Pontiac G8 might become a Buick
tryme submitted on 6/9/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:14:46 AM
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Below average rebadged models like the G3, G5, and G6, will follow the demise of the Pontiac brand including also a nice convertible.
However, the most considerable casualty that will go with the shelving of the Pontiac will be the world-class G8 sedan.
There have been appeals from several corners calling for the rebadging of the G8 as a Chevrolet or even a Cadillac just to preserve it. But there have been a shortage of encouraging words from GM which pointed out that Chevrolet has already several sedans in its lineup and it doesn’t need one more. Although there are still discussions concerning the fate of the Australian-made G8, the possibility of it having a life as a Chevrolet seems to be out of the question. To rebadge it as a Cadillac would not have business sense since GM would have to raise its interior standards to luxury level and this will result in cutting into the profits of the rebadged Holden Commodore. Having ruled out Chevrolet and Cadillac, only the Buick brand remains. Rebadging the G8 as a Buick will be beneficial to GM in the following ways.
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