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April 2008
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GM Cuts Truck Production, Big Style
From The Truth About Cars | April 29, 2008The Detroit News reports that GM will be cutting one shift from its Flint, Pontiac, Oshawa, Ontario, and Janesville, WI factories by July... more
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GM cutting shifts from truck factories
From Straightline | April 29, 2008While Honda and others are reaping the benefits from selling loads of smaller cars, the makers of big trucks an SUVs are taking it it on the... more
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2008 Pontiac G8 Preview
From Motherproof | April 25, 2008I was in the land of starlets and studs (aka Los Angeles) for the press launch of the 2008 Pontiac G8, so I guess it’s not too surprising... more
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1971 Chrysler Newport Royal, With DOTS of the Week Poll [Down On...
From Jalopnik | April 25, 2008I've found quite a few early-70s big Chryslers on the island, including this '71 Newport 4-door, so it's time to get another one of of these... more
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Positive Vibe Leaves Us Feelin' Groovy
From Motherproof | April 25, 2008Pontiac redesigned the Vibe for 2009, and I got a chance to check it out for a whole day recently. It’s still a small hatchback, but it’s... more
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Bandit Run returns to Georgia
From Automobile Blog | April 25, 2008Last spring, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the movie Smokey and the Bandit, an intrepid group of Pontiac Trans Am owners and fans... more
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Gale Harold Tries, Fails To Sell Pontiac Azteks [Classic Ad Watch]
From Jalopnik | April 24, 2008newVideoPlayer("Aztek_476.flv", 463, 387,""); Everyone laughs at the Aztek. Poor Aztek! But at least The General was trying something interesting... more
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Chinese Lexus Knockoff Deserves A Torrent Of Praise [Beijing Motor...
From Jalopnik | April 24, 2008Give the Chinese automakers some credit, at least they're starting to mix the sources of their latest designs. In this case we have the Faster... more
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The New Chevy Camaro Can Make A Soundgasmic Video At The Nürburgring...
From Jalopnik | April 22, 2008We know you've seen the 2010 Chevy Camaro plenty of times by now, but trust us, you haven't heard it quite like this. It must be the fanboys... more
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Pontiac Vibe Commercial Featuring Shwayze. Wait, Who? [Ad Watch]
From Jalopnik | April 21, 2008newVideoPlayer("Shwayze_Is_Car.flv", 475, 376,""); You know you're not 'hip' or 'with it' anymore when when you see an musical artist featured... more
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Pontiac Asks: What's in a Name? [Forecast]
From Jalopnik | April 21, 2008And the winner is… That's the question everyone wants answered when it comes to the 2010 car/truck rendition of the Pontiac G8. And the... more
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GM’s New Division Heads Consolidate Power
From The Truth About Cars | April 21, 2008As discussed in the last General Motors Death Watch, GM is reorganizing into four divisions: Bugmontiac (Buick, GMC, Pontiac), Summilac (Saab... more
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PCH, Northstar Swap Edition: Toyota MR2 or Pontiac Fiero? [Choose...
From Jalopnik | April 18, 2008Since yesterday's Packard Straight Eight Swap Edition (which was won by the '37 Pontiac) was so much fun, we're going to stick with Alternative... more
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PCH, Packard Eight Swap Edition: 1937 Pontiac Sedan or 1929 Ford...
From Jalopnik | April 17, 2008Well, whaddya know- an American Hell Project beat a French one in our most recent Choose Your Eternity poll, with the Malaise Corvette Limo... more
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General Motors Death Watch 173: Eight into Four Does Not Go
From The Truth About Cars | April 17, 2008GM is re-organizing its corporate structure. It’s putting its eight brands into four divisions under four car czarettes, in a three... more
