The recent economic downturn has created extraordinary market conditions for automotive manufacturers. With both General Motors and Chrysler moving past their bankruptcies, all manufacturers are shifting product lineups and canceling cars to help meet the new realities of reduced demand. The coming months will see the potential for an unprecedented retirement of specific models and even entire car brands.
GM discontinued the Pontiac and Saturn brands in 2009, and the Hummer brand is in the process of winding down. The manufacturer has also sold its Saab brand, and the model lineup may shift drastically or be replaced entirely. Additionally, ... Back to article
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By chinhido
on 12/19/10
10:06 PM PST
Other cars that need to be discontinued are the: Dodge Challenger, Charger, both pieces of junk. Get rid of Buick and Chrysler for good. They don't sell jack anyway. GM needs to get rid of every Chevrolet car except for the Corvette and start over from scratch with 20 year old designers. What Chevy needs to do is pull the new Camaro again and re-design it with-out the hill billy drag racing hood. Ford would have to pull the Mustang as well as (what is this?). I visited both websites and the only car that can compete with Japan is the Corvette. All of Ford's and Chevy's cars are square. The trucks look like Tonka toy trucks. Right now I wouldn't buy any of them, not even the Corvette because I'm not telling you why hill billy, I'll let you figure it how later.
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By ford91
on 04/01/11
2:55 PM PST
A lot of Cadillacs and Cheverolets are going out of production. I wish the HHR was'nt going out
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