2006 News Releases
2006-12-15 Minority Supplier Wins Pontiac Solstice from General Motors
Detroit - General Motors announced that Doward Freeman, president of Centerline Die & Engineering, has won a new 2006 Pontiac Solstice. Freeman won the car at the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 14 th Annual Hank Aguirre Golf Outing held in August. ...
2006-12-11 Pontiac Assembly Plays Santa to Area Children
PONTIAC , Mich. - Over 283 Pontiac children are sure to have a Merry Christmas this year thanks to the generosity of the UAW and GM Pontiac Assembly Center workers. ...
2006-12-04 Pontiac Announces Finalists In 2006 NCAA ® Football Game-Changing Performances
DETROIT - Pontiac and the NCAA are challenging college football fans to determine the "Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Year"--the first and only fan-voted scholarship award in the history of the NCAA. ...
2006-11-17 Pontiac To Give Undiscovered Band Chance To Play In Front Of Millions
DETROIT - Pontiac unveiled details for the brand's biggest music promotion ever - a nationwide musical talent search and contest. ...
2006-10-20 Pontiac Empowers Car Culture In Second Life
DETROIT, Oct. 20, 2006 -- Pontiac is getting into real estate - but not in the way most would expect. It's joining a small group of trendsetting companies buying virtual real estate in Second Life, an online, 3-D world entirely built and owned by the residents that inhabit it. ...
2006-10-18 GM Vehicles Extend Championship Win Streak to 51 Years at SCCA Runoffs
WARREN, Mich. - When Don Knowles drove his Pontiac Solstice to its first-ever Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) National Championship Runoffs win this past Friday at Heartland Park Topeka in Kansas, he kicked off a three title weekend for GM vehicles and also extended GM's consecutive championship win streak to 51 years. ...
2006-09-01 Pontiac Game Changing Performance kicks-off Third NCAA ® Football Season - Over $200,000 in scholarships is on the line
For the third year, Pontiac and NCAA Football are challenging fans nationwide to support their teams. With nearly $200,000 in general scholarship contributions on the line, spectators can "get in the game" by voting on the "Pontiac Game Changing Performance," the first and only fan-voted scholarship program. ...
2006-08-23 Pontiac Revs Up Portfolio, Hispanic Ad Campaign
DETROIT Building on the momentum of is refreshed portfolio, Pontiac is moving into the 2007 model year with even more emphasis on sensuous styling and performance with new vehicles like the Solstice GXP and G5 sports coupe, and the next phase of its Hispanic advertising campaign. ...
2006-08-08 Pontiac Solstice Wins First SCCA Divisional Championship with Showroom Stock B Sweep at Pocono
WARREN, Mich. - It was a banner weekend for the Pontiac Solstice at Pocono International Raceway as Andrew Aquilante won both races of the Tri-Region August Double National, clinching the first-ever Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Northeast Division championships for the Solstice and himself in the Showroom Stock B (SSB) class. ...
2006-07-31 Pontiac Solstice Wins Again in SCCA Racing at Lime Rock
WARREN, Mich. - Recording the fastest lap (103837) for the fourth Northeast Division national race this season, Pontiac Solstice scored its second victory of the year in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Showroom Stock B (SSB) class with a win at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn. on July 30. ...
2006-06-21 Pontiac Announces Solstice GXP Pricing
Detroit - At the height of the summer solstice, Pontiac today announced that the turbocharged 2007 Solstice GXP will carry a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $25,995, including a $600 destination charge. The 260-horsepower roadster arrives in Pontiac dealerships this fall. ...
2006-06-19 Pontiac Launches "Seductive" Hispanic Campaign
DETROIT - Building on its recent successful Hispanic marketing efforts, Pontiac today announced the next phase of a campaign designed to highlight the brand's sexy image to this important audience. ...
2006-06-12 Pontiac Solstice Wins First-Ever SCCA Race at Lime Rock
WARREN, Mich. - Recording the fastest lap for the third straight national race with a time of 103930, Pontiac Solstice won its first Showroom Stock B (SSB) race of the young Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) season with a victory at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn. on June 10. ...
2006-06-01 Pontiac Solstice Sets New Track Record and Finishes Fourth at Nelson Ledges
WARREN , Mich., May 31, 2006 - Following up its third place debut at New Hampshire International Speedway on May 6, Pontiac Solstice set a new track record for the fastest lap in Showroom Stock B (SSB) with a time of 118.811 and took fourth in its second race of the season on May 28 at Nelson Ledges Road Course in Garrettsville, Ohio. ...
2006-05-18 GM Rallies Around Families Of Servicemen
EATON RAPIDS, Mich. - As a nation honors its veterans for Memorial Day, Buick, Pontiac and GMC are asking people to remember the families of soldiers, especially those who have experienced loss. ...
2006-05-17 Pontiac Garage Treats New York's Times Square To A Surprise Concert Performance
NEW YORK, NY - The Pontiac Garage in New York's Times Square was opened on Wednesday night for a special and surprise performance by Island Def Jam recording artist and actress Christina Milian. Milian, who just released her new album SO AMAZIN' this week. ...
