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Safety testing conducted by Holden as part of the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) export program has led to the recall of more than 38,000 Pontiac G8 sedans in the US. A total of 38,444 Australian-made Pontiac G8 sports sedans prod...
It's official: General Motors has today announced it will shutter its Hummer brand following the collapse of sales talks with China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery. GM's Director of Network Support, Jim Bunnell made the announceme...
Holden has revealed it suffered a $210.6 million net loss for 2009, a result which it blames on the loss of Pontiac exports to the North American market. Its investment in the Pontiac program accounted for the majority of one-off charges in 20...
Over 1.3 million General Motors compact cars are involved in a recall in North America due to a power steering problem which has been linked to 14 crashes and one injury. Approximately 905,000 Cobalt models are being investigated by the U.S. safet...
The Pontiac Vibe has been included in Toyota’s sticking accelerator recall that has affected more than 2.3 million vehicles in the US. The Vibe crossover is the sister car to the Toyota Matrix and is engineered and built in California by Toyota.
Just months after Holden’s export program was rocked by the closure of Pontiac, the vice chairman of General Motors has breathed new life into Commodore’s future in the US. Speaking at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Bob...
Holden offered a special edition Commodore with the Pontiac's signature twin-snout grill last year, and because of a high demand the former G8 body will join the line-up permanently. After parent company General Motors dumped the Pontiac brand the...
Despite the Pontiac brand being officially dead, GM have recalled 10,119 Pontiac Vibe models over a cold weather brake issue. Certain vacuum components of the Vibe's braking system have been known to freeze in very low ambient temperatures, an...
While Holden's North American exports may have ground to a halt with the closure of Pontiac spelling the demise of the Commodore-derived G8 Sedan, it seems a proposal to enter the car into law enforcement has gained momentum. General Motors CEO, F...
As we reported yesterday, Toyota had hinted that it would cease operations at its California, US, plant - a move now confirmed by the Japanese manufacturer. The New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant (or NUMMI) - a joint venture plant between T...