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GM plant closure sees end of Sky, Solstice production

By Matt Brogan |

With production having officially stopped at GM’s Wilmington, Delaware assembly plant the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice models’ production (along with their Daewoo and Opel derivatives) have also come to an end.

The last vehicle to roll off the line, a silver Solstice, marks the end of production for the short-lived, Bob Lutz-inspired rear-wheel-drive Kappa platform.

Though not quite the financial success GM had hoped for, demand was generally strong for the models and even for the unexpectedly ultra-limited Solstice Coupe (as pictured above) just arriving in dealerships now.

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The plant had been in operation almost continuously for 62 years.


 
  • Captain Mainwaring

    It was these half-baked, below par products that killed this plant, not the other way around.
    Tried to take on the MX-5, and failed hysterically.

  • Big End

    Another crap GM effort. Hopefully the next plant to close will be Holdens……..cant see GM keeping them in the long term. How the hell will GM ever get out of debt?

  • http://Caradvice.com.au Baddass

    Such strange proportions: very tall body.

  • Deco

    Why do people always have to bring holden’s into things…

  • jon

    Because they suck Deco… lol

  • The Realist

    Deco Says:
    July 30th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
    “Why do people always have to bring holden’s into things”

    Because Holden is part of Government Motors.

  • den

    i’ll take this over the ugly mx-5 anyday, chick magnet

  • Angel

    This model has the donk that is used in the T5 Elfin, hope it does not die, could be the end of the best Elfin yet.

    GM has lost its mojo killing off a catagory killer like this