the excellent G8 sedan along with it--but then the General toyed with us, giving us conflicting reports over whether the G8 would be sold as...  more

If you’re planning on throwing a wake for the Pontiac brand, we’d suggest clearing the month of August on your calendar. General Motors announced today that production of the Pontiac Vibe, possibly the last Pontiac model...  more

The last year has been one of unimaginable change for GM. It lost the title of world's largest automaker to Japanese rival Toyota, accepted billions of government dollars, saw its CEO surgically removed by the President of...  more

When General Motors issued a digital press release detailing its 2010 lineup, we were intrigued by the fact that Pontiac, a brand destined for the scrapper at the tail end of 2010, only mentioned the Vibe. Did this mean...  more

The death of Pontiac also brings the demise of several mediocre, rebadged models - the G3, G5 and G6 come to mind - and the loss of a truly sexy and enjoyable (if not entirely practical) roadster.  But the most...  more

With GM completely shuttering its Pontiac brand, the future of the bankrupt automaker's joint venture with Toyota, the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) plant, has been a big point of speculation.   more

Speaking on a conference call yesterday, GM CEO Fritz Henderson said the company would listen to offers for its Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky operations.  It was previously thought that the two performance cars...  more

While the announcement of a Pontiac closure has shocked few but angered several, one of the more surprising tidbits to emerge from the announcement was a GM spokesman's admission that the Pontiac Vibe will not be rebadged...  more

Though its widely known that the Pontiac G8 is derived from its Australian subsidiary Holden's VE Commodore and imported from Australia, its not such common knowledge that the G8 was supposed to account for almost half of...  more

In a press release issued this morning updating its viability plan, GM has confirmed rumors that emerged late last week that Pontiac will be phased out.   more