BlueOvalNews guys had some good comments about this.
Neil is pompous, but none of his statements are factually incorrect.
He does actually talk about the Pontiac towards the end of the article,
but it's clear he enjoys lambasting GM over what are very real mistakes.

GM, the LA Times, and pretty much everyone is the loser here.
SoCal is non-stop Toyotathon country anyway. This flap matters in Detroit,
but not in LA., except for the Times, which has its own financial and ideological überbias problems.