Who Is the Next GM Brand To Bite Dust? It May NOT Be Hummer!

I'd kill Pontiac over GMC. The only saving grace was the trans am. When that died, Pontiac died.

— Batman219 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 4:46:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

I'd kill BUICK and Oldsmobile first. Then maybe the Saturn and GEO to follow shortly. The only ones worth keeping are Chevy and Cadallic.

— lenkun (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 4:48:28 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -9   

Oldsmobile is killed, been killed for like 8 years

— montyz81 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 4:52:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Chevy and Caddy should be the only ones they have.

— M35MT (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 4:54:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

saab

— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 5:39:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

pontiac can merge with chevy. Likewise GMC and chevy

— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 5:42:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I share the opinion that GM should kill every brand save Chevy and Cadillac. They are the two most iconic brands. GM should focus on a single mass-market division and a luxury division. They are not selling enough cars to justify the portfolio of brands.

They can make a Chevy 'SS' lineup as the performance brand.

Buicks are pointless. The Enclave is very nice, but it could have been just as (if not more) effective dressed and marketed as a Cadillac. Why did they even bother with that instead of replacing the SRX?

— pushrod27 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 5:45:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

I think that GM should kill GM and all join Toyota.

And learn one or two from them.

— MercedesBenz00Z (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 6:03:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Long live the Grand Am :-/

— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 6:48:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

buick,saturn,hummer and gmc

— carguy68 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 6:51:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

The only Hummer worthy of being missed is the H-1! And I believe that it could be powered more economically by having electric motors in each wheel like PML's mini Cooper with 640hp. With this kind of efficiency the Hummer brand could be revitalized.

— truckmen (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 8:34:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I'm lost now...I thought that GMC was the only brand that everyone could easily recognize as GM's.

I'm not a GM fan, but losing GMC to some other company is like losing a large portion of your very own heritage...life...very own family.
However, GMC really is no more than rebadged brands, yet it somehow still falls behind Chevy, such as its trucks and SUV's.
If taking risks isn't part of GM's agenda, then GMC really has to go.

P.S.: Doesn't GMC stand for General Motors Trucks [Corporation/Company]?

— WorldofLuxury (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 8:40:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Kill GMC, Pontiac at least has some bespoke cars. GM should stick with Chevy, Saab, Cadillac, and Pontiac. Join Chevy-GMC and Pontiac-Saturn.

— EvoAudi (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 9:01:35 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

SAAB should break away from GM all in all. They have potential to on their own or be bought out or merge with other Euro brands. Such as Pugueot or Alfa, etc...As for the rest of the GM brands. Does not matter which brand they kill off...All of them are already dead....just on life support at this point.

— BigShow50 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/20/2008 10:47:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Shrinking GM or a slow death???

Perhaps Opel/Chevrolet/Vauxhall can comfortably sustain in now competitive car market.

— mwrmmg (View Profile)

Posted on 6/21/2008 9:20:11 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

there is no reason to kill pontiac. their vehicles are way better than any toyota. any G6 is way better than any camry. i dont like either brand personaly, but my roommate has a G6 and it is highly underrated.

— 2ndbimmer (View Profile)

Posted on 6/21/2008 10:36:39 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I think Hummer still has a place for all those people who want to make a statement. Let's face it, Hummer never really had anything going for it except it was a look at me and what I can waste my money on vehicle. It was never the best at anything (fuel economy, comfort, features, reliability, off-road performance). Hummer was a car for those who needed to compensate for whatever was missing in their lives with a car that said I am impractical and ostentatious so at least everyone else will be talking about me.

— LJ745 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/21/2008 10:38:20 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

If I were in charge of GM, I would put my full efforts behind Cadillac, Chevy, Saturn, and Buick. Saab is out because they junk and almost no one buys them. Cadillac is making a great comeback and just needs a little more umph to put it into the level of BMW and Mercedes. Chevy should be the reliable family car. Saturn should be the college student/youth economy car. Buick should be the semi-luxury retiree car, at least until the current flock of senior citizens dies off and stops buying them,then it will be time to reevaluate.

— LJ745 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/21/2008 10:42:17 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

as a bmw driver, i want ponitac killed off, they look like bmw's :)

— iamdabest1 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2008 11:24:00 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Wow, 3 for 3. Already brought this topic up about a year ago where Saturn should be renamed Opel and GMC should become a high trim level (i.e. Malibu GMC and Astra GMC)

Dealer network should be.
Chevy, Buick, Hummer and Cadillac
Opel and Saab

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2008 6:57:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0