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There is such a fine line between success and failure in the car business. The domestic manufacture's problems did not come about because of one car line being discontinued or one group of people. This happened because of a bunch of bad decisions and missed opportunities over the years. All car makers are capable of making bad decisions. Mercedes Benz made cars that kept having tires blow out because their cars weighed too much in the 90's. I helped open a Lexus dealer that most of our sales came from loyal Cadillac customers because they were tired of all the problems they had with their cars including the 4.1 aluminum V8s, 5.7 diesels and 4,6,8 motors breaking. Just a few years ago Toyota rolled out their biggest Tundra ever with the 5.7 V8 as gas was heading to $5.00 a gallon (with a TRD supercharger you can get 500hp at the crank). It is a shame that Pontiac may go away but from what I have read GM is having their problems because they kept trying to sell trucks when the market should be buying cars. It is kind of ironic but Pontiac has only had cars in their line up for as long as I can remember.
Mark Sheppard