Pontiac may be dead by monday..

[danachevroletfor1967]

In my opinion GM started going down the tubes way back in the late 1970's when they started making a generic small block for Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, and Olds to all use. One could no longer get an Olds Rocket V-8, Pontiac Ram Air, Chevy only small block, etc.
Then they started switching all their cars to front wheel drive, no matter the size. Now front wheel drive may be alright for small economy cars, but I would never want it in a mid-size or larger car.
Then it seemed like GM forgot about quality in their cars all together. All they cared about was trucks and SUV's. All they cared about was what made for them the most profit, at the expense of quality cars. I feel this is what killed the Camaro as much as anything. As another poster mentioned they killed the Camaro to produce the horrendous SSR. GM hasn't had real car guys running it since the 1960's and early 1970's. Now GM has to pay the price for concentrating too much on trucks and SUV's and almost forgetting completely about cars. Why couldn't the Camaro have been redesigned with a lighter weight, smaller size, stripped version (Z28), etc. Ford did it (redesign) with the Mustang and never stopped producing it.
In my opinion GM started the long downhill road in the late 1970's and hasn't been the same since. No wonder they have the problems like they do now.

[Tenney]

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In my opinion GM started going down the tubes way back in the late 1970's when they started making a generic small block for Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, and Olds to all use.

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Kinda eliminated the need for four different brands, huh?!