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Title: GM to cut 21,000 US factory jobs, shed Pontiac Post by: Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005 on April 27, 2009, 10:26:37 AM http://www.comcast.net/articles/finance/20090426/US.GM.Plan/ (http://www.comcast.net/articles/finance/20090426/US.GM.Plan/)
Title: Very sad. Our first car was a Pontiac. Post by: Gilligan on April 27, 2009, 11:11:42 AM It was a 1967 Pontiac Lemans like this one.
(http://the-morgans.name/Web%20Site%20Photos/Dons%20Toy%20Photos/LeMans00002.jpg) We also owned a 1993 Pontoac Bonneville like this one. (http://www.cargurus.com/images/2009/04/10/10/40/pic-59476.jpeg) It is the only brand we owned more than once. :cooldude: We would have bought another Pontiac before a Buick or a Caddy. Too bad GM dumped the "Poncho." :( Title: Re: GM to cut 21,000 US factory jobs, shed Pontiac Post by: MAD6Gun on April 27, 2009, 02:47:57 PM I still have this one after 26 years. It is a 1970 Bonneville with original 455HO. Bought it from the original owner in March of 83. On a related note. Spoke to the boss today about GM dropping Pontiac. The dealer will be ok. The General manager said the doors will stay open. So my job should be OK,no thanks to Obama. (http://vrcc.photostash.com/vrcc_4673/70%20Bonneville.jpg)
Title: Re: GM to cut 21,000 US factory jobs, shed Pontiac Post by: bigfoot on April 27, 2009, 03:37:30 PM Here in Adelaide where they produce the Pontiac G8 and cars for local sales the decision to drop Pontiac is also devastating to our community. They had tried to save jobs by cutting back to one shift instead of two and working one week on and one week off but now that they will loose production of the G8 and the Pontiac ute or sports truck was stopped earlier over half their production
will be gone. Their big plan is for a 4 cylinder car but it will not be at the manufacturing stage for quite a while yet Bigfoot |