Who's upset over the Pontiac G8 ST's future(NOT coming to the US after all!)?...?

[pauline m]

I just found out that Pontiac has decided NOT to import the popular Australian-built Holden Commodore/Statesman Ute pick-up to the US as the new G8 S/T...thanks to Wikipedia for the sad news!

Who's upset at this news?...I mean, Pontiac spent a lot of money asking us to name the new truck, only to decide against importing it here after all!!!...

Personally, despite the government bailout, I think GM should import it here anyway--as the Chevy El Camino/GMC Caballero instead!..to bring back a lot of good memories!

Your thoughts?

 

[gta_tony]

GM deciding not to bring it over had nothing to do with the bailout...they decided that a while back. They didn't bring it over because it's not practical. You're talking about a very small group of mullet heads that are trying to relive their youth by buying an El Camino type vehicle. You could make the argument that it could possibly replace the Ranger and Colorado that auto parts stores use. Ford can sell the Ranger so cheap and having a Pontiac steal sales from Chevy accomplishes nothing.

GM isn't in a position to offer a new vehicle in hopes that it sells. The G8 has a market, the Solstice has a market...having an El Camino type vehicle isn't going to make them any $$$.