Pontiac
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| Company type | Brand (1926–1931) [1] Division (1931–2010)[2] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1926; 97 years ago[1] |
| Founder | General Motors |
| Defunct | October 31, 2010; 13 years ago |
| Fate | Closed upon General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization |
| Headquarters | Detroit, 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 |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Parent | Oakland 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
[change | change source]Final models
[change | change source]- Pontiac G3
- Pontiac G6
- G8 (coming in 2008)
- Solstice
- Pontiac Torrent
- Vibe a rebadged version of Toyota Voltz.
- Pontiac G5
Older models
[change | change source]- Pontiac Aztek
- Pontiac G2/Matiz
- Pontiac Bonneville
- Pontiac Grand Am
- Pontiac Grand Prix
- Pontiac Le Mans
- Pontiac Firefly
- Pontiac Sunbird
- Pontiac Sunburst
- Pontiac Sunfire
- Pontiac Sunrunner
- Pontiac GTO
- Pontiac Montana
References
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- Pontiac web site
- Canadian Pontiac web site Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Forever Pontiac web site