Brand Details
About Pontiac
- Category
- Car
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America
- Founded
- 1926
- Headquarters
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Parent
- General Motors (1926–2010)
- Format
- Transparent PNG
Shown for identification. Pontiac and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner.
Brand History
The Pontiac Story
Pontiac was created by General Motors in 1926 as a companion make to Oakland, which it soon outsold and replaced entirely. From the late 1950s it was positioned as GM's performance brand, and the 1964 GTO is widely credited with igniting the muscle car era, followed by the Firebird and Trans Am. Models like the Bonneville and Grand Prix kept it a major seller for decades before the brand's distinctiveness faded.
Logo History
Evolution Of The Pontiac Logo
Model Evolution
Pontiac Through The Years
6 milestone models from 1949 to 2005.
1949Photo: JOHN LLOYD from Concrete, Washington, United States · CC BY 2.0
1957Photo: IFCAR · Public domain
1964Photo: MercurySable99 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1967Photo: americancar · Public domain
1984Photo: Jonrev at English Wikipedia · Public domain
2005Photo: IFCAR · Public domain
Current Lineup
GM discontinued Pontiac in 2010 as part of its restructuring following the 2009 bankruptcy.
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