Pontiac was the performance division of General Motors, a brand of affordable, sporty cars sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico. It was launched in 1926 as a cheaper companion to Oakland, soon outsold it, and took Oakland's place as its own division when Oakland was dropped in 1931. In the General Motors ladder it sat above Chevrolet and below Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac. After the 1959 models its advertising stressed the Wide Track look and the excitement of owning one, and cars such as the GTO and Firebird followed. General Motors agreed to end the brand in the financial crisis of 2009, the last car was built in January 2010 and the dealer agreements ran out in October 2010. The brand is defunct, and its models, generations and model years stay on this site with a link back to this page.
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Founded Year SignificanceGeneral Motors' performance division of 1926 to 2010, maker of the GTO and the Firebird. 1 Ownership HistoryGeneral Motors, for the whole life of the brand from 1926 to 2010 1 Dissolved Year Connections
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was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General Motors
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Pontiac, formally the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General Motors.
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It was introduced in 1926 as a companion make for GM's more expensive line of Oakland automobiles.
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The final Pontiac, a white G6, was assembled on January 4, 2010.
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By emphasizing its "Wide Track" design, Pontiac billed itself as the "performance division" of General Motors
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Pontiac, formally the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General Motors.
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was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General Motors
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The Pontiac 2+2 is a full size automobile that was manufactured by Pontiac
Pontiac 6000 (Wikipedia)
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The Pontiac 6000 is a mid-size car that was sold by Pontiac from the 1982 to 1991 model years
Pontiac Astre (Wikipedia)
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The Pontiac Astre is a subcompact automobile that was marketed by Pontiac as a rebadged variant of the Chevrolet Vega
Pontiac Chieftain (Wikipedia)
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The Pontiac Chieftain is an automobile which was produced by Pontiac from 1949 to 1958
Pontiac Grand Ville (Wikipedia)
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The Pontiac Grand Ville is a full-size car that was a sub-series trim package for the Pontiac Bonneville from 1971 to 1975
Pontiac LeMans (Wikipedia)
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The Pontiac LeMans is a model name applied to automobiles marketed by Pontiac
Pontiac Montana (Wikipedia)
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is a minivan that was sold by Pontiac from the 1997 to 2009 model years
Pontiac Parisienne (Wikipedia)
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is a full-size rear-wheel drive vehicle that was sold by Pontiac on the GM B platform in Canada from 1958 to 1986
Pontiac Phoenix (Wikipedia)
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The Pontiac Phoenix was a compact car that was sold from 1977 to 1984 by Pontiac
Pontiac Safari (Wikipedia)
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The Pontiac Safari is a line of station wagons that was produced by Pontiac from 1955 to 1989
Pontiac Star Chief (Wikipedia)
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is an automobile model that was manufactured by Pontiac between 1954 and 1966
Pontiac Streamliner (Wikipedia)
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is a full-size car produced by the Pontiac Division of General Motors from 1942 until 1952
Pontiac Torpedo (Wikipedia)
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is a full-sized car produced by Pontiac from the 1940 model year until February 2, 1942
Pontiac Ventura (Wikipedia)
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is an automobile model which was produced by Pontiac between 1960 and 1977
Pontiac Executive (Wikipedia)
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is an automobile model that was produced by Pontiac from 1967 to 1970
Pontiac Can Am (Wikipedia)
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is a midsize muscle car built by Pontiac and based on the Pontiac LeMans and the Pontiac Grand Am
Pontiac Banshee (Wikipedia)
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is a line of concept cars designed by Pontiac
Pontiac Pathfinder (Wikipedia)
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was an entry-level full sized car or station wagon that was based on the Chevrolet marque
Pontiac 6 (Wikipedia)
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was a six-cylinder automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors between 1926 and 1932, then again between 1935 and 1940
Pontiac Custom S (Wikipedia)
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was a one-year only Pontiac nameplate offered during the 1969 model year
Pontiac Grand Safari (Wikipedia)
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was Pontiac's top-of-the-line full-size station wagon offered from 1971 to 1978
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