Oakland Motor Car Company

Oakland
Company typePrivate (1907–09)
Division (1909–31)
IndustryAutomotive
GenreTouring cars
Automobile engines
Founded1907
Defunct1931; 93 years ago (1931)
FateAcquired by General Motors in 1909, became a brand, then replaced by Pontiac
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
United States
Key people
Edward Murphy, President
Alanson Brush, Chief Engineer
ProductsAutomobiles
Automotive parts
ParentGeneral Motors

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.[1]

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