| − | Although Pontiac was the third best-selling brand for GM, the company announced on April 27, 2009 that the Pontiac brand would be closed due to profitability issues. The United States government, after the 2008 [[TARP]] bailout, gave GM until the end of May 2009 to restructure. GM chose to concentrate on four brands: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac.<ref name="killed"/> | + | Although Pontiac was the third best-selling brand for GM, the company announced on April 27, 2009, that the Pontiac brand would be closed due to profitability issues. The United States government, after the 2008 [[TARP]] bailout, gave GM until the end of May 2009 to restructure. GM chose to concentrate on four brands: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac.<ref name="killed"/> |