Sunday, March 01, 2009

Your Car Company Is Dead. Now What?


There are some unhappy gearheads right now. As part of its effort to become profitable, General Motors announced it is shrinking its lineup from eight car companies down to four. On the chopping block are Saturn, Saab and Hummer, with Pontiac likely to continue, but on a much smaller scale. Ford has also announced that it is paring down brands to focus on its core of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars.
But as auto enthusiasts mourn the passing of brands that gave us the incredible off-road prowess of the Hummer H2 or the venerable American muscle of the classic Pontiac GTO and Trans-Am, regular Joe Saturn Driver is left with a lot of questions. Here's what you need to know:

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