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Information on American automobile manufactures

Company-Division-Series-Model

If I was head of marketing I would have the following brands fight against other brands

=General Motors=

First lets do GM from lowest to highest divisions. Most of GM divisions have a Sport & Racing subsidiary. This would be like AMG, or F-Sport, or Audi's RS line and BMW M line. The subsidiary would have the same models as their divisions but would be souped-up versions of the model

Chevrolet Division
Chevrolet would be GM's entry level division

Buick Division
Buick would be acura, infiniti, lexus

Marquette Subsidiary of Buick
Buick's Sport & Racing Brand

Buick Series

 * 1) Subcompact sedan - Somerset
 * 2) Compact car - SkyHawk (Verano)
 * 3) Compact convertible - Reatta
 * 4) Small mid-size - SkyLark (Regal)
 * 5) Large mid-size
 * 6) Full-size
 * 7) Small crossover
 * 8) Small sport utility
 * 9) Mid-size crossover
 * 10) Mid-size sport utility
 * 11) Large crossover
 * 12) Large sport utility
 * 13) Personal luxury coupe
 * 14) Halo Vehicle

This division is the basis for the following vehicles:

Cadillac Division
Cadillac would be moved upmarket to play against

Cadillac Series

 * 1) Subcompact sedan
 * 2) Compact car
 * 3) Compact convertible
 * 4) Small mid-size
 * 5) Large mid-size
 * 6) Full-size
 * 7) Small crossover
 * 8) Small sport utility
 * 9) Mid-size crossover
 * 10) Mid-size sport utility
 * 11) Large crossover
 * 12) Large sport utility
 * 13) Personal luxury coupe
 * 14) Halo Vehicle

Reliance Motor Truck Company & Rapid Motor Vehicle Company formed GMC Truck

Pontiac Spring and Wagon Works merged with Oakland Motor Co. and turned into the Oakland Motor Car Company. Oakland invented Pontiac

Henry Ford Company and Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Company merged and turned into Cadillac invented LaSalle

Oldsmobile invented Viking ┌(-_-)┘└(-_-)┐└(-_-)┘┌(-_-)┐┌(-_-)┘ ↑ ↓ ← ↓ ← ↑ ↔ → ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ← ← ↓ ←↑ ↓ ↔ ↑ ← → → ↓ ←

Durant-Dort who made carriages until 1917 had capital in Buick Motor Company. When Buick was in financial trouble 1904 Durant-Dort used its capital and bought out Buick Weston-Mott a wheel company was bought by Buick Rainier, Welch & Welch-Detroit were turned into subsidiaries of Marquette the sister division of Buick. In 1910 Rainier and Welch were unprofitable so they were renamed as a new make known as “Marquette” The last Marquette’s made in 1912 were labeled as Peninsular McLaughin Motor Car makes Canadian Buicks as McLaughlin-Buick until 1941

Durant took over the Flint Wagon Works incorporating both the Mason and Little companies Republic Motors was also taken over Mason, Little & Republic were used to form Chevrolet Scripps-Booth consolidated with the Sterling Motor Company to become the Scripps-Booth Corporation was purchased by Chevrolet and discontinued in 1923

Durant GM

1)	Buick 2)	Oldsmobile 3)	Cadillac 4)	Cartercar bought in 1909 cut in 1912 5)	Elmore bought in 1909 cut in 1910 6)	Ewing 7)	Oakland 8)	Reliance Motor Truck 9)	Rapid Motor Vehicle 10)	Welch 11)	Rainier 12)	Chevrolet 13)	McLaughin Motor Car cut in 1942

=Pentastar Motors= Dodge Trucks AMC Eagle Willys-Overland Chrysler Imperial

=Ford Motor Company=

Lincoln
Continental