Pontiac will get Cobalt-based entry-level coupe, lose Montana (SV6) minivan

[Jaguar D-Type]

By JAMIE LAREAU | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS

2/12//06

Detroit - General Motors will give Pontiac an entry-level coupe as a stopgap measure until the division gets more brand-focused products, sources close to Pontiac say. In the process, Pontiac dealers will lose the Montana SV6 minivan.

The coupe will be a high-performance relative of the Chevrolet Cobalt coupe with some Pontiac influences. The vehicle will give the Buick-Pontiac-GMC channel a shot at the small-car market, a source close to GM says. GM is still considering names for it. One option might be the G5, sources say.

Pontiac intends to launch the coupe as a 2007 model and likely will start production this fall in Lordstown, Ohio.

The car will be priced similarly to the Chevrolet Cobalt SS supercharged coupe, which starts at $20,490, including shipping.

Pontiac eventually will lose the Montana SV6 minivan, which has seen sluggish sales and does not fit Pontiac's performance-brand image, sources say. U.S. sales of the SV6 for January fell to 1,450 units, an 11.5 percent drop from 1,638 in the year-ago period.

Pontiac has lacked an entry-level car since the Sunfire died last year.

In Canada, GM sells a Cobalt sibling called the Pontiac Pursuit.

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seems that they are trying to go after the import client base as gm did with the cobalt. hopefully the front end looks better....

[Jaguar D-Type]

The new Coupe will be called the G5.

[wlkjr]

Originally Posted by Jaguar D-Type

The new Coupe will be called the G5.

How appealing, G5, G6, etc. wow.

[bearinns08]

yeah, you know, g5, g6, gtp, gxp, any other g's??