Top 10 American Brands That Are No More

Published on November 18, 2013 in Top 10 by Gilles Olivier

10- Mercury (1938-2011): This brand was founded by Edzel Ford, the only son of the legendary Henry Ford.

9- Hummer (1998-2010): In 1998, independent automaker AM General sold the rights to the Hummer name to GM.

8- Pontiac (1926-2010): Pontiac was also the name of an aboriginal chief of the Outaouais tribe.

7- Saturn (1982-2010): With the hopes of challenging Japanese cars, GM created this division, but it never gained the popularity they had hoped for it.

6- Oldsmobile (1897-2004): During its 107 years of existence, this brand sold more than 35 million vehicles.

5- Plymouth (1928-2001): Walter P. Chrysler established this brand with the aim of edging in on Ford and Chevrolet sales.

4- Eagle (1988-1998): This brand was brought to life after American Motors was purchased by Chrysler.

3- Geo (1989-1997): To better rival import cars, GM created the Geo label, but it never represented very good products.

2- Asüna (1993-1995): This was a satellite of the American giant that was limited to the Canadian market.

1- American Motors (1954-1988): The other American automaker that never managed to take on GM, Ford and Chrysler.