Racing Southwest

Bob Lutz has confirmed that the Pontiac G8 won’t be dying with the phasing out of Pontiac at the end of 2010.  Instead the G8 will be rebadged as the Chevrolet Caprice.

CEO Fritz Henderson has repeatedly denied that the G8 would survive as part of another brand, saying he’s “not a fan of rebadging.”

But Lutz, citing export agreements with Australia and the fact that the Holden Commodore is already sold in many countries as a Chevrolet, assured us GM would not let the car die.

The Chevrolet Caprice name hasn’t been used since 1996.