Time Frame

• Pontiac brand automobiles were originally produced by the Pontiac Spring and Wagon Works as early as 1906.
  
  

Fun Fact

• Pontiac derives its name from the famous Indian chief of the same name who led a rebellion against the English after the end of the French and Indian War.
  
  

History

• The Pontiac Spring and Wagon Works Company and the Oakland Motor Car Company, which was founded by Edward Murphy, merged operations in 1908 and were subsequently acquired by the General Motors Company in 1909.
  
  

Features

• The Pontiac brand of automobile was created in 1926 as a more muscular companion to GM's Oakland line of cars.
  
  

Considerations

• Oakland ceased production of its branded vehicles in 1932, leaving Pontiac as the successor to the original Pontiac Spring and Wagon Works.