Pontiac was an American auotmobile brand
established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in
popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of
its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the United States, Canada,and Mexico by General Motors (GM). Pontiac was marketed as the performance division
of General Motors for many years, specializing in mainstream performance
vehicles. Pontiac was relatively more popular in Canada, where for much of its
history it was marketed as a low-priced vehicle.
On April 27, 2009, amid
ongoing financial problems and restructuring efforts, GM announced it would
discontinue the Pontiac brand by the end of 2010 and focus on four core brands
in North America: Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC. The last Pontiacs were built in December 2009.
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