2006-06-26 03:09:10 · 5 answers · asked by angelaca1 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Pontiac
i have an old black/black 1996 se and i asked my dealer the same question. he told me most pontiac dealers are also buick dlrs. because of that, GM put more emphasis on the new buick lucerne to give it bonneville qualities
2006-06-30 04:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by Peter 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GM made the executive decision that they couldn't support two large Pontiacs. The Grand Prix, which was always very close in size to the Bonneville, was a better seller, so they made the latest generation Grand Prix a little larger to fill the Bonneville's size class, and eliminated the Bonneville.
2006-06-26 03:35:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because General Motors is in terrible financial shape. They have lost a tremendous amount of the market share in the last few years and decided to mix things up. They don't sell the Bonneville for the same reason they don't sell the Camaro anymore......sales were going down and they couldn't figure out how to reverse the trend, so they just ended production.
2006-06-26 03:17:49 · answer #3 · answered by Iloveitwhenyoucallmebigpoppa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason that Oldsmobile went away, some executives at GM looking at sales charts, decided that Bonneville sales did not meet the requirements for survival. Many makes and models have had this action taken, only to be re-introduced a few years later. Examples: T-Bird, Charger, GTO, etc.
2006-06-26 03:17:40 · answer #4 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont worry bonneville will be back its a auto maker thing they take the name off the market and surprise its back sometimes bigger and better as for instance GTO, dodge charger, plymouth cuda, ford mustand ( oh yeah that wont go away)
2006-06-26 03:16:13 · answer #5 · answered by safariblacknight88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