Oracle of Delphi

My heartfelt condolences ...

Pontiac

Finally, even you will be able to build a car now ...

I will miss the Pontiacs of the 60's and 70's ... Good bye Pontiac I knew ye well, better than you knew yourself ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/29307802#29307802

I was always against NUMMI from the start ...

Lindsay Chappell Automotive News April 27, 2009 - 4:03 pm ET Even as it shrinks its North American product portfolio, General Motors is negotiating with Toyota Motor Corp. to determine a new GM product to be jointly produced at the automakers' 50-50 joint venture, New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. A GM spokesman said that, if successful, the negotiations would result in a new model for one of GM's surviving brands -- Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac. Earlier today, GM revealed that it will end production of its Pontiac line, including the Vibe crossover. The Vibe is currently GM's sole yield from the NUMMI partnership -- meaning the Pontiac decision effectively leaves GM without a need for NUMMI as it cuts factory production plans around the country. But Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson said GM is in talks with Toyota and NUMMI itself to determine another vehicle to be produced there. "We're negotiating to see how best to utilize that facility going forward," Hopson said. "We're clearly not backing away from our partnership at NUMMI. There's no issue of us backing away from NUMMI." GM and Toyota began building small cars together at the former GM plant in Fremont, Calif., in 1984. Toyota also obtains its Tacoma pickup from a separate line there. Over the years, GM has obtained models all related to the Toyota Corolla platform. The venture was supposed to supply the cars on a 50-50 basis to Toyota and GM, with each side receiving 100,000 to 120,000 cars a year. But in recent years, GM's take from the plant has fallen. Last year Pontiac sold 46,551 Vibes, a gain of 25 percent over 2007. Toyota combines Matrix sales reports with the Corolla, so no data exist comparing Matrix to Vibe sales. GM has little else in its portfolio like the Vibe. Like the Vibe, the Korean-built Chevy Aveo 5 and Pontiac G3 are five-door hatchbacks. But they are smaller than the Vibe. "There's really nothing wrong with the Vibe," Hopson said. "Its only problem right now is that it is a Pontiac." Asked whether the company is considering continuing production of the Vibe with a different GM badge, Hopson flatly said no. Link: http://www.autonews.com/article/20090427/A.../904279953/1176

Happy Birthday fellow Delawarean ...

The trouble is, I'm not one of your tenants ... Who knows, I may even be back at Opel once it's free of GM and if they merge with BMW or Opel's Holden and Daewoo sisters ... There are things behind the scene you don't see as of yet, but you may by June 1st ...

I like them too, I just went to a local school bus yard and took some pics of GMC/Chevrolet school buses ...

I think I'm better off saying nothing. Wait and see what happens by June 1st if anything ...

Camino, I think you're forgetting something, there is a possibility that Opel, Holden and Daewoo might all be given their freedom in the coming months. If so, there is a good chance they would merge. Then Holden and Opel could be sold in North America ... Would that not satisfy you?

Better hurry, I leave for Germany soon ... I hope you get it, I look forward to the pics ...

Oddly, some of the highest people in GME, gave a glowing recommendation to BMW about me, which started a year ago, so it wasn't like they didn't know I was going, in fact they helped me get there ...

Well you all know my thoughts on this, however GM needs to move swiftly to fill the void left by Pontiac with new fresh Buick and GMC products that will support the current Buick, GMC dealerships. If GM doesn't, as FOG said, it may only be Chevy and Cadillac left standing when all is said and done ...

TICK-TOCK!

The patient is comatose and all major organs are shutting down ...

I sure do. I want to own one someday, really not sure why I love them so much ...

You know I always know ...

More likely GM won't survive at all ...

You'll lose on all points ...

Well Chevy is the GM world brand ...

Sunburn

You mean like GM did for Oldsmobile?

Alpha can accommodate V8, V6 and 4 cylinder engines ...