Oldsmobile
Sign in to saveOldsmobile (formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors) was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produced over 35 million vehicles, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan, factory alone.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Oldsmobile
- Company.type
- Division
- Company.fate
- Dissolved
- Company.logo
- Oldsmobile Logo 1997-2004.png
- Company.logo_size
- 200
- Company.image
- 36._Oldsmobile_Headquarters_Facility.JPG
- Company.image_size
- 250
- Company.image_caption
- Oldsmobile building, pictured in 2008
- Company.founder
- Ransom E. Olds
- Company.key_people
- Frederic L. SmithAngus SmithIrving Jacob ReuterA. B. C. HardyJohn BeltzC. L. McCuen
- Company.location
- Lansing, Michigan
- Company.location_country
- U.S.
- Company.industry
- Automotive
- Company.products
- Standard and luxury automobiles
- Company.parent
- General Motors
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Encyclopedic overview
33 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s–1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- Firsts
- Oldsmobile Administration Building
- Production
- Models
- Concept
- Export markets
- Canada
- Mexico
- Europe
- Marketing themes
- Corporate Logo
- Logo evolution
- Advertisements
- Motorsport
- NASCAR
- IMSA GT
- IndyCar
- Trans Am Series
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Oldsmobile (formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors) was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produced over 35 million vehicles, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan, factory alone.
During its time as a division of General Motors, Oldsmobile slotted into the middle of GM's five passenger car divisions (above Chevrolet and Pontiac, but below Buick and Cadillac). It was also noted for several groundbreaking technologies and designs.
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