In fact, the Food and Drug Administration has advised consumers to steer clear of over-the-counter weight-loss products that contain HCG. HCG is human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone produced during pregnancy.
But General Motors had declared bankruptcy before that model was introduced, and the Pontiac brand was killed off as part of the government-led restructuring. The G6 remained in demand for fleet orders, and the final model was built through November 2009--making the G6, at its demise, the very last U.S.-built Pontiac.
But the new make survived, something that could not be said for its progenitor. GM pulled the plug on Oakland at the end of 1931. Oaklandâs only legacy to Pontiac was a 251-cubic-inch V-8, rated for 85 hp and distinguished by a one-piece engine-block casting, preceding Fordâs famous flathead V-8 by a year. Pontiac adopted it for 1932.