(Please direct this to proper format if wrong, I see this as "general discussion").
Here is a link to an interview with former GM kingpin Bob Lutz on the government's decision, i.e., demand that GM lose Pontiac.
He states that the govt. only wanted Chevy and Cadillac left, but they fought for GMC and Buick, the latter because it is a status symbol in China and GMC gets price premiums Chevy trucks, don't...
Lutz stated they were on their way to making Pontiac and ALL REAR WHEEL DRIVE car lineup, and had great success with the G8 and a new GTO was in the works..........
Would have been great for a new Firebird/Trans-Am. See what happens when you sleep in bed with the wrong person and take their money....
http://jalopnik.com/the-feds-killed-...ays-1452735716