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Sales to dictate Grand Am's future
Production will continue at least until year's end
Barbara Wieland
Lansing State Journal
The Lansing-made Pontiac Grand Am is being replaced by the Pontiac G6 this year - but that doesn't mean the end is near for the venerable vehicle.
Production of some General Motors Corp.'s Grand Am models will continue through the end of the year and may be extended, depending on sales performance.
"Market conditions will dictate how long," said GM spokeswoman Kim Carpenter.
If recent sales figures are any indication, that could be some time. GM sales figures for May showed the Grand Am scoring a 61 percent gain over last year.
Last fall, GM said it would begin production of the G6 in Lake Orion in the third quarter. The G6 eventually will replace the Grand Am as the midsized car in Pontiac's lineup, said Pontiac-GMC spokesman Tom Beaman.
The carmaker has told dealers that two-door Grand Ams marked for dealer lots will be made throughout the year, said Duane Earl, new car sales manager at Sawyers Pontiac in Lansing. Next year, he said, GM will only make Grand Ams for fleet sales.
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Production will continue at least until year's end
Barbara Wieland
Lansing State Journal
The Lansing-made Pontiac Grand Am is being replaced by the Pontiac G6 this year - but that doesn't mean the end is near for the venerable vehicle.
Production of some General Motors Corp.'s Grand Am models will continue through the end of the year and may be extended, depending on sales performance.
"Market conditions will dictate how long," said GM spokeswoman Kim Carpenter.
If recent sales figures are any indication, that could be some time. GM sales figures for May showed the Grand Am scoring a 61 percent gain over last year.
Last fall, GM said it would begin production of the G6 in Lake Orion in the third quarter. The G6 eventually will replace the Grand Am as the midsized car in Pontiac's lineup, said Pontiac-GMC spokesman Tom Beaman.
The carmaker has told dealers that two-door Grand Ams marked for dealer lots will be made throughout the year, said Duane Earl, new car sales manager at Sawyers Pontiac in Lansing. Next year, he said, GM will only make Grand Ams for fleet sales.
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