When GM submitted its viability plan to Congress in December it said that it would reposition Pontiac as a “niche” brand but offered no time schedule or details. According to Susan Docherty, Pontiac dealers may have to wait until next year to learn GM’s strategy for the brand.
“The Pontiac decision is pretty low on the priority list for right now,” Docherty, vice president of Buick-Pontiac-GMC, told Automotive News. “The decision we make for Pontiac is not going to be the savior for GM.”One possible future vehicle includes a rear-wheel-drive sports car that brings back Pontiac’s performance heritage - or a new version of the Trans Am FirebirdRead MORE