Defunct Brands in Automotive — Data-Driven List
Explore 3 discontinued or defunct brands in Automotive. Quick timelines, fate, and links to each profile.
This page is generated automatically from our brand dataset. Entries are sorted by the most recent closure (or earliest known activity when end year is unknown).
- Oldsmobile 1897–2004 • Discontinued by General Motors; phase-out announced in 2000 with final production ending in 2004 (last model: Alero).Automotive
- Buick GNX 1987–1987 • One-year limited run of 547 units built with ASC/McLaren that discontinued at the end of the Regal-based Grand National programAutomotive
- DeSoto 1928–1961 • Discontinued by Chrysler after a brief 1961 model-year run, with the last DeSotos built in late 1960 amid brand overlap and a shrinking mid-price market.Automotive