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A great read- well done nadepalma!

Yes, here in Canada Pontiac is viewed as upscale from Chevrolet. We have been use to Pontiac/Buick/GMC stores for what seems like forever. Even 5 line stores with Chev and Cadillac are common in many one store communities.

Here in Canada, Saturn is rare; so rare that they are a sales disaster. As bad as it is, the Astra acutally sells well due to the Canadian love affiar with small cars. If the Astra was a Pontiac, it would be a huge succes. I would rather see Saturn's product sold through a Pontiac store and eliminate the Saturn line altogether.

The only point that I might question is Saab but it might only be because of my Canadian perspective. Saab is almost a non entity in Canada, so if GM sold the product line, few would miss it.

Saturn has great products and a very weak dealer network. Kill it and move the cars into Pontiac. Just my 2 cents.

p.s. Even though a own a GMC, moving the line into Chev does make sense.