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    Spy Shots: Chevy SS prototype spotted wearing Pontiac G8 clothes
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    Do not adjust your computer screen, you are not seeing the rebirth of the Pontiac brand. General Motors has chosen to use a G8 to disguise a test mule for the latest prototype of the forthcoming Chevrolet SS. The G8 was closely related to the Holden Commodore and Vauxhall VXR, the platform ...

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    Official: Holden announces export of RWD Commodore to North America, other bodystyles could follow *UPDATE
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    Calling it "Holden's worst kept secret," a report in Australia's Drive indicates that the General Motors antipodean brand will announce "very soon" that it will be exporting "thousands of Commodores to the U.S. from 2013." Or, put another way, we will be getting thousands of Chevrolet SS ...

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    Report: Has GM's OnStar accidentally confirmed the 2014 Chevy SS?
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    While we're not ready to label this the return of the Pontiac G8, count us eager to get behind the wheel of whatever a "2014 Chevrolet SS Performance" turns out to be. Hopefully the appearance of this reference on the OnStar website is more than just a digital placeholder. Chevy SS rumors have ...

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    Recalls: 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 recalled over airbag concern
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    General Motors is recalling around 38,000 Pontiac G8 sedans from its 2008 and 2009 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that the cars may have a passenger-side airbag flaw that might prevent proper deployment in certain scenarios. According to NHTSA, the airbag ...

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    G8 redux? Chevy comeback rumored for Holden Commodore
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    Holden VE Series II Commodore - Click above for high-res image gallery
    A fountain of tears was shed when the Pontiac G8 sedans bit the dust along with their parent brand. The Poncho-fied Holden Commodore was one of our favorite rides - particularly in its delicious, LS3-powered GXP guise with a ...

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    Report: Holden tallies $210M loss, blames Pontiac
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    2009 Pontiac G8 GXP – Click above for a high-res image gallery
    When General Motors first announced it was sending Pontiac packing, our first thought was a pang for the loss of the most excellent G8 GXP, followed quickly by concern for Holden, the automaker's Australian subsidiary. After ...

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    Australian "Pontiac" G8 given extended run?
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    Holden VE Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition – Click above for high-res image gallery
    We kind of have the Aussies to thank for it, so we guess it's all right that they get to keep it... but we can still be jealous. Four months ago General Motors' Down-Under division unveiled the Holden ...

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    Rumormill: Holden-based, RWD 2012 Chevy SS coming after all?
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    Chevrolet Lumina SS (Middle East edition) - Click above for high-res image gallery
    If it's Monday, there must be a big, rear-wheel drive Chevrolet four-door coming soon. Tuesday? We'll retract and deny everything. We know, we know. We also know we just reported that the next Chevy Impala will ...

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    REPORT: Zeta-based Chevy "G8" police car to be unveiled Monday
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    The Pontiac G8 has not deserved its lot in life, and despite the Australians trying to steal it back with the debut of two special edition Holdens that look awfully similar, this rear-wheel-drive sport sedan will find one way or another to stay on sale in the U.S. Unfortunately, its customers ...

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    Pontiac G8 resurfaces in Australia as a pair of special-edition Holdens
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    Holden VE Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Holden giveth, and Holden taketh away. While we're still mourning the departure of the Pontiac G8 here in the U.S., the General's Australian subsidiary – whose Commodore gave birth to the G8 in ...

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    REPORT: Pontiac G8 Sedan, Wagon and Ute to be sold... in Australia
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    The ill-fated Pontiac G8 ST - Click above for high-res image gallery
    It's sad enough that the dizzying, platform-sharing, don't-call-it-rebadging upcoming product extravaganza General Motors unveiled to the Twitterati and media last week did not include the terms Zeta, Pontiac, G8, or any ...

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    Pontiac G8 GXP spotted wearing HSV duds in Cali
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    Pontiac G8 GXP wears an HSV costume --Click above for an image gallery
    Thanks to a tipster who shall remain anonymous, we have a set of photos showing what kind of fun you can have if you're the lucky owner of a Pontiac G8 GXP. This California car has been fitted the Aussie-market HSV front ...

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    GM beginning to backpedal on Lutz' G8-turning-Caprice comments?
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    2009 Chevy Caprice SS (Middle East) - Click above for high-res photo gallery
    When General Motors' Bob Lutz talks, we listen. The reason, of course, is that he always gives us something good to write. Over the weekend, we told you about an interview Lutz had with Automobile Magazine where the ...

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    Hurst announces Pontiac H.O. G8 and G6
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    2010 Hurst/Pontiac H.O. G8 and G6 - Click above to enlarge
    The Pontiac brand may be on its way out the door, but that doesn't mean it can't have one last fling with a renowned tuner. Hurst Performance Vehicles, the legendary shifter company that most recently has made waves with its Hemi ...

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    One Last Time: Henderson slams door on Pontiac G8 revival
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    Middle East-market Chevy Lumina SS - Click above for high-res gallery
    General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson held a web chat with journalists earlier today over at the automaker's Fastlane Blog. (Full transcript available here.) Now, despite persistent rumors to the contrary, it's been reported a few ...

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    Pontiac G8 could live on, sans Pontiac... but don't hold your breath
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    Pontiac G8 GT - Click above for a high-res image gallery
    The brand's demise next year will mark the end of the Pontiac G8, but there's a faint glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel for the Aussie-built sports sedan. Speaking with Automotive News, Tom Stephens, General Motors' vice chairman of ...

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    Burying the Dead: Pontiac G8 faces recall over faulty taillamps, tire-pressure sensors
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    2009 Pontiac G8 GXP – Click above for high-res image gallery
    General Motors may have already buried its Pontiac division, but the brand's recent passing isn't stopping a posthumous recall campaign by the automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.The action, which ...

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

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    Tear in my beer: GM reportedly kills off 2010 Pontiac G8 ST
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    Click above for high-res gallery of the Pontiac G8 ST
    Hold on to your Budweiser coozies: Details are scarce at the moment, but Pickuptruck.com is reporting that Pontiac has quietly euthanized plans to introduce the 2010 Pontiac G8 ST. The muscular G8-based trucklet was to signal the re-emergence ...

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    Goodbye-amino? Pontiac could kill G8 ST; become one-car brand
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    Click above for a high-res gallery of the Pontiac G8 ST
    It's been a bad month for Pontiac fans. While begging for money from Congress, GM mentioned its intentions to sacrifice the brand to aid the General's recovery and get a few billion from the feds in the process. Now comes word that GM may ...

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