Toyota's sales increased 9% last month compared to March 2006. This was largely driven by sales of the new Camry, the RAV4 and the Prius.
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Following the announcements made by President Bush to raise corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, Vice Chairman of GM, Bob Lutz has announced that the company is going to have to put their RWD cars on hold.
Continue reading "General Motors puts Rear-Wheel-Drive Models on Hold!" »
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According to a report by the Automotive News, between September 2006 and February 2007, 48.5% of Chrysler brand sales were to fleets. That is an increase of 10% from the same period a year ago. 44.9% of Pontiac sales go to fleets, which is slightly lower than the 46.2% from the year earlier.
Continue reading "Nearly Half of all Chrysler and Pontiac Sales Come from Fleet Sales" »
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Now that GM is the Number Two automaker in the world, many analysts are discussing what the automaker needs to do in order to get back on top. Alex Taylor at Fortune wrote an article on what he suggests the automaker do to gain back their title.
Continue reading "Should GM Kill off Hummer, Buick and Pontiac?" »
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April's auto sales numbers have just been posted and almost every major automaker had a sales decrease last month. Even the Asian automakers that have been making headlines for their sales gains, took a hit.
Continue reading "Auto Sales Dip Due to a Slowing Economy" »
Edmunds.com has posted a list of the most wanted cars in 2007 based on reader feedback. Out of the 32 categories you may be surprised which automaker took home the most awards....
Continue reading "What are the Most Wanted Cars in the U.S. for 2007?" »
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Kicking Tires has posted some cell phone shots of the upcoming 2008 Pontiac G8. The car was unveiled earlier this year at the Chicago Auto Show.
Continue reading "Another Look at the Upcoming 2008 Pontiac G8 in Red" »
According to California Attorney General Jerry Brown, the federal government may need to bail out U.S. automakers in order to keep them in business. The bail out could amount to several billion dollars.
Continue reading "Should the Government Bail Out the U.S. Automakers?" »
It seems as if General Motors is continuing their "alternative" marketing approach that they started with the upcoming "Transformers" movie, which features GM vehicles. The latest effort is in the upcoming music video for rapper 50 Cent.
Continue reading "Pontiac Looks to Hip Hop to Sell its Vehicles" »
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released crash test scores for the newest convertibles. The tests are pretty surprising since the new BMW 3-Series only received a marginal score, while the new Chrysler Sebring received good ratings in the crash tests. Apparently a higher price does not always mean you are getting a better car.
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TheGMSource.com is reporting that GM is going to price the upcoming Pontiac G8 GT sedan at an MSRP under $35,000. This may actually be the starting price with a fully loaded version coming in closer to $40,000. Is that a lot to pay for a Pontiac?
Continue reading "Would You Pay $35K for the new 2008 Pontiac G8 GT? " »
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Toyota for the first time ever outsold GM worldwide in the first quarter of this year. So far this year Toyota is still outselling GM, but only by 46,000 units. In addition GM even outsold Toyota last quarter (April-June). Could GM win back its title of number 1 automaker this year?
Continue reading "GM Sold More Vehicles Than Toyota Last Quarter...Is GM Making a Comeback?" »
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Pontiac is going to drop the Torrent crossover and focus on becoming GM's "affordable performance" brand with vehicles like the new G8 and upcoming Solstice coupe.
Continue reading "Pontiac is Planning a 2009 Solstice Coupe and RWD Versions of the G5 and G6" »
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Last month will go down in the record books as the first month that Detroit's Big 3 (Ford, GM and Chrysler) sold less vehicles than their foreign competitors. Sales from Ford, GM and Chrysler only made up 48.1 percent of all vehicles sales in the U.S. last month, while foreign competitors made up 51.9 percent.
Continue reading "US Automakers Accounted for Less then 50% of the US Market in July" »
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GM has announced the pricing for one its most anticipated new sedans, the rear-wheel-drive Pontiac G8. The V6 powered model starts at $27,595 and the G8 GT with the V8 powerplant starts at $29,995.
