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1975 Pontiac Astre 1975 Grand Ville was the last full-size convertible built by Pontiac. For 1975, Pontiac introduced the new sub-compact Astre, a version of the Chevrolet Vega. This was the brand's entry into the fuel economy segment of the market. Astre had been sold exclusively in Canada since 1973.
Oakland's part in this plan was the 1926 Pontiac, a shorter-wheelbase "light six" priced to sell at a four-cylinder car's price point, but still above Chevrolet. Pontiac was the first of the companion marques introduced, and in its first year sold 49,875 units. [3] By 1929, GM sold 163,000 more Pontiacs than Oaklands.
Pontiac (/ ˈ p ɒ n (t) i æ k / PON-(t)ee-ak) is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [3] Located roughly 26 miles (41.8 km) northwest of downtown Detroit, Pontiac is part of the Detroit metropolitan area, and is variously described as a satellite city or suburb of Detroit.
Full-size car Streamliner: 1941 1951 GM B platform: 2 Full-size car Chieftain: 1949 1958 GM A platform: 2 Full-size car Catalina: 1950 1981 GM B platform: 5 Entry-level full-size car Star Chief: 1954 1966 GM A platform GM B platform: 6 Full-size car, upper trim of Chieftain Safari: 1955 1957 GM A platform: 1 Full-size station wagon Bonneville ...
The plant ceased production of full-size Pontiacs after the 1980 model year but continued to build mid-size Pontiacs ('81-82 Grand Prix, '81 LeMans, '82 Bonneville G) until being idled on August 6, 1982. [2] Pontiac Assembly used VIN P and from 1965 until 1969 Buick vehicles at the nearby Pontiac Central Assembly VIN V factory. [3]
Van Nuys Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Van Nuys, California.The plant opened in 1947 producing Chevrolet Advance Design trucks. Later it would produce several different models including Chevrolet full-size (Caprice, Impala, etc.), Chevrolet Corvair, Chevrolet Greenbrier, Chevrolet Chevelle, Chevrolet Nova / Buick Apollo / Oldsmobile Omega / Pontiac Ventura, and Chevrolet ...
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Vehicles included the Oldsmobile 98, Pontiac Streamliner, and the Buick Special. It added production of the Pontiac Tempest, Oldsmobile F-85, and Buick Special compact cars alongside the full-size cars for 1961. When the compacts became intermediates for 1964, their production ceased at South Gate, and Chevrolet Impala full-size production was ...