Green Car Reports

AUGUST 16, 2022

As part of a Speed Week event in Pontiac, Michigan, Dodge has revealed the 2023 Hornet, a performance-themed compact car—er, crossover—that brings some pint-size punch back to the Dodge lineup.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 7, 2022

Oldsmobile. It seemed that Chrysler was headed for the same fate as these other ill-fated legacy American brands, but the company with the winged logo is looking to take flight again as the electric vehicle emissary for Stellantis. And that has given Chrysler new life. At the 2022 Consumer Electronics Showcase, Chrysler unveiled.

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DIY Electric Car

OCTOBER 19, 2010

1984 Pontiac Fiero Electric Vehicle Conversion / From start to finish with a ride along. 1984 Pontiac Fiero Electric Vehicle Conversion / From start to finish with a ride along. In this video you will see how easy it is to convert a gas car to electric in your driveway with no garage and really no special tools.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2020

Hemmings recently outlined several style-setting ways to go to the drive-in movies—including a 1955 Pontiac Starchief, a 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS, a. And the best kind of modern vehicle to take in a drive-in movie is an electric car.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 30, 2021

The plant, which currently makes the Chevrolet Equinox and Blazer SUVs, and once built Pontiac Azteks, is the next step in laying the groundwork for the company’s electric future. General Motors on Thursday announced that it will invest $1 billion in its Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, facility.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 12, 2023

It’s a common knock on GM that the company has a tendency to kill its darlings just as they get them right; look no further into history than the Pontiac Fiero and Cadillac Allanté as two good examples*. note -- One could also say this about the Pontiac brand right before the bankruptcy. Ahem, Pontiac G8 anyone? But I digress.

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Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Hornet R/T, was unveiled Tuesday night at an event in Pontiac, Michigan, shares a platform and other parts with the Alfa […] The post Dodge enters electrified era with Hornet R/T plug-in hybrid crossover appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2009

As part of the new plan, GM will accelerate the wind-down or sale of HUMMER, Saturn and Saab to the end of 2009, and phase out Pontiac by the end of 2010. The Pontiac brand will be phased out by the end of 2010.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 14, 2023

Originally, it stood atop the roof of a dealership called Superior Pontiac in the city’s downtown area, then moved to its present home when that business hauled up stakes for the present location near the Loop 410 in San Antone. Here’s a Google Streetview image from that era. Pop a remark in the comments if you know of other examples.

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Baua Electric

MAY 2, 2023

1964 Pontiac GTO introduced Pontiac’s efforts from the racetrack to the road, nevertheless it used to be the promoting that modified the foundations. Amongst all of GM’s manufacturers, Pontiac had advanced a name as being a singular sporty logo, much more so than Chevrolet.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2014

Meanwhile, GM has decided to replace the ignition switch in all model years of its Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Pontiac G5, Solstice and Saturn Ion and Sky in the US, since faulty switches may have been used to repair the vehicles. About 95,000 faulty switches were sold to dealers and aftermarket wholesalers.

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Electrek

MAY 12, 2022

During a media day for Magna International’s “Tech Week,” we got to visit the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, to test drive some of the contract manufacturer’s electrified tech. This included a GMC Sierra 2500 converted to a BEV using Magna’s Etelligent Force 4WD powertrain.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 2, 2024

A Pontiac GTO. When gazing at a particularly lovely restored Chevelle SS, I thought to myself "man that's what a '60s/'70s muscle car looks like." Then I realized there were several models that could be the primary representative of that era. The Mustang Mach 1 or Boss 302. The first-gen Camaro. The list goes on.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

GM’s Hydrotec fuel cell system will be engineered at its Michigan technical facilities in Pontiac and Warren and manufactured at its Brownstown Charter Township battery assembly plant. GM and Nikola will also discuss the potential of a supply agreement for GM’s versatile Ultium battery system for Nikola’s Class 7/8 trucks.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2015

124 million for Pontiac Metal Center; $520 million for tooling and equipment for future new vehicle programs at the Lansing Delta Township assembly plant; $139.5 General Motors will invest $5.4 billion in US plant improvements over the next three years; an initial $783.5 million is headed for three Michigan facilities.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 12, 2021

Lordstown has a long history as the place where Chevrolet and Pontiac vehicles came together. Lordstown Motors announced on Monday that they had exceeded 100,000 pre-orders for their Endurance light-duty, all-electric pickup, slated to begin production in September. The […].

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 1, 2023

By 2001, the only members of the N-Body family (now renamed the GMX130 for its final generation) available with manual transmissions were four-cylinder-equipped Pontiac Grand Ams and Oldsmobile Aleros. The 2001 Alero's siblings were the Chevrolet Malibu , the Oldsmobile Cutlass and the Pontiac Grand Am.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 10, 2023

From the time John DeLorean and his Pontiac co-conspirators created the 1962 Grand Prix until the very last W-Body Grand Prix appeared a couple of years before Pontiac's demise , millions of North American car shoppers eagerly purchased the affordable sportiness of the Grand Prix. For an extra $63 ($341 now), a Pontiac 455 (7.5-liter)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

GM’s Orion Assembly, home of the Chevrolet Sonic sub-compact and Buick Verano luxury compact, and Pontiac Metal Center facilities are receiving a $200-million investment to support production of the next-generation electric vehicle. Orion will receive $160 million for tooling and equipment, and Pontiac will receive $40 million for new dies.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 7, 2016

What would be your ultimate Toyota Prius hybrid? Maybe a convertible version? One that brings fond memories of bygone performance to middle-aged friends and neighbors? An Ohio man is now in the process of building what might become the ultimate Toyota Prius—at least for muscle car enthusiasts. DON'T MISS: Toyota Prius Family May Shrink As.

