General Motors Corporation’s announced Restructuring Plan that has been presented to the US Federal Treasury contains some grim reading for GM’s global operations. GM has proposed cutting 47,000 jobs; 20,000 of these from its US operations (after having already cut tens of thousands of jobs there), the remainder from its global operations.

Certainly, Saab and Opel/Vauxhall, [...]

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We reported back in the middle of December on rumours that General Motors was looking to drop the Pontiac G8 ST  and it would appear - bummer - that things are firming up that way. Nothing’s certain, but there are now reports circulating the web indicating that those rumours will likely become reality and the G8 ST will [...]

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As part of GM’s quest for federal funds, it had been mentioned that the Pontiac brand could be dropped completely to free up cash flow. News today suggests that GM may look to keep the brand intact but heavily reduce the vehicles offered under the nameplate.

Susan Docherty, vice president of Buick-Pontiac-GMC, recently hinted that the Pontiac [...]

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Joining the Pontiac G8 GXP Street concept at SEMA this year will be Pontiac’s version of our trusty SS ute, the G8 ST. This ’show special’ will reportedly be close to the production model slated for release in late 2009 and provides a glimpse into what options may be available when the G8 ST hits [...]

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While it’s still nearly a year away from going on sale in the ‘States, GM has now hinted at a starting price for the Commodore-based Pontiac G8 ST “pickup truck” (it’s a bloody ute, for cryin’ out loud).

GM communications manager Jim Hopson said in a recent interview that GM “expects G8 ST pricing will start [...]

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After months of work and 18,000 odd customer-submitted suggestions, Pontiac has finally named our Holden Ute as the Pontiac G8 ST. Inventive, huh? Sifting through 18,000 submissions is no easy task on its own, but then each possibility had to be checked and cleared for trademark infringement before the ‘ST’ moniker was finally selected.

Perhaps even [...]

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The folks over at G8 Nation share a rather close working relationship with the General, or at least the General’s Pontiac division. Rising fuel prices have got the Pontiac folk considering a second engine option for the upcoming Pontiac G8 ST, until now a V8 only proposition. In this case the engine [...]

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Hopes of the famous Chevy El Camino nameplate being resurrected for the Holden supplied Ute in the US appear to have been dashed with new information coming to light. According to Pickuptruck.com the Holden supplied ute will be rebadged as a Pontiac G8 ST, with the ST standing for “Sports Truck”.

As much as many [...]

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