GM offers service perks in bid to keep Pontiac owners ( Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:05:00 +0100) General Motors Co., seeking to prevent the owner defections it saw when Oldsmobile died, is offering four free maintenance visits this year to current Pontiac owners. Read more Albert Johnson, GMand#8217;s first black dealer, dies ( Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:40:00 +0100) When Albert Johnson acquired Ray Oldsmobile in Chicago in 1967, he became the nationand#8217;s first black General Motors dealer, according to Rusty Restuccia, who has researched and written extensively about the history of minority-owned dealerships. Read more Dealership Still Going Strong at Age 100 ( Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:23:10 +0100) Through the years, the store has weathered all kinds of setbacks, including the Great Depression, the closing of Oldsmobile, GMs current cash problems and layoffs at several big Toledo auto parts plants. Read more Death of Pontiac May Come Sooner Than Expected ( Wed, 13 May 2009 21:08:11 +0200) If a silver lining to the divisions shutdown exists, its that it will happen relatively quickly. It took GM more than four years to wind down Oldsmobile earlier this decade, and important residual values plunged. Read more Ready to rumble: 1969 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds H/O 455: ( Wed, 13 May 2009 15:27:00 +0200) Transmission and shifter guru George Hurst had major mojo in the late 1960s and early '70s. Read more
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GM recalls 1.5 million vehicles for oil leak ( Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:11:00 +0200) General Motors is recalling nearly 1.5 million Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Pontiac mid-sized cars equipped with a 3.8-liter engine because an oil leak could start an engine fire. Read more GM Admits Attempts to Groom Saturn Unsuccessful ( Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:56:51 +0100) GMNA President Troy Clarke says it remains unclear exactly how GM might detach itself from Saturn, given the expensive lesson it learned when it killed the Oldsmobile brand several years ago. Read more
Saturn and Saab dealers face uncertain fates ( Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:43:00 +0100) George Nahas owned only an Oldsmobile dealership when General Motors announced in 2000 that it would kill the brand. So he moved on -- to Saturn. Read more
Highlights of GM's 100-year history ( Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:53:37 +0200) 1908: Under Billy Durant, General Motors Corp. is organized on Sept. 16, incorporating the 5-year-old Buick Motor Co. Oldsmobile joins soon. Read more
Highlights of GM's 100-year history ( Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:30:54 +0200) 1908: Under Billy Durant, General Motors Corp. is organized on Sept. 16, incorporating the 5-year-old Buick Motor Co. Oldsmobile joins soon. Read more Rock 'n' roll resto: From foxtails to whale tails ( Tue, 20 May 2008 09:30:00 +0200) In the 1950s, Linden, New Jersey, was a town fueled by a General Motors plant churning out Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Chevrolets and Pontiacs. Local red-blooded males such as brothers John and Ray Paterek could be expected to grow up auto-centric. Read more
GM Holden Elizabeth Plant Marks 50-Year Anniversary ( Fri, 09 May 2008 16:16:09 +0200) In 1924, the coach maker launched a manufacturing plant and became the sole supplier of bodies for the Buick, Chevrolet, Oakland and Oldsmobile brands. Read more
Annual pageant of custom and hot-rod cars is here ( Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:21:34 +0100) Denise Sheldon sells ads for cable television by day. The rest of the time the 45-year-old Livonia resident can be found working on, and, yes, even driving the 1947 Oldsmobile convertible that can be seen at this weekend's Autorama at Cobo Center. Read more
Cobo Center's the place for annual pageant of custom and hot-rod cars ( Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:29:55 +0100) Denise Sheldon sells ads for cable television by day. The rest of the time the 45-year-old Livonia resident can be found working on, and, yes, even driving the 1947 Oldsmobile convertible that can be seen at this weekend's Autorama at Cobo Center. Read more
Annual pageant of custom and hot-rod cars is here ( Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:34:06 +0100) Denise Sheldon sells ads for cable television by day. The rest of the time the 45-year-old Livonia resident can be found working on, and, yes, even driving the 1947 Oldsmobile convertible that can be seen at this weekend's Autorama at Cobo Center. Read more MARKET: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado Coupe: ( Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:30:00 +0100) Silver Auctions Read more
Important dates in GM's history ( Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:42:00 +0100) 1908: Under Billy Durant, General Motors Corp. is organized on Sept. 16, incorporating the 5-year-old Buick Motor Co. Oldsmobile joins shortly thereafter. Read more
GM maverick Rock loved Oldsmobile, didn't mince words ( Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:32:01 +0100) Published: Nov 26 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time Read more
GM maverick Rock loved Oldsmobile, didn't mince words ( Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:32:29 +0100) Published: Nov 26 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time Read more Drug-related shootings leave six dead ( Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0200) DETROIT -- To neighbors like John Matyn and Suphelia Pore, Michael David Robinson was "Big Mike," a husky, friendly guy who loved to cook barbecue and work on his vintage Oldsmobile. Read more
