In 1893, Edward M. Murphy founded the Pontiac Buggy Company in Pontiac, Michigan to produce horse drawn carriages.
In 1906, the Pontiac name was first used by the Pontiac Spring & Wagon Works.
In 1908, they merged with the Oakland Motor Company, to form the Oakland Motor Car Company located in Pontiac, Michigan.
In 1909, General Motors purchased Oakland.
In 1926, the first Pontiac debuted at the New York Auto Show.
During the early years, Pontiac was marketed as a quiet and reliable car.
But with the introfuction of the 1957 model, the Bonneville, marketing shifted to emphasize Pontiac performance.
In 1964, the Pontiac GTO was introduced.
It gained both John DeLorean and Pontiac much fame.
In 1967, the Firebird was introduced.
Until 1956, a Native American Headdress was used as the Pontiac logo.
Currently, the Pontiac logo is a Native American arrowhead.
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