The attitude of the dealers also is a “we’ll see” about the purchasing atmosphere as a result of the popular “cash for clunkers” motivation that goaded sales of new vehicles in the neighborhood and countrywide.

Mike Barron, the general manager of Heritage Pontiac-Buick-GMC-Honda stated that “We sold a total of 76 vehicles under the (cash for clunkers) program. Five have been paid by the government; as a result, five have had their motors disabled and have since been removed by Newell Recycling.” He also said that “the average gas guzzler could get around 14 miles per gallon, while the average mpg of the cars purchased is in the upper 20s. The average purchase price was around $20,000, he said”.

The cash for clunkers a federal program started in July and ended on Aug. 24. In addition to urging vehicle sales, it was meant to get old gas-guzzlers off the road.

Source: RN-T

In 2008, when Toyota surpassed GM up as the largest automotive maker, it was a historical moment in time and that is exactly what caused the demise of this incredible company.  Now, GM is in the mist of bankruptcy and the federal government is actually stepping in to take over GM and it is going to be run 70% by the federal government.

While many people might not be pleased with this particular step, GM is in trouble and we all know that the economy does not specifically rest on GM but it does definitely depend on this company that has been so stable for so many years.

We all know that GM is a company that is extreme trouble.  Not only are they going bankrupt, but they are phasing out cars that are extremely popular nowadays in an effort to save funds.  The economy is terrible right now and everyone in the world is looking for ways in which they can save a little cash and GM is no different.  They have actually found an answer is phasing out the Pontiac brand as a whole and the first step is going to be phasing out the Pontiac Vibe.

The Pontiac brand itself has been around for quite a while and to be honest, while this might have just happened on June 18, 2009, there are plans of phasing out more and more cars come later in the year.  GM is striving to cut all of the corners that they can and the Pontiac brand is something that can go and the funds can be used elsewhere.

GM has been producing the 2010 Vibe since roughly March and while this will not usually affect many of the plants that are open right now and building Pontiac models, it will definitely affect some of the factories that have strictly just been producing Pontiac products.  Suppliers will be affected and if you do not know already, GM stopping their production on this fantastic car is a huge deal.  It is just one step of the many that GM has to make in order to stay afloat.

Although GM will not be even just a sliver of its former company due to the fact that it will be owned by the government, the fact that this incredible company is going downhill so quickly is just prove that we are not in the best of times.

Although this incredible car is being discontinued and an incredible brand is being phased out, that does not mean that you have to look down all of the time.  GM is going to perk back up and while it might not be the company that it once was, it eventually is going to be a company that a lot of people are going to want to work for.

The Pontiac brand is a brand that is going to be missed severely, but as they continue to fade out and fade out brands, you will realize that there truly are a ton of different car brands out there and that you will absolutely be able to find one that suits all of your needs.  GM is not the top anymore, but that does not mean that you have to stop purchasing cars.