The Pontiac G8 will go away when the Pontiac brand is retired, in contrast to rumors that Chevrolet would sell the Australian made sports sedan as the Caprice. GM CEO Fritz Henderson put to rest a suggestion by Bob Lutz that the Holden built model would become the flagship car for the Chevy brand, dashing the hopes of some.

With GM deciding to keep the Holden Commodore (Pontiac G8) out of the US, hopes that the automaker would bring the Chevy El Camino back have been dashed too. GM had announced months prior to the shutting down of the Pontiac brand that the Holden Ute would not be sold as the Pontiac G8 ST as originally planned. Enthusiasts wanted GM to call the truck the "El Camino" but GM scotched that idea too.

Problems with the 2010 Chevy Camaro have recently surfaced. Camaro SS models equipped with the manual transmission are temporarily on hold as GM investigates a problem when drivers used the Launch Control feature, including failure of the output shaft. GM hasn't issued a recall of the car, instead has decided to issue an "in production review" to determine just how serious of an issue it is. Once GM's review is complete, a recall order may be in the offing.

GM says that the Cadillac CTS Coupe, a concept car introduced at the 2008 auto show in Detroit, is still a go. The CTS franchise currently includes the sedan and V-Series sedan model and will be joined later this summer by a CTS wagon. The CTS line will likely become the standard bearer for GM's luxury brand with both the DTS and sTS slated to be replaced by one model within the next few years.

Buick's all new midsize sedan, the 2010 LaCrosse (Allure in Canada) is now arriving in showrooms across North America. Early reviews of the sedan have been good, providing a much needed boost for the Buick line. GM is expected to soon announce a fourth Buick model which may share the upcoming Chevy Cruze's platform. No word yet what GM plans to do with its full size sedan, the Buick Lucerne. The Enclave SUV is the other model that rounds out the Buick line.