[Family Man]

This could be nothing at all, but what can Pontiac do to survive? If gas keeps climbing, the US will become what Canada was just a few years ago. Gas here was barely $1 per litre ($4 per gallon), and we drove small, efficient cars. Sunfires sold in greater volumes than Cavaliers. There are just as many 4 door G5 on our roads as Cobalts. Waves and Aveos scamper about on our roads in similar numbers to Accents and Rios.

Pontiac dealers here (who are sometimes the only GM brand in the neighborhood) needed small, efficient cars to sell, or else buyers went elsewhere. GM/Pontiac needs to be in a position to offer an inexpensive vehicle to buyers where Aveos are unavailable. G5s and Matrix may be just too expensive.

Sometimes car companies need to be flexible in order to survive. The economic landscape in the US is changing very, very fast (forget that BS that inflation is under control). I just read an article that people are paying large sums of money for used Geo Metros. It's all about survivability in the future, and GM will need to adapt most of its brands, or many dealers will close.