Contrary to recent reports that the Vibe would be the sole Pontiac model to continue on into 2010, General Motors has now decided to end production of the utilitarian vehicle early. Production of the Vibe at the GM/Toyota joint-venture New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated (NUMMI) facility will end this August.

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Inside Line tests hundreds of vehicles a year, but not every vehicle gets a full write-up. The numbers still tell a story, though, so we present "IL Track Tested." It's a quick rundown of all the data we collected at the track, along with comments direct from the test drivers. Enjoy. Since the day the name Ecoboost was first uttered at an auto show, it's been touted as an engine that would offer V8 performance with V6 efficiency.

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General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson held a web chat with journalists earlier today over at the automaker's Fastlane Blog. (Full transcript available here.) Now, despite persistent rumors to the contrary, it's been reported a few times over that GM has no intention of resurrecting the Aussie-built Pontiac G8 under a different division, even though variants of the G8's Holden Commodore source material are sold in foreign markets under both the Chevrolet and Buick nameplates.

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The Pontiac brand may be dead in the water but some enthusiasts are clamoring for at least one of the brand’s cars to be rebadged and sold under another GM brand - the Australian-built Pontiac G8.

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General Motors' acting CEO Fritz Henderson has said the Wilmington, DE plant that currently produces the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky could be sold if a buyer was interested in producing the two roadsters. "If someone were to approach [us] with a proposal that made good sense for our people, we'd be open to it," Henderson told Autoweek.

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When GM announced that it was going to kill Pontiac last week , we couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Over the past year, our G8 GT long termer has been an example of Pontiac at its best, but one vehicle can't carry an entire brand.

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After years of being known for specialty tuned Pontiac Firebirds, Street Legal Performance (SLP) is throwing a supercharger and other performance goodies at the Pontiac G8 GT to create the latest iteration of the iconic Firehawk.

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The completely redesigned, 2010 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan makes its Windy City debut at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. The LaCrosse offers a choice of two advanced, fuel-saving V-6 engines; all-wheel drive; and a suite of advanced intelligent personal technologies and safety features.

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The all-new 2009 Pontiac Vibe is a modern re-mix of a classic hit, infusing the functionality of a compact crossover with a bolder attitude of muscular styling, increased performance and tight handling. It arrives in dealer showrooms in early 2008.

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"Have fun with KITT," sniffed some AMG engineers when a group of Norwegians showed up at Germany's Papenburg test track with a 1987 Trans Am. The smug smiles were quickly wiped off the faces of the Mercedes tuner crew when the ancient Pontiac's practice laps were as fast as the AMG cars, and the F-Body wasn't even working hard.

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ANAHEIM, CA--From October 2nd thru October 5th the Anaheim Convention Center played host to the 2009 Orange County Auto Show where the public was able to get an up-close look at exciting new concept and pre-production model vehicles, as well as the new 2009 model cars from Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Hummer, Lexus, Mazda, Pontiac, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen, and others.

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After many postmortems, try-and-error putting parts in an out on couple of innocent Toyota Wish MPVs, now Proton can come out with its own version of MPV, with good safety consideration. Quite an achievement eh.

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The 2008 New York Auto Show kicks off in a couple of hours but press releases have already started to come out. First on the list, the 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe. Building on the success of the convertible model and inspired by the 2002 concept, the Solstice coupe offers drivers that still want an open-air experience a removable roof panel that gives the car the shape of a fastback.

The roof is easily removed from the passenger compartment and an optional soft roof cover is also available. A storage case for the removable roof will be sold separately through GM Accessories.

Power still comes from a standard 2.4L Ecotec 4-cylinder engine producing 173hp. The GXP version, which we’ll see at the show, is powered by a 2.0L turbocharged Ecotec that produces 260hp.

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Joining the 2010 Pontiac Sport Truck next week at the New York Auto Show will be Pontiac’s new flagship of the GXP performance series, the G8 GXP sedan. The 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP will arrive in dealerships in late 2008.

Power comes from a small-block 6.2 liter V8 engine producing 402hp and 402 lb-ft of torque. The 0-60mph sprint comes in about 4.7 seconds with a quarter mile time of 13 seconds at 108mph. The engine is mated to a Hydra-Matic 6-speed 6L80 automatic transmission with an optional 6-speed Tremec TR6060 manual.

The GXP G8 looks a little more aggressive than the standard G8 with a unique front fascia with a lower splitter along with a stronger rear fascia.

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The legendary Chevrolet El Camino truck is carved into US car history in its very own, unique and special way. Its beginnings can be traced back to 1959 when the first generation, based on the Chevrolet Brookwood, was conceived to compete with the Ford Ranchero. Sales were not as expected, and in 1960 the El Camino was discontinued. 1964 saw the return of the El Camino, this time based on the Chevrolet Chevelle. Two more generations followed which were based on the Chevelle until 1978 when GM revealed the smaller, fourth generation El Camino based on the Chevrolet Malibu. In 1987 production of the Camino was discontinued once again.

Today, the El Camino has started yet another chapter with the unveiling of the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck (or simply the Pontiac G8 ST). Jalopnik got close to the new Pontiac G8 Sport Truck at a photo shoot of the pre-production model and dropped us a few shots of the new El Camino. PickUpTruck was the other lucky invitee. The Pontiac G8 ST is based on the popular G8, which in turn is based on the Australian Holden VE Commodore. The Pontiac – Holden connection is not new of course since the legendary Pontiac GTO was derived from the Holden Monaro.

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