953 nut 66,625 #1 Posted April 27 April 27, 2009, the struggling American auto giant General Motors (GM) says it plans to discontinue production of its more than 80-year-old Pontiac brand. Pontiac’s origins date back to the Oakland Motor Car, which was founded in 1907 in Pontiac, Michigan, by Edward Murphy, a horse-drawn carriage manufacturer. 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,246 #2 Posted April 27 ... along with Oldsmobile, Saturn, and Hummer. Four brands of automobiles orphaned with a click of the Corporate Mouse. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 20,675 #3 Posted April 27 DeSoto Plymouth Mercury Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 66,625 #4 Posted April 27 9 hours ago, pfrederi said: DeSoto Plymouth Mercury I think DeSoto went away in the real early 1960s, about the same time as the Edsel, Packard, Studebaker, Hudson, Nash as well as some well known names that became a model of the more popular parent company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
