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1893

• Pontiac Buggy Company organized in Pontiac, Michigan

1897

• Olds Motor Vehicle Company organized and first Oldsmobiles produced

1901

• Oldsmobile creates the first assembly line

• The famous Curved Dash Oldsmobile runabout: first American car to be manufactured in quantity

• Speedometers appear first on Oldsmobiles

1902

• The Detroit Automobile Company is reorganized and renamed the Cadillac Automobile Company

• Buick Motor Company organized

1903

• First automobile bearing the Buick name is produced

1904

• 37 Buicks are built that year

1905

• Buick assembly operations move from Detroit to Flint, Michigan

• Two Oldsmobiles finish the first transcontinental race from New York to Portland, Oregon, in 45 days

1906

• Cadillac is first manufacturer to offer closed bodies as standard equipment

1907

• A section of the Pontiac Buggy works is equipped for car production and Oakland Motor Car Company is organized

• William Durant buys 40% interest in newly created McLaughlin Motor Car Company in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

• McLaughlin Motor Car Company begins to design and build cars with Buick engines