GM has just shut down its equivalent of BMW M and Mercedes-Benz AMG, in efforts to conserve money and stay afloat. GM’s High Performance Vehicle Operations are responsible for cars such as the Cadillac CTS-V and the SS-badged Chevrolets. All engineers in the HPVO division will be moved to other divisions and will work on regular GM cars such as Cadillacs, Buicks, Chevys and Pontiacs. GM’s spokesman Vince Muniga says the HPVO division might be brought back to life in the future when GM is in better financial health, but right now in line with its pledge to the U.S. Treasury Department to deliver more fuel efficient cars in the future, there is no room for low-volume niche high-performance products.
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as expected. but if they manage to pull themselves out of their hole, i'm sure this division will be revived in future.
haiz ..
looks liks americans cant have cts-v for this few months ..
who call them not to see wat is coming instead of living in their own world, lolz !!!
American's don't get it that world don't need muscle cars that drink petrol a lot. Sports cars that look cool but low on petrol usage is better. If GM crash, will it be good news for proton?
hmm… since there's another thread about the upcoming Transformers movie.. if they shut down HPVO, future Transformers will become boring cars..
the great american dream is dead
i believe if they plan it accordingly, they might survive and the HPVO will soon be activate back again.
Just make sure they stop wasting more money on something.