General Motors Trivia Quiz: 2

General Motor's purchased Vauxhall in 1925 followed up by purchasing Opel in 1929.

Marquette was introduced in 1929 as Buick's sub brand, but it didn't last long as Marquette was discontinued in 1930.

True! General Motors developed the world's first mechanical heart pump in Detroit.

Pontiac was noted as GM's most sporty division, Chevrolet the performance division and Buick a luxury one.

Yes, General Motors once owned Eastern Airlines.

A staggering 14-million Oldsmobiles were made at original plant in Lansing, Michigan.

GM's 100,000,000 millionth vehicle made was a Nantucket blue Chevrolet Caprice, which was made in Janesville, Wisconsin on 21 April 1967.

Opel was pulling in so much cash for GM that its margins were on par with Toyota. GM used Opel's cash to fund their expansion into Asia and offset GM of North America's losses.

The Henry Ford Company evolved into modern day Cadillac.

As GM's quality declined, the 'Mark of Excellence' starting to become an anti-GM punchline.

The only sub brand of GM's to kill off the main brand was Oakland's Pontiac. Introduced for the 1926 model year, Pontiac replaced Oakland entirely by 1933.