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Officially Official: GM kills Pontiac *UPDATED with LIVE webcast embed*

Rumors from late last week have come home to roost, and as part of its restructuring efforts, General Motors has just announced that Pontiac will be "phased out by the end of 2010." GM will continue to build its accelerated viability plan around four brands: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC. As part of its latest announcement, GM also announced that it plans to have "the resolution" of Saab, Saturn, and Hummer by the end of 2009 "at the latest." In total, GM plans to end up with just 34 nameplates for 2010, as compared to 48 for 2008 ... Read more →

REPORT: GM to shed 1,600 white-collar jobs by May 1 Chris Paukert

According to General Motors spokesman Tom Wilkinson, the struggling automaker will shed 1,600 white-collar jobs by May 1 as part of its continuing restructuring efforts. The cuts, which are scheduled ...

Henderson says GM bankruptcy decision still in doubt; Hummer decision expected before month's end Chris Paukert

We were on General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson's teleconference with reporters this morning, and while the proceedings were light on revelatory news (okay, there really wasn't any), some important ...

Snip-Snip: GM slashing $800M from marketing budget (yes, even Transformers) Chris Paukert

When you're forced into a life-and-death situation like General Motors, a lot of tough calls have to be made – yet some are more obvious than others. In this case, The General has made it ...

eBay Find of the Day: John Schneider's General Lee going for $2.3 million Frank Filipponio

Click image for full gallery of John Schneider's original General Lee var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/John_Schneider_s_original_General_Lee_going_for_2_3_million_on_eBay'; While ...

Officially Official: GM kills Pontiac *UPDATED with LIVE webcast embed* 6 months ago on Autoblog

Rumors from late last week have come home to roost, and as part of its restructuring efforts, General Motors has just announced that Pontiac will be "phased out by the end of 2010." GM will continue to build its accelerated viability plan around four brands: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC. As ...

REPORT: GM to shed 1,600 white-collar jobs by May 1 6 months ago on Autoblog

According to General Motors spokesman Tom Wilkinson, the struggling automaker will shed 1,600 white-collar jobs by May 1 as part of its continuing restructuring efforts. The cuts, which are scheduled to begin this week, are part of a larger action to shed 3,400 white-collar jobs this year. Details ...

Henderson says GM bankruptcy decision still in doubt; Hummer decision expected before month's end 6 months ago on Autoblog

We were on General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson's teleconference with reporters this morning, and while the proceedings were light on revelatory news (okay, there really wasn't any), some important things were clarified: Namely, Henderson denied that the company has reached a decision on whether to ...

Snip-Snip: GM slashing $800M from marketing budget (yes, even Transformers) 8 months ago on Autoblog

When you're forced into a life-and-death situation like General Motors, a lot of tough calls have to be made – yet some are more obvious than others. In this case, The General has made it clear that it plans to slash its North American marketing spending – by some $800 million ...

eBay Find of the Day: John Schneider's General Lee going for $2.3 million 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for full gallery of John Schneider's original General Lee var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/John_Schneider_s_original_General_Lee_going_for_2_3_million_on_eBay'; While we might stop just short of calling it "The most famous model of the most famous car in the world!" ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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