Pontiac

This article is about the automobile brand. For the 18th-century Odawa leader, see Pontiac (Odawa leader). For other uses, see Pontiac.

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

Company type	Brand (1926–1931) [1] Division (1931–2010)[2]
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1926 (1926); 97 years ago[1]
Founder	General Motors
Defunct	October 31, 2010 (2010-10-31); 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 is named for Pontiac (Ottawa leader), an 18th-century war chief, and for the town of Pontiac, Illinois.

Models

Final models

• Pontiac G3
• Pontiac G6
• G8 (coming in 2008)
• Solstice
• Pontiac Torrent
• Vibe a rebadged version of Toyota Voltz.
• Pontiac G5

Older models

• 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