Pontiac - Revision history

Untitled27 at 22:48, 4 June 2009

Untitled27 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:48:02 GMT

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-	'''Pontiac''' was a brand of automobiles first produced in 1926, and sold in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]] by [[General Motors]], marketed as an "athletic" brand specializing in mainstream performance vehicles.	+	'''Pontiac''' was a brand of automobiles first produced in 1926, and sold in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]] by [[General Motors\|Government Motors]], marketed as an "athletic" brand specializing in mainstream performance vehicles.
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		+	On April 27, 2009, amid ongoing financial problems and restructuring efforts, GM announced that it would phase out the Pontiac brand by the end of 2010
	==Performance==		==Performance==
	In the 1960s, Pontiac became known as a performance brand with the introduction of the [[Pontiac GTO]] in 1964 and Pontiac Firebird in 1967. The GTO was sold until 1974 and the Firebird was sold until 2002. The GTO came back in 2004 as a [[badge engineering\|rebadged]] Holden Monaro but ended in 2006.		In the 1960s, Pontiac became known as a performance brand with the introduction of the [[Pontiac GTO]] in 1964 and Pontiac Firebird in 1967. The GTO was sold until 1974 and the Firebird was sold until 2002. The GTO came back in 2004 as a [[badge engineering\|rebadged]] Holden Monaro but ended in 2006.

Untitled27 at 19:59, 30 April 2009

Untitled27 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:59:47 GMT

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	'''Pontiac''' was a brand of automobiles first produced in 1926, and sold in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]] by [[General Motors]], marketed as an "athletic" brand specializing in mainstream performance vehicles.		'''Pontiac''' was a brand of automobiles first produced in 1926, and sold in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]] by [[General Motors]], marketed as an "athletic" brand specializing in mainstream performance vehicles.
		+	==Performance==
		+	In the 1960s, Pontiac became known as a performance brand with the introduction of the [[Pontiac GTO]] in 1964 and Pontiac Firebird in 1967. The GTO was sold until 1974 and the Firebird was sold until 2002. The GTO came back in 2004 as a [[badge engineering\|rebadged]] Holden Monaro but ended in 2006.
		+	==Death==
		+	Pontiac and GM [[badge engineering]] dates back to the 1980s with the introduction of the Pontiac Sunbird. However by 2008, most of the models sold by Pontiac were [[badge engineering\|rebadged]] vehicles from GM. The only vehicle from Pontiac that was not an obvious [[badge engineering\|rebadge]] was the Pontiac G6.
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		+	* Pontiac G3 = Chevrolet Aveo
		+	* Pontiac G5 = Chevrolet Cobalt
		+	* Pontiac G8 = [[Holden]] VE Commodore
		+	* Pontiac Solstice = Saturn Sky
		+	* Pontiac Torrent = Chevrolet Equinox
		+	* Pontiac Vibe = Toyota Matrix
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		+	The death of Pontiac officially announced by [[General Motors]] on April 27, [[2009]].
	==Historic Models==		==Historic Models==
	* Pontiac Grand Am		* Pontiac Grand Am
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	* [[Chevrolet Cavalier\|Pontiac Sunfire]]		* [[Chevrolet Cavalier\|Pontiac Sunfire]]
	* Pontiac Vibe		* Pontiac Vibe
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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	* [[Pontiac Grand Prix]]		* [[Pontiac Grand Prix]]
	* [[Pontiac GTO]]		* [[Pontiac GTO]]
-	[[category: Pontiac]]	+	[[category: Pontiac]] [[category: General Motors]]

Untitled27 at 19:39, 30 April 2009

Untitled27 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:39:47 GMT

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-	'''Pontiac''' ~~is the performance division~~ of ~~[[General Motors]]. Pontiacs have been~~ sold in [[United States]], Canada and Mexico ~~since 1926~~.	+	'''Pontiac''' was a brand of automobiles first produced in 1926, and sold in the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]] by [[General Motors]], marketed as an "athletic" brand specializing in mainstream performance vehicles.
	==Historic Models==		==Historic Models==
	* Pontiac Grand Am		* Pontiac Grand Am
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	* Pontiac Montana		* Pontiac Montana
	* [[Chevrolet Cavalier\|Pontiac Sunfire]]		* [[Chevrolet Cavalier\|Pontiac Sunfire]]
-	* ~~[[Toyota Matrix\|~~Pontiac Vibe]]	+	* Pontiac Vibe

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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24.137.115.98 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:58:38 GMT

Historic Models

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	'''Pontiac''' is the performance division of [[General Motors]]. Pontiacs have been sold in [[United States]], Canada and Mexico since 1926.		'''Pontiac''' is the performance division of [[General Motors]]. Pontiacs have been sold in [[United States]], Canada and Mexico since 1926.
	==Historic Models==		==Historic Models==
		+	* Pontiac Grand Am
	* [[Pontiac Grand Prix]]		* [[Pontiac Grand Prix]]
	* [[Pontiac GTO]]		* [[Pontiac GTO]]
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	* [[Chevrolet Cavalier\|Pontiac Sunfire]]		* [[Chevrolet Cavalier\|Pontiac Sunfire]]
	* [[Toyota Matrix\|Pontiac Vibe]]		* [[Toyota Matrix\|Pontiac Vibe]]
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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	* [[Pontiac Grand Prix]]		* [[Pontiac Grand Prix]]
	* [[Pontiac GTO]]		* [[Pontiac GTO]]
	[[category: Pontiac]]		[[category: Pontiac]]

24.137.115.98 at 20:57, 14 August 2008

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	* [[Pontiac GTO]]		* [[Pontiac GTO]]
	* Pontiac Montana		* Pontiac Montana
		+	* [[Chevrolet Cavalier\|Pontiac Sunfire]]
	* [[Toyota Matrix\|Pontiac Vibe]]		* [[Toyota Matrix\|Pontiac Vibe]]
	==See Also==		==See Also==

24.137.115.98 at 20:54, 14 August 2008

24.137.115.98 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:54:12 GMT

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'''Pontiac''' is the performance division of [[General Motors]]. Pontiacs have been sold in [[United States]], Canada and Mexico since 1926.
==Historic Models==
* [[Pontiac Grand Prix]]
* [[Pontiac GTO]]
* Pontiac Montana
* [[Toyota Matrix|Pontiac Vibe]]
==See Also==
* [[Pontiac Grand Prix]]
* [[Pontiac GTO]]
[[category: Pontiac]]