“Focusing too much on China,” they said. “General Tso’s Motors,” they said. The fact that General Motors will front $16 billion in United States-based facility investments by 2016 is something “they” never mentioned.
That’s right, The General will spend $16 billion in the next three years alone, all in America. In a Bloomberg report, GM disclosed the U.S. investment figure after announcing the $11 billion investment for its joint ventures in China last month in Shanghai — the money for which will not come out of Detroit.
Considering that 90 percent of the company’s entire U.S. vehicle lineup is set to be either refreshed or replaced by 2016, the $16 billion investment figure appears to be appropriate.
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Woohoo; companies have “business units” in other countries that produce their own capital and sustain their own growth as in the Chinese “Business Unit”… Growth is good…
Maybe it’s time to consider bringing back Pontiac!
I hate how everyone wants Pontiac to be a FULL-ON performance brand. I don’t think that there is anything wrong with an I4 engine here and there (Just not the 2.4L I4). I want Pontiac to be sport focused, but try to be as fuel conscious as possible!
They should come out with models like the;
Grand Am (Comparable to Saab 9-3)
Grand Prix (Comparable to Chevrolet Malibu) Redesign a look a like 97-08 on a new platform with refinement
Bonneville (Comparable to Chevrolet Impala or Cadillac XTS) Keep the GXP body with new interior refinement
Trans Am (Comparable to Chevrolet Camaro)
GTO (Comparable to Holden Commodore Coupe60)
G6 (Comparable to Cadillac ATS) Redesign it to look more like the original G6 Concept
G8 (Comparable to Holden Commodore/Sportwagon)
Torrent (Comparable to Saab 9-4X)
Now when I say comparable I don’t mean literally rebadging the cars, GM should take those designs and redesign those specifically for Pontiac, (kind’ve what GM did with the Equinox and Terrain. Acadia, Traverse, Enclave and so on).
GM should put these engines in Pontiacs;
ENV –
Hybrid Plug In/2-Mode 2.2L Turbo TDI I4 185 HP/320 TQ
SE –
1.1L Twin Turbo I3 176 HP/201 TQ SIDI VVT
1.8L Turbo I4 247 HP/265 TQ SIDI VVT
GT –
2.5L I4 202 HP/185 TQ SIDI VVT
3.2L V6 271 HP/285 TQ SIDI VVT D.O.D
SLE (Super Limited Edition) –
2.8L V6 215 HP/225 TQ SIDI VVT D.O.D
3.4L Turbo V6 344 HP/340 TQ SIDI VVT D.O.D
GTP –
2.9L Supercharged V6 292 HP/305 TQ SIDI VVT D.O.D
3.8L Supercharged V6 381 HP/390 TQ SIDI VVT D.O.D
SSEi –
3.9L V6 358 HP/335 TQ SIDI VVT D.O.D
4.4L Supercharged V8 470 HP/417 TQ VVT D.O.D
GXP –
3.0L Supercharged V6 329 HP/320 TQ VVT D.O.D SIDI
4.0L Turbo V6 449 HP/435 TQ VVT D.O.D SIDI
5.0L Turbo V8 520 HP/500 TQ VVT D.O.D
6.0L Turbo V8 613 HP/590 TQ VVT D.O.D
All V8′s and V6′s have VVT and AFM-(D.O.D) (V8′s shut off 4 cylinders while V6′s shut off 2) V6’s also have SIDI. I4’s have VVT and SIDI. ECO buttons available with every 6 speed auto transmission.
Transmissions –
6 Speed Auto with TapShift / DSG / ECO Low Shift Points
7 Speed Auto with TapShift / DSG
8 Speed Auto with Tapshift / DSG
6 Speed Manual with SynchroRev Match
7 Speed Manual with SynchroRev Match
Pricing:
Grand Am Compact Sedan – $18,000
Grand Prix Mid-Size Sedan – $21,000
Bonneville Full-Size Sedan – $24,000
Trans Am Sport Coupe – $20,000 Sport Convertible – $24,000
GTO Sport Coupe – $25,000 Sport Convertible – $28,000
G6 Mid-Size Sedan – $25,000 Coupe – $22,000 Convertible – $27,000
G8 Sport Sedan – $32,000 Sport Wagon – $35,000
Torrent CUV – $25,000
Platforms –
Grand Am – Delta ll
Grand Prix – Sigma ll
Bonneville – Zeta or Omega
Trans Am – Alpha
GTO – Zeta
G6 – Alpha
G8 – Zeta
Torrent – Theta Premium
Here’s my list! What’s your opinion of Pontiac based on this? What models do you see unnecessary? Would you buy a Pontiac listed here?
pontiac and maybe hummer, also another brand to sell the garbage “Enjoy” that Chevy has to sell in India
Pontiac please… 3 vehicles to start with. Revised solstice (Kappa 2), Opel Astra Hatch, Alpha derived 4 and 2 door G6. The New Pontiac… Done
16 BILLION ? And you would think just a pinch of that and we could get HUMMER back ! I counted 11 H2’s today while driving home in traffic ,excluding mine . Wow,And they said they couldnt be sold !
We loved our Aztec!! The best part was the design of the rear hatch. I could sit and have a meeting in the rain. please bring that back!