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The Oakland Motor Car Company of Pontiac, Michigan, was an American automobile manufacturer and division of General Motors. Purchased by General Motors in 1909, the company continued to produce modestly priced automobiles until 1931 when the brand was dropped in favor of the division's Pontiac make.
The Oakland Motor Car Company of Pontiac, Michigan, was an American automobile manufacturer and division of General Motors. Purchased by General Motors in 1909, the company continued to produce modestly priced automobiles until 1931 when the brand was dropped in favor of the division's Pontiac make.
Jan 20, 2024 · After just one year of production, Oakland Motor Car Company principal founder Edward Murphy sold half the company to General Motors on this day in 1909. General Motors had been founded just four months prior, and already had a stake in Buick and Oldsmobile.
Jan 20, 2016 · In Pontiac, Michigan, Edward Murphy founded the Oakland Motor Car in 1907, which began producing horse-drawn carriages. After a year had hardly passed, General Motors was founded by another former buggy executive, William Durant in Flint, Michigan. The Oakland history had three distinct years.
May 7, 2021 · The Oakland Motor Car Company, commonly known as Oakland, was an American automotive manufacturer that was established in 1907. Founded by Edward Murphy and Alanson Brush in Oakland County, Michigan, the company operated independently until 1909, when the passing of Edward Murphy led to the acquisition of Oakland by General Motors.
The Oakland Motor Car Company officially began production in 1908 with the first car, a Model A, rolling off the assembly line in April of that year. Five models were offered the first year with prices ranging from $1,300 for the Model A runabout to $2,150 for the Model E four passenger landaulet.
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August 28, 1907, the Oakland Motor Car Company was founded. There was a buggy type runabout called Pontiac in 1907 and 1908 built by the Pontiac Spring & Wagon Works. A Pontiac Motor Car Co. was organized in 1906 to build a combination commercial and pleasure vehicle.
