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At the New York 2008 Auto Show Pontiac had announced the G8 Sport Truck which was a sort of evolution of the Chevrolet El Camino. The El Camino had been built on and off by Chevrolet from 1959 through the late 80s. Like the El Camino the G8 was half car, half pick-up with a 6-liter 361-horsepower version of Corvette’s V8. It was to have a 3,500 pound towing capacity with a 74 inch cargo bed designed for a small, select audience with projected sales of approximately 5,000 units per year.

John Harris, director of the National El Camino Owners Association, was quoted as saying that “You could not fit a sheet of plywood in the bed,” which is “sort of a litmus test for what was always supposed to be a working man’s vehicle.” Now with the end of the Pontiac line so too is the end of the plans for the production of the G8 Sport Truck.

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While sales in June fell by 33% for General Motors, and 42% for Chrysler, Ford Motor Company announced that its sales were only down 11% from June, 2008. Ford also outsold Toyota and is regaining market share for the third consecutive month, and is discounting its vehicles less than General Motors and Chrysler. Ford also stated that slow demand in the West and Southwest where the housing market has taken the worst beating, has dragged down the company’s overall sales, while sales in more than half of the remaining states were on a par or slightly greater than last year’s. Further adding to General Motors and Chrysler’s woes were that plant closings sharply reduced sales to car rental companies and other business customers. On the bright side, however, their bankruptcies have not deterred sales to consumers as much as was expected

Asian automakers have also felt the impact of the economic slowdown with declines in sales of 32% for Toyota and 23% for Nissan. Overall automotive sales in the United States fell by 28% compared to June 2008, which though still a decline is the smallest decline since September of last year. Average annual sales throughout the United States for the last decade were about 17 million units but took a nosedive starting the second half of 2008. Thus far in 2009 slightly under 5 million vehicles have been sold, a decrease of approximately 37%.

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After 25 years General Motors has ended its joint with Toyota at its plant in Fremont, California. The project, known as the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., or Nummi, has manufactured more than 6 million vehicles, including the Corolla sedan and Tacoma pickup truck for Toyota, and the Pontiac Vibe for GM. GM will no longer be producing Pontiacs next year and intends to discontinue the Vibe in August. GM also announced that it did not intend to continue utilizing the Fremont facility after it emerges from bankruptcy, which is expected to occur in late summer, 2009. The venture allowed Toyota to apply its system in the United States and enabled GM to learn from the Toyota manufacturing process. The plant, which has over 4,700 employees, and has more than 5,000,000 square feet of assembly space is the last auto plant operating in California. Toyota has not yet decided whether it will continue to operate in the Fremont facility, and has rejected reports that it was considering building the Prius in Fremont. Both the Corolla and the Tacoma are being assembled and other facilities, the Corolla in Canada and the Tacoma in Mexico.

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Chrysler concluded its deal with Fiat on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, which in effect ended its 42 day reorganization through bankruptcy. As part of the deal the federal government gave Chrysler $6.6 billion in exit financing. Under the terms of the agreement Chrysler sold the bulk of its assets to Fiat. This was an important milepost for the Obama administration which has been seeking to aid the ailing American auto industry after years of losses and declining sales. Chrysler and government officials had repeatedly demanded that the court approve the restructuring quickly inasmuch as Chrysler was losing approximately $100 million a day while its plants were shut and other overhead costs had to be paid. It is anticipated by Chrysler, Fiat, and the federal government that a new car maker will emerge unburdened by the present debt levels and labor costs. Fiat will run the new company that will now also sell smaller fuel-efficient cars worldwide.

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It is expected that many GM cars will be sold at heavily discounted prices particularly by dealerships scheduled to close during this period.

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It is believed that with the smoothing of the way by the government the major aspects of the bankruptcy case should be resolved within 60 to 90 days.

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Because of the bankruptcy laws. GM may cancel its franchise agreements with dealers and has thus far announced plans to close more than 1,100 dealerships and may announce further cuts.

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No. It is reorganizing under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code which allows companies to reorganize by selling off assets, canceling contracts, closing operations, and restructuring its debt. Once a company achieves these goals it may emerge from bankruptcy as a new corporation with a “fresh start.”

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