Pontiac Close Out - Sad To See It Go!

It is nearing the end of year for buying cars and Pontiac Dealers are pressing to sell all remaining inventory to say Goodbye to a long time friend. Pontiac has been in many driveways over the years since its first inception in 1926 with the Landau Series.

Pontiac has always been a popular GM brand because it was designed for driving enthusiasts and always had a little muscle behind it. The question has been raised, why get rid of Pontiac? I believe GM is putting all the marbles on the bow tie. Chevrolet has always been the #1 GM vehicle, but GM is expecting even more from the head of the class now.

GM is taking a "Toyota Like" model lineup with Chevrolet making up the largest portion of sales as the main brand. GMC, Buick, and Cadillac will comprise the luxury end of the lineup. Toyota has taken this approach as they have Toyota, Lexus, and Scion. Lexus being the luxury brand and Scion taking up the youth segment of the market. Toyota has been very successful with their marketing strategy and have been able to change with the times before the times have changed them.

Pontiac has been the youth of GM, but they changed their marketing strategy a few years ago with the "G" series lineup to compete against luxury brands such as BMW and Mercedes. Why put a youthful segment up against a more settled Luxury brand? I think this was a big mistake because the youthful buyer could not afford the escalating prices brought to the brand and the luxury buyer was not showing. Now what? Of course you know what GM has been through in the past year and on top of that, lets get rid of Pontiac! I can just imagine the meetings over this decision, but cant imagine nobody standing up for the long lived Pontiac.

I guess all good things must come to an end, but I for one will miss Pontiac. I have not only sold them for 10 years, but have owned 4 myself and had very good service. I am sure Chevrolet will build more youthful vehicles in the future with price points to satisfy this segment, but I know there are others that will miss Pontiac as well. So, if you are looking for a vehicle that will no longer be, check out the remaining Pontiac's that may be left at dealerships near you. If you want to see how cheap you can buy one now, check out Yahoo! Autos All you have to do is enter your zip code, contact info, and select all dealers and you will get awesome price quotes delivered to your email. This goes for any type of vehicle you are looking for.