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• Oldsmobile is a General Motors automobile marque. It was one of the longest running car brands until its discontinuation in 2004.

• Fast Facts

  1. Based: Lansing, Michigan
  2. Founded: 1897
  3. Founder: Ransom E. Olds
  4. Last day of production: April 29, 2004
  5. Manufactured 35.2 million carsAutomedia.com: Oldsmobile History
  6. Introduced chrome platingAutomedia.com: Oldsmobile History
  7. There are 29 Oldsmobile models
  8. Introduced chrome platingAutomedia.com: Oldsmobile History
  9. Was the first automaker to build cars in DetroitAutomedia.com: Oldsmobile History
  10. Introduced chrome platingAutomedia.com: Oldsmobile History
  11. Made the first fully automatic carAutomedia.com: Oldsmobile History

• History

  Olds Automobiles was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897 and purchased by General Motors in 1908. Oldsmobile claims to have devised the idea of mass production, first actualized by Henry Ford and his Ford Motor Company.Automedia.com: Oldsmobile History Before World War II, Oldsmobile introduced a series of innovations, including the automatic transmission. The company participated in the war effort by making guns and shells.Automedia.com: Oldsmobile History

  During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the company's Cutlass models enjoyed a surge of popularity, which declined due to competition from Buick and Pontiac.

• Last Models

  Oldsmobile painted the last 500 cars of the Alero, Aurora, Bravada and Intrigue models with a singular dark cherry metallic color and adorned them with heritage insignia.CNN Money: Dead at 106: Oldsmobile

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