1. Pontiac was produced from 1926 and 2010. Pontiac was sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico by General Motors (GM). Pontiac has been marketed as the performance division of General Motors for many years, specializing in mainstream performance vehicles sad to see them go
2. Mercury Ford officially announced the closure of the Mercury line by the end of the year. Mercury represents only 1 percent of North America's Automobile Market, while Ford has a 16 percent share. Ford Motor Company has stated that additional Lincoln models will be introduced to help replace any shortfall from the discontinued Mercury brand
3. Saturn
The tentative agreement was for GM to continue to produce the Saturn line until 2011; after that time, an undisclosed third company would assume production responsibilities. Penske's decision to back out of the sale came after an undisclosed company's board rejected plans to take over production of the Saturn line. The undisclosed "company" was later reported to be the Renault-Nissan alliance, reacting mainly to objections from the latter. Subsequently, GM stated they will shut down the division and dealers will have to close by October 2010. Saturn owners will still be able to take their cars to Saturn dealerships for service until closure in 2010, after which point Saturn vehicles will be serviced at other GM dealerships
so sad!
so sad!
Originally known for its plastic-bodied cars and “no-haggle” dealer model; severely held back by a lack of new and unique product.
4. (Hummer) What the f#@% Thrust into pop culture by a muscle-bound Austrian-born actor/governor, these off-road-biased trucks proved far too bulky and inefficient for the times. I predicted a come back let us pray.
