[kingbuzzo]

no, it needed to die...

[77 Canamman]

I bought a 2007 G6 GT sedan brand new. I owned it for 10 years. Only had two issues in that time. The drivers side window motor burned up, and a leaky water pump. It was a great car and did us well.

[stevesbirds]

Chevrolet had a terrible plant and workforce in California, and tge product flat out sucked on quality, as the 70s moved along. Later, Toyota/ GM used that plant. In 2008, plans were laid to move G8 production to Oshawa, Ontario for 2009 production. Guess the upper government saviour types nixt that plan, told GM to scrap the brand. Seriously though, I had been at the car show years earlier, when 04 GTO debuted. Pontiac got a broom closet space behind GM, back in the far corner. CEOs had no love for the brand. All politics and good ol' boy decisions. GM was living for credit profit, considering the car as a tool to produce finance profit. That is the crime of capitalism.

[newmexguy]

Originally Posted by stevesbirds

Chevrolet had a terrible plant and workforce in California, and tge product flat out sucked on quality, as the 70s moved along. Later, Toyota/ GM used that plant.

You are referring to Fremont, or Van Nuys? Or both? Was under assumption that "traditional" F car production was at both Norwood, and Van Nuys. Meaning '67-'81. Fremont was near the SF metro area, saw a video on it's construction in the early sixties? That area was all farmland then. GM had some kind of "partnership" with Toyota in the eighties, believe the '84-'88 Chev Nova err Corolla was built there. Believe tesla became a recent owner of the original Fremont plant.

[Sirrotica]

Originally Posted by newmexguy

You are referring to Fremont, or Van Nuys? Or both? Was under assumption that "traditional" F car production was at both Norwood, and Van Nuys. Meaning '67-'81. Fremont was near the SF metro area, saw a video on it's construction in the early sixties? That area was all farmland then. GM had some kind of "partnership" with Toyota in the eighties, believe the '84-'88 Chev Nova err Corolla was built there. Believe tesla became a recent owner of the original Fremont plant.

GM/Toyota built the Vibe at that plant, and it was called Nummi, it was the former Fremont plant. They also formerly made Corolla, and Hi Lux trucks at the plant. Tesla currently produces cars at the plant.

When GM owned it the line would have to be shut down sometimes since the workers sabotaged the cars, and wouldn't show up for work because of the prevalent drug use by workers. The union made the plant rehire the same former workers from GM Fremont. It closed the same year Pontiac was killed, 2010. Toyota said they had learned a lot about navigating the EPA/etc from GM, and it helped them opening 2 new plants later on.

The Vibe was also one of the last Pontiacs built, lasting until 2010.