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Fond Pontiac farewell.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-APR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Fond Pontiac farewell.(Business)(As General Motors plans to retire the division, owners honor the brand)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard

Even hard-core fans acknowledge that Pontiac's glory days are long gone, but that doesn't ease the pain in seeing a storied brand get towed into the automotive graveyard.

General Motors announced this week that it would kill the 83-year-old Pontiac division at the end of 2010. To demonstrate that it is serious about restructuring and persuade the government to loan it more money, the car maker is cutting jobs, closing factories and eliminating dealerships in a desperate bid to ride out the economic storm. GM has until June 1 to complete a restructuring or face bankruptcy.

"It's sad to see...



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