GM Cancels Sport Truck
DETROIT -- General Motors (GM Quote) has canceled plans to build the Pontiac G8 sport truck that was scheduled to go on sale this year.
The decision to scrap the two-door vehicle with a six-foot bed that's reminiscent of the Chevrolet El Camino was reported Tuesday by trade publication Automotive News.
Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson confirmed the decision Wednesday, saying it's part of GM's "ongoing review" related to its long-term viability plan. Hopson says the sport truck didn't fit with the company's vision for Pontiac.
Hopson says the decision doesn't affect production plans for other G8s, including the G8 sedan, G8 GT and G8 GXP. ...
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