@alex: As I mentioned to you on another thread, it was a rumor. That’s why I can’t substantiate it. But just as I can’t prove it, by default YOU can’t DISPROVE it either, unless YOU can find hard evidence.
I think that in some ways you’ve touched upon the crux of the problem when you talk about “hard numbers, market studies, and various other analyses.” UNTIL SOMEONE COMES UP WITH “HARD NUMBERS, MARKET STUDIES, and VARIOUS OTHER ANALYSES” that show Pontiac ISN’T viable, no one can SAY that Pontiac won’t return. The brand has a large following.
We Pontiac loyalists are saying that we want the brand back, that it’s worth reviving, and that it has a large following. Don’t forget that WE, TOO, are car-buying customers. We WANT GM’s CEO to revive the brand. If he DOESN’T, well, I’ll be purchasing a new vehicle from some OTHER automaker. That’s the long and short of it. And I’m VERY sure I won’t be the ONLY former Pontiac (and GM) customer to do so, nor will I be the LAST. How’s THAT for “hard” market reality?