2006-05-15 Repeat Performance: Pontiac Returns to NBC's "The Apprentice" for Exclusive Charity Event
DETROIT - Pontiac is returning to NBC's hit reality show "The Apprentice" for a first-of-its-kind interactive, viewer-driven charity event. Pontiac will join Donald Trump and his talented young crew of candidates on the two-part season finale of "The Apprentice." ...
2006-05-08 Pontiac Solstice Finishes Third in SCCA National Road Racing Debut
WARREN , Mich. , May 8, 2006 - Pontiac Solstice made a podium debut this past weekend in its first ever Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) race, finishing third in the Showroom Stock B (SSB) class during the New England Region May National at New Hampshire International Speedway on May 6. ...
2006-05-02 Pontiac Solstice Debuts in SCCA National Road Racing
WARREN, Mich.,- Pontiac Solstice will make its much anticipated debut in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) National Road Racing this Saturday, May 6 at New Hampshire International Speedway in the New England Region May National event. ...
2006-05-02 GM Announces Formation of Martin-Jay Retail Group
New Collaboration Will Service Local Dealer Advertising For Buick-Pontiac-GMC Retail Sales Channel ...
2006-04-27 Pontiac Unveils Red Bull Solstice GXP for Drifting Competition
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Building on the success of the GTO drifting program, Pontiac today unveiled their next generation drift vehicle based on the upcoming turbocharged Solstice GXP. ...
2006-04-19 GM Cars Dominate Spike TV's Autorox Celebration
LAS VEGAS, April 18, 2006 - A panel of automotive celebrities, designers and journalists awarded General Motors cars five of the 11 prizes in Spike TV's second annual Autorox auto awards and entertainment show tonight. ...
2006-04-04 Northwestern State Walks Away With " Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Tournament"
INDIANAPOLIS -- Chalk one up for the little guys. Northwestern State's amazing come-from-behind first-round victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes dominated this year's "Pontiac Game-Changing Performance" competition, capturing 70 percent of the total fan votes in the final round to earn a $100,000 contribution from Pontiac to apply to its general scholarship fund. ...
2006-04-03 Pontiac Unveils G6 GXP Show Car
DETROIT - Seeking to build on the 25-percent retail sales gain by the G6 so far this year, Pontiac is revealing a new G6 GXP coupe show car at the upcoming New York International Auto Show. ...
2006-03-30 BOLD NEW SATURN VEHICLES DEBUT AT NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW
NEW YORK - General Motors will unveil a dramatically revitalized Saturn lineup with production versions of the all-new 2007 Saturn Aura midsize sedan, Saturn Sky Red Line performance roadster and Saturn Outlook crossover vehicle at the 2006 New York International Auto Show. ...
2006-03-28 Don't Miss the Excitement of the "Pontiac Brickyard Driving Experience"
Indianapolis - Come and experience the excitement of Pontiac at the "Pontiac Brickyard Driving Experience," being held on Sunday, April 2, 2006 from 1000 AM until 200 PM at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ...
2006-03-10 Pontiac Debuts Integrated NCAA ® 'March Madness ® ' Campaign
Continuing to push the boundaries of branded entertainment, Pontiac is launching a fully integrated marketing campaign wrapped around one of the most exciting events in collegiate sports, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, on Sunday, March 12. ...
2006-02-06 Pontiac G6 Hardtop Convertible's Televised Cross Country Road Trip Has Surprise Ending
DETROIT - When Pontiac donated a new G6 Hardtop Convertible to the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" show for a widely-publicized cross-country road trip to the Super Bowl, they saved the best news for last the passengers each got to take a new G6 Convertible home with them. ...
2006-02-01 Pontiac G6 Hardtop Convertible Visits First of Two Winners in Jimmy Kimmel Live's Road Trip to Detroit Contest
The road trip to the Super Bowl in a Pontiac G6 Hardtop Convertible has begun. The cross-country trip, part of Jimmy Kimmel Live's Detroit Super Bowl week broadcasts from Detroit's Gem Theatre, was featured on Tuesday night's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" show as cast member Guillermo picked up the first of two contest winners Bri Medley, a student at Washington State University in Pullman, WA. ...
2006-01-31 Pontiac Looms Large Among Super Bowl XL Promoters with Jimmy Kimmel Connection
As thousands of fans, media and celebrities descend on Detroit to attend Super Bowl XL and dozens of related events, Pontiac has established its presence as the exclusive automotive sponsor of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" show. ...
2006-01-24 Midlands International Auto Show Hosts Make-A-Wish ® Send-Off
The Make-A-Wish Foundation often celebrates the power of a wish with a send-off party for children and their families. ...
2006-01-19 Pontiac G6 Starts 2006 With Momentum, New Model
After closing out 2005 with brisker sales than the rest of the mid-size car segment, the Pontiac G6 family of vehicles is expected to continue its growth in the new year with a game-changing new entry - a G6 retractable hardtop convertible. ...