GM Cancels 50 Cents Truck Sponsorship

General Motors has just received their bailout and they are putting the brakes on all shady ventures, including a G8 truck: General Motors Corporation has confirmed today (January 7) plans to cancel the Pontiac G8, a 50 Cent sponsored sport truck. The two-door, six-foot bed vehicle was scheduled to debut in North America in 2010. 50 cent first introduced the G8 sport truck last March at the New York International Auto Show, In a statement to the Associated Press, Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson stated the cancellation is part of a restructuring plan within GM due to the recession and the company’s long-term “vision for Pontiac.”