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Originally Posted by 102SS
The thing is Buick sold a lot of cars in China and they had all sorts of new product in the pipeline read to go.
Pontiac on the other hand had very little new product in the final stages of development.
Awesome Bob(Lutz) fought like crazy for the brand but he was fighting a losing battle in the boardroom and with the government
He decided to step down and retire
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Exactly!! See the video I linked below to a great interview Maximum Bob did about Pontiac just last year
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Originally Posted by lbls1
Question is, why did they fold in the first place? They may have survived their hard times with a little work. They had at least one glimmer of hope at the time that they folded. Perhaps they could've held on for dear life. It was in part of a deal with the US that GM had to close Pontiac.
I don't see GM bringing it back unless they've been in talks with the Biden Administration.
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It’s true the Feds forced them to axe the division. But that was 3 administrations ago. If GM wanted to they could resurrect the brand now. The logo, history, and copyrights to the brand are still owned by GM.
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Originally Posted by Evergreen6
The US government hasn't been a shareholder of GM since 2013.
GM would bring back Pontiac if they thought it could be a viable brand. By 2008 GM was nearly bankrupt, and Pontiac wasn't doing well.
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It was not doing well because it had lackluster product that was just rebadged Chevies.
Here’s a great interview with Bob Lutz just last year. He knew how to save Pontiac if the feds had just listened to him. This is why he’s one of the best automotive product specialists in history. He knew exactly what Pontiac needed to regain profitability.
Oh yeah, he also has some great things to say about our Camaros…… coming from him you
know we have some of the best cars GM ever made. Evah!!
https://youtu.be/PJ7fyx9yQAU?si=c6IG6Si1L-uGKtph