Auto News Roundup 6-10-09: Last Pontiac is the Vibe, VW Routan is Web-enabled, Fiat takes sixth place, Aston Rapide spy shot
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-- GM announced that that the Toyota-built Pontiac Vibe will be the only new Pontiac vehicle consumers will be able to purchase under the Pontiac brand during its last year of existence. Leftlanenews.com
-- The VW Routan will offer a Web-enabled in-vehicle Internet service called Uconnect Web. This service is already offered in the Chrysler Town & Country and the Dodge Caravan. Edmunds
-- With its 20% stake in the newly formed Chrysler Group LLC, Fiat takes sixth place globally, ranking just behind Ford Motor Co.
Bloomberg
-- Add Jackson, Wyo., investor group Merbanco to the list of bidders for the Saab brand. Financial Times via Leftlanenews.com-- Spy shot of the day: the production Aston Martin Rapide. Jalopnik
-- Joni Gray