Pontiac

This article is about the automobile brand. For the 18th-century Odawa leader, see Pontiac (Odawa leader). For other uses, see Pontiac.
Pontiac
Company typeBrand (1926–1931) [1]
Division (1931–2010)[2]
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1926 (1926); 97 years ago[1]
FounderGeneral Motors
DefunctOctober 31, 2010 (2010-10-31); 13 years ago
FateClosed upon General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization
HeadquartersDetroit, Michigan, United States
Area served
Canada, United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Middle East
Key people
Frank Hershey
Irving Jacob Reuter
Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen
John Z. DeLorean
ProductsAutomobiles
ParentOakland Motor Car
(1925–1931)
General Motors
(1931–2010) [2]

Pontiac, the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors was one of the four motor divisions of General Motors. Pontiac was known for making affordable performance cars. It was established in 1926. In 2009, General Motors announced that it would close Pontiac due to Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The last Pontiac car was built at the end of 2010.

Pontiac is named for Pontiac (Ottawa leader), an 18th-century war chief, and for the town of Pontiac, Illinois.

Models

Final models

Older models

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hamer, Tony; Hamer, Michele (May 18, 2018). "The Life and Death of Pontiac". LiveAbout. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: The named reference kimes1996 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

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