Short Term Memories: the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky say Goodbye

Yesterday marked the last day of production at the General Motors Delaware assembly plant. The 62-year-old factory was a victim of the automaker’s restructuring that has claimed tens of thousands of jobs and will close or idle 14 plants in the next three years. GM has stated when they filed for bankruptcy protection that the Boxwood Road plant would be shut down by the end of July. This is the place where the Kappa Roadsters were built, in the form of the short lived Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky, and they even exported them as the Opel GT. It was reported that the members of the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky car clubs visited the plant to pay their respects to the manufacturer that produced their beloved cars.

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So what about the rumors that Roger Penske would continue production of the Sky? Truth be told, once he takes control of the troubled GM brand, the showrooms will be stocked with cars, trucks, and SUV’s produced by various manufacturers from around the world, not necessarily from North America. So, what does the CarDomain community think about ending production on one of the most promising products that General Motors made?