Continue reading "2008 Pontiac G8 Starts at $27,595 and the V8 Powered G8 GT Starts at $29,995" »
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The SEMA Show is still a week away, but GM has given us a preview of what to expect at this year's show.
Continue reading "GM Reveals Pontiac Solstice SD-290 Concept Plus the Rest of the SEMA Lineup" »
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Pontiac has unveiled the newest concept version of the current Pontiac Solstice. The Potiac Solstice SD-290 Race Concept is meant to bring back memories of the early competition race cars.
Continue reading "Pontiac Solstice SD-290 Race Concept Unveiled" »
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Pontiac has unveiled a slightly modified version of the upcoming Pontiac G8 sedan at the SEMA show in Las Vegas.
Continue reading "Pontiac G8 GT Shows up at SEMA in Vibrant Orange" »
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Following the release of the all-new Toyota Corolla and Matrix last week, Pontiac has now officially unveiled the Pontiac Vibe (don't forget that the Matrix and Vibe are cousins).
Continue reading "2009 Pontiac Vibe Officially Unveiled...Better than the Matrix?" »
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Pontiac has announced the pricing for the all-new 2009 Pontiac Vibe that goes on sale in February 2008. The starting price for the Vibe is set at $15,895.
Continue reading "All-New 2009 Pontiac Vibe Starts at $15,895" »
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Last month GM unveiled the GMC Terrain in Kuwait that is essentially a rebadged version of the Saturn Vue, which is also a rebadged version of the Opel Antara. According to reports that are supposed to be released tomorrow, the GMC Terrain is going to be sold in the US and will effectively replace the Pontiac Torrent.
Continue reading "2009 GMC Terrain is Going to Replace the Pontiac Torrent" »
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GM announced today that it is going to increase the prices on most of its 2008 models to make up for the rising cost of steel and other commodities.
Continue reading "GM Increases Prices on Most of its Models" »
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The new fuel-economy rules are forcing automakers to rethink their current and future vehicle lineups.
Continue reading "Chevy Camaro Hybrid in the Works and RWD Impala and LaCrosse are Dead? " »
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The upcoming re-introduction of the Chevy Camaro has had some people speculating that a Pontiac Trans Am version could be in the future. Pontiac has also been lobbying for a version of the Camaro, but GM has rejected it.
Continue reading "The Pontiac Trans Am is Not Going to Return...Pontiac's Future is Questioned" »
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Hey everyone, GM invited me down to San Diego, CA to test drive the new 2008 Pontiac G8. I am going to be driving the car throughout the day.
Continue reading "2008 Pontiac G8 Test Drive Coming Soon!" »
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The all-new 2008 Pontiac G8 and G8 GT are just hitting showrooms and next week Pontiac is going to unveil and even hotter version of the new G8 sedan.
Continue reading "2009 Pontiac G8 GXP Unveiled with 402 HP and a Manual Transmission!" »
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The El Camino has been dead in the US for quite some time, but its spirit is going to live again in the 2010 Pontiac G8 sport truck.
Continue reading "2010 Pontiac G8 Sports Truck Unveiled...It's the Return of the El Camino!" »
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Pontiac is going to officially unveil the all-new 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe at the New York Auto Show today.
Continue reading "2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe Unveiled in New York" »
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Pontiac's new G8 sedan is just now hitting dealerships and many GM execs might like you to think of it as a much more affordable BMW 5-Series. This video actually tries to convince you that the $30K G8 is equal to and in many areas superior to the almost $60K BMW 550i.
Continue reading "VIDEO: Pontiac G8 Goes Head to Head with the BMW 550i in a Funny Ad" »
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Currently Pontiac claims that the Pontiac Solstice GXP is only capable of putting out 260 horsepower, but according to sources it could be closer to 300 horsepower.
Continue reading "2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe Could Have up to 300 HP to go After the Z" »
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GM's yet to be named Pontiac G8 Sport Truck has yet to receive an official name, but Pontiac is already discussing the idea of offering a V6 in the spiritual successor to the El Camino.
Continue reading "Pontiac Mulls the Idea of a V6 Powered G8 Sport Truck aka El Camino" »
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