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Green Cars News

MAY 2, 2009

With the American automotive industry continuing to spiral, General Motors has taken the decision to simply close down its Pontiac division. Due to its reputation for building super cars, the Pontiac name would be ideal as the model for green car power. What do you think of this proposal for Pontiac?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

These engineers, based at GM’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, Global Propulsion Systems in Pontiac, Michigan; and Milford Proving Ground, are part of the nearly 11,000 GM product development team members currently working in software development.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2012

For as long as electric cars have existed, enterprising individuals around the U.S. have sought to convert gasoline cars to electric power. Over the years, we’ve seen everything from classic British sportscars through to SUVs and pickup trucks converted to run on electric power, with conversion budgets running from a few hundred to tens of.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

In this case, we’ve got what looks like an imitation Pontiac Trans Sport. V6 that my parents’ Pontiac minivan came with, this Alibaba version has a 4,000W electric motor ready to clock in for a union job driving around those snot-nosed kids every day. Or at least it still gives me those Dust-Buster vibes. But instead of a 3.2L

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2014

The new GM Performance and Racing Center (GMPRC) is located next to the GM Powertrain Engineering headquarters in Pontiac, Mich. At that time, the company announced work at four remote locations would consolidate on the Pontiac campus, helping to reduce development timing for GM’s next-generation advanced propulsion technologies.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The expansion is part of a $230-million investment in Southeast Michigan that also includes a recently-opened warehouse and logistics operation in Pontiac and an existing prototype operation in Troy. At the request of the USPS, details about the program will be available at a later date. In total, Mahindra has grown to 400,000 sq.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 19, 2024

It appeared on Cadillac (as expected) first in 1957, then spread to Chevrolet and Pontiac in 1958. Cadillac and Chevrolet would use the X-frame through 1964, while Pontiac used it only from 1958 to 1960. Engineers knew the tube design had better rigidity than a traditional, rectangular ladder frame.&

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 6, 2023

I don't love its looks, though it's not the ugliest mass-production vehicle I've ever seen (that honor probably still belongs to the Pontiac Aztek). Personally, I don't HATE the Cybertruck. I might enjoy driving it -- I won't know for a while, if ever.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

During the development phase of the Fisker Karma, the automaker established a temporary technical center in Pontiac, Michigan, in order to be closer to automotive industry suppliers and experienced engineers.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Back in October, the automaker shut down a fuel cell center in Honeoye Falls, New York and shifted operations (along with 220 jobs) to Pontiac, Michigan. Outposts in Torrance, California, Castleton, Indiana, and Warren, Michigan are also being relocated to Pontiac, as is.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

NUMMI had produced the Toyota Corolla, Toyota Tacoma, and the Pontiac Vibe. As part of its long-term viability plan and recent decision to phase out the Pontiac brand, General Motors has decided to discontinue production of the Pontiac Vibe by the end of August 2009.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2012

GM’s Pontiac (Mich.) This initiative helps us operate our facility at its energy-efficient best on a daily basis, thanks to the ingenuity of our team and recent investment in our facility. —Pierpaolo Antonioli, managing director of the General Motors Powertrain Engineering Center. Since 2008, it has regenerated more than 26.7

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Geo and Oldsmobile were already gone, with Pontiac and Saturn following in 2010. The storm clouds over General Motors were getting darker by the minute when this car was built, and Saturn would soon have its head on the chopping block.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2009

and stamping facility in Pontiac, Mich., Today’s announcement will restore approximately 1,400 jobs in total—1,200 at Orion Assembly and 200 at Pontiac Metal Center, Building # 14. Pontiac Metal Center’s Building #14 will be placed into standby capacity status in Dec. Pontiac Metal’s buildings #15 and #25 will close by Dec.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2014

Also last year GM opened a new state-of-the-art Fuel Cell Development Laboratory at GM Powertrain World Headquarters in Pontiac, Mich. In addition, GM and Honda are working together with stakeholders to further advance refueling infrastructure, which is critical for the long-term viability and consumer acceptance of fuel cell vehicles.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 18, 2023

The platform was mostly used for Cadillac and Buick vehicles, along with the largest Oldsmobiles, and a couple of Pontiac and Chevrolet wagons later in history (1970s). The platform was mostly used for Cadillac and Buick vehicles, along with the largest Oldsmobiles, and a couple of Pontiac and Chevrolet wagons later in history (1970s).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

We were responsible for the design and engineering of the Chevrolet Camaro, VE Commodore was sold as the Pontiac G8 and we are currently exporting the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle—so we understand the needs of the North American market. —Greg Tyus. Holden vehicle exports were up 54% last year compared to 2010.

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