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July 2008
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GM Opens Magic Powertrain Kingdom
From The Truth About Cars | July 29, 2008Oh me, oh my, GM is opening a new powertrain development center in Pontiac, MI. Why? According to GM Media Online, "Time equals money... more
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General Motors opens new powertrain engineering center that will...
From AutoblogGreen | July 28, 2008Filed under: Diesel, Emerging Technologies, Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, Flex-Fuel, Hybrid, MPG, Chevrolet, GM, Natural Gas, HCCIOn Friday GM officially... more
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1982 Pontiac 6000: Now The Excitement Really Begins! [Classic Ad...
From Jalopnik | July 25, 2008newVideoPlayer("/82_Pontiac_6000_476.flv", 506, 423,""); In the early 80s, it looked like American cars couldn't compete with the imports... more
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The Woodward Dream Cruise goes Green
From Motor Trend Blog | July 25, 2008The Woodward Dream Cruise is one of the best automotive events you probably never have attended, unless you live near Detroit or you've decided... more
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Reality shines on this hip-hop hopeful
| July 23, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesIn the first five minutes of MTV's new reality show "Buzzin'," which stars rising Malibu rapper and his ne'er-do-well producer Cisco Adler... more
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General Motors Death Watch 190: Now’s the Time to Kill Everything...
From The Truth About Cars | July 22, 2008BMW doesn’t need to advertise their “ultimate driving machines.” After decades building and selling vehicles offering sporting... more
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Bob Lutz: “Pontiac will be nourished with products”
From The Truth About Cars | July 16, 2008After Rick Wagoner's announcements this morning, GM Car Czar Bob Lutz was bubbling over with product news. Of course, Maximum Bob overlooked... more
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Review: 2008 Pontiac G8 GT
From Car Tech: An automotive blog from CNET | July 11, 2008(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET Networks) With a 6-liter V-8 and brawny styling, the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT looks like the return of American... more
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2009 Pontiac Vibe Review
From Motherproof | July 10, 2008The 2009 Pontiac Vibe has a lot of things going for it except its name. The word “vibe” makes me think of certain unmentionables, but the... more
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Loving the Mitten
From TIME: Real Clear Politics | July 9, 2008Michelle Obama made her first trip to Michigan today, wooing a group of 200 women in Pontiac with Governor Granholm standing by her side... more
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1967 Firebird Wears A Coat Of Orange Blossoms In West Hollywood...
From Jalopnik | July 7, 2008You don't often see a '67 Firebird convertible parked on the street, but SoCal-based SOS10 has managed to find what appears to be a Ram Air... more
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Stars, Stripes, Scoops and Flares [Jalopnik Auto Flag-Elation]
From Jalopnik | July 4, 2008Not much represented gaudy performance cars American muscle in the 1990s better than the Pontiac Firebird. This convertible 'Bird is decked... more
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More XFE models in GM's pipeline?
From AutoblogGreen | July 1, 2008Filed under: MPG, Chevrolet, GM, Pontiac, USABack in April, we applauded General Motors and its decision to eke some more fuel economy from... more
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into every cruise-in schedule, a little rain must fall
From Hemmings Auto Blogs | July 1, 2008So last week’s cruise-in, while not outstanding in terms of quantity due to the rain that soaked the area all day, still produced some... more
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GMC model cut rumors escalate questions about future
From Straightline | July 1, 2008A bit over a week ago Staightline reported, via InsideGMNews.com, that GMC may be heading to the slaughter house (New rumors of a GM division... more
