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Re: Who thinks it’s time to start talking about Pontiac again?

January 11, 2012 at 11:23 pm #38840
PontiacRulz
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If it wasn’t for the bankruptcy it wouldnt be gone. It was selling good but due to the GM bankruptcy, Pontiac went. Chevy is the volume brand, GMC 2nd in sales and doesnt cost a whole lot to operate as a brand, Buick sells in China and Caddy is the luxury top of line for GM. Pontiac was just in the wrong position at the wrong time (sales wise and because it didnt sell outside of NA). Alex how can you compare the 200,000 sales of Chevy to the 40,000 of Pontiac? Chevy has SUV’s, trucks, and and a huge lineup of all kinds of vehicles v.s. Pontiac which had what 5 vehicles at the time. You cant compare that. Pontiac wasnt expected to sell the amount of vehicles that Chevy did—-chevy’s a mainstream brand from compacts to suburbans and Pontiac was a sports brand, of course the chevy brand is going to sell more. Bottom line, Pontiac would still be around if not for the bankruptcy. It was selling the way it was supposed to but was just in the wrong situation when GM went into bankruptcy.

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