Pontiac: No Trans Am, no rear-wheel-drive

Posted: Feb 12, 2008
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Pontiac: No Trans Am, no rear-wheel-drive

Buick, Pontiac, and GMC will be getting 12 new or special-edition vehicles over the next 20 months. However the new Trans Am that Pontiac had lobbied for as a sibling vehicle to the Chevrolet Camaro has been rejected. GM also told Pontiac dealers that any plans to make the brand a rear-wheel-drive performance division are likely to be scaled back because of fuel-economy regulations.

“It was an economic situation,” said Lynn Thompson, owner of Thompson Motor Sales in Springfield, Mo. “It would cost $200 million to bring out the vehicle,” speaking about the Trans Am.

Dealers were told that Pontiac will remain a car-only brand for the foreseeable future and that any plans to offer high-performance models have been put on hold.

GM told dealers that it will offer more special editions of GMC trucks and will build about 55,000 Buick Enclave crossovers in 2007, offering more special edition models like last year.

Source: Automotive News (Subscription Required)

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  • Allen

    Hey, GM did something intelligent and DID NOT offer tons of rebadged models with the Camaro. Nice.

  • Zermatt

    Two points:

    It looks like we are heading into a Mustang II / Fairmont period of car manufacturing. We are heading into very sad days.

    I had read a few months ago that GM was going to try a more exclusive approach and limit production numbers on popular cars like the Enclave. Now the plan is to pump out 55,000 of them. I think we can expect rebates on the Enclave soon and it will prove that GM just has no management discipline.