Trailblazer, Envoy, 9-7X Death Date Accelerated To December 23

Andrew Stoy — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:30:00 EDT

We knew the end of the line was near for the GMT360 siblings, but now the Detroit News reports the national economic collapse has accelerated GM's plans to kill off the Chevy Trailblazer, GMC Envoy and Saab 9-7X mid-size SUVs. The Moraine, Ohio plant that builds the old-skool body-on-frame trucks was down to one shift after originally being slated for shutdown in 2010, then early 2009. Now word comes from the General that the remaining 1,100 Moraine workers will be out of a job December 23, just in time to celebrate a holly, jolly Christmas. Word has it GM even said no to a $56 million tax credit and grant package from the state of Ohio to keep the plant running, preferring instead to forget this whole SUV thing ever happened. [Detroit News]

Detroit News Lists Best From GM's First 100 Years

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT

In honor of GM's 100th birthday, Scott Burgess from The Detroit News put together a list of the most important and most impressive vehicles from the General's first century. The list includes some obvious examples, like the 1953 Corvette, and a couple of standouts, like the 1991 Saturn SL1. His favorite from this decade is the Cadillac CTS, which is hard to argue with. We've got a condensed version of the list below and want to know if you agree. Additionally, we're curious what you think are the worst GM vehicles from these first ten decades. Chime in after the jump.

GM's Best And Baddest According To The Detroit News

1900s
1901 Curved Dash Oldsmobile

1910s
1912 Cadillac Model 30

1920s
1926 Buick Master Six

1930s
1936 Buick Roadmaster

1940s
1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88

1950s
1953 Chevrolet Corvette

1960s
1960 Chevrolet Corvair

1970s
1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible

1980s
1988 Pontiac Fiero GT

1990s
1991 Saturn SL1

2000s
2008 Cadillac CTS

Beyond
Chevrolet Volt

It's an interesting list, but do you agree with it? If these are the best, what are the worst from each decade?

[DetNews, Photo: Concept Carz]

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Trailblazer, Envoy, 9-7X Death Date Accelerated To December 23

Detroit News Lists Best From GM's First 100 Years