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General Motors companion make program

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/July 15, 2021 by Jimfbleak - talk to me?  13:47, 15 June 2021 (UTC)



In the late 1920s, American automaker General Motors (GM) introduced four brands to supplement its five existing brands of passenger cars. In descending order of price, these were LaSalle to supplement Cadillac, Viking (example pictured) to supplement Oldsmobile, Marquette to supplement Buick, and Pontiac to supplement Oakland. The brands were introduced in an effort to fill gaps in GM's pricing ladder and produce cars that were cheaper to make for its existing divisions. The onset of the Great Depression resulted in the failure of most of these brands. Viking and Marquette were each discontinued within two years of their introductions, and LaSalle after slightly more than a decade. Pontiac had the opposite fate; it was Oakland that would be discontinued, while Pontiac would continue until 2010.
 * Most recent similar article(s): I don't think anything of this nature has ever been run. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 14:17, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Main editors: – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 14:17, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Promoted: June 12, 2021
 * Reasons for nomination: Just promoted, feel free to tweak the blurb if necessary. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 14:17, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Support as nominator. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 14:17, 12 June 2021 (UTC)