# Pontiac 1926-2010 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 27, 2009, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-1926-2010/494489 "2009-04-27T12:43:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-1926-2010/494489/41 "2009-05-02T19:56:08Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > [US Treasure approves Saturn sale](http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/national_world&id=6789043). I wasn’t allowed to say this before it was officially released. The sale of Saturn has been approved by the Treasury. All of the guidelines have been met, GM going into bankruptcy will not affect Saturn. There are 11 bidders for the brand. As a Saturn team member and a loyal devotee of the brand, I am extremely happy with the direction this is all taking. We langquished for years as GM neglected us, and now we are going to have the opportunity to make the brand all it can be. Outstanding!! As I said earlier, my ION is one of the best cars I have ever had. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-1926-2010/494489/42 "2009-05-02T21:20:32Z")
As we get more details, I will happily pass them along. We won’t know who our buyer is until at least June 1st. I’m on pins and needles for them to get on with it already! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-1926-2010/494489/43 "2009-05-02T21:56:01Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > [US Treasure approves Saturn sale](http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/national_world&id=6789043). I wasn’t allowed to say this before it was officially released. The sale of Saturn has been approved by the Treasury. All of the guidelines have been met, **GM going into bankruptcy will not affect Saturn.** There are 11 bidders for the brand. As a Saturn team member and a loyal devotee of the brand, I am extremely happy with the direction this is all taking. We langquished for years as GM neglected us, and now we are going to have the opportunity to make the brand all it can be. (bolding mine) I’m glad to hear that Saturn is being separated from GM–it deserves the chance to make it on its own–but what’s this about GM _definitely_ going bankrupt? I hadn’t heard that that was happening for sure. Ot did you just mean ‘_if_ GM goes into bankruptcy’? We’re a bit twitchy about that up there right now… ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-1926-2010/494489/44 "2009-05-03T04:02:59Z")
I meant if…sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-1926-2010/494489/45 "2009-05-03T04:55:21Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > (bolding mine) I’m glad to hear that Saturn is being separated from GM–it deserves the chance to make it on its own–but what’s this about GM _definitely_ going bankrupt? I hadn’t heard that that was happening for sure. Ot did you just mean ‘_if_ GM goes into bankruptcy’? > > We’re a bit twitchy about that up there right now… I understand the twitchiness. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-1926-2010/494489/46 "2009-05-03T11:58:30Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > (bolding mine) I’m glad to hear that Saturn is being separated from GM–it deserves the chance to make it on its own–but what’s this about GM _definitely_ going bankrupt? I hadn’t heard that that was happening for sure. Ot did you just mean ‘_if_ GM goes into bankruptcy’? > > We’re a bit twitchy about that up there right now… This is great news..now Saturn can thrive, way from the dead hand of GM. Their costs will be lower, and they will be able to make a better product! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontiac-1926-2010/494489.md?page=2)