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Originally Posted by zete
I still think the only way for Pontiac to survive is if its part of an import badged brand with Saturn and Saab, with Pontiac being Holden. It doesn't matter if the exchange sucks as the goal is to augment the factory production with amazing cars. Bring over truly great RWD sedans and coupes, mixed in with the Solstice -- the Sky should be a Chevy -- and focus on niche sales to those who want an import.
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How??
You want a Pontiac Captiva? Pontiac Rodeo? Pontiac Barina?
What you want to say is "Pontiac needs Zeta."
But Zeta simply isn't enough, is it? That's not enough to make the dealership base happy because it only caters to a small amount of people.
Pontiac G6 -- the fleet queen.
Pontiac G5 -- the ultimate rebadge
Pontiac Torrent -- an answer to a question no one asked
ETC
We can desire performance RWD cars -- coupes, sedans, and roadsters. And for a time, GM led us to believe that THIS was the direction they were going to take Pontiac.
Then the crap cars reared its ugly head. Now Pontiac Wave is coming?
It's obvious you can't trust GM to do what is necessary to support Pontiac as the performance brand.
What you're essentially stuck with is G8 and Solstice. And that's not enough.
The key to creating the BPG channel was to give dealerships sufficient products while Buick, Pontiac, and GMC were downsized. But downsizing isn't happening is it?
There's inconsistency here.
if GM can't figure out how to keep Pontiac the performance brand, then it needs to be shut down.