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1960

• Three GM divisions introduce new smaller cars: the Buick Special, Oldsmobile F-85 and the Pontiac Tempest

• The basic Corvair is the first American production car with all-round independent suspension

• The Cadillac Fleetwood's unrestrained styling, uncluttered appearance, and detailed elegance set a theme

1962

• GM produces its 75,000,000th U.S. made vehicle (March 14)

• Chevrolet introduces a new line of smaller cars, the Chevrolet II

1963

• A new car, the Chevelle, is introduced by Chevrolet in September

• Buick introduces a new V6 engine for its new Special model which led Buick to the Motor Trend “Car of the Year” award for “pure progress in design”

1964

• GM-X Stiletto is introduced

• Pontiac GTO. Start of the compact, high performance muscle car era

• Cadillac is the first to develop automatic temperature control heating and air conditioning for automobiles

1965

• GM’s Futurama at New York World’s Fair attracts more than 29,000,000 visitors during a two-year period

• Luxurious Caprice model introduced

• Chevrolet is first to build more than 3 million cars and trucks in a single year

• Oldsmobile introduces the front-wheel-drive Toronado

1966

• Energy-absorbing steering column introduced

• Cadillac’s front-wheel-drive Fleetwood Eldorado introduced

• Chevrolet introduces its sixth line of cars, the “personal size” Camaro, a small, sports-type automobile

• Oldsmobile Toronado. First front-wheel-drive passenger vehicle produced in America since the 1930s

1967

• GM produces its 100,000,000th U.S. made vehicle (April 21)

• Pontiac introduces a third line of cars, the Firebird

1968

• Safety Research and Development Laboratory and Vehicle Dynamics Test Area are dedicated at Milford Proving Ground

• GM introduces a specially designed child safety seat to protect one-through-four-year-olds

• A new 50-storey General Motors Building opens in New York

1969

• General Motors Institute marks its 50th anniversary

• Four-wheel-drive Blazer Sport Utility Vehicle introduced

• GM manufactures guidance and navigation systems, which guided the Apollo 11 astronauts to man’s first landing on the moon and safely back to earth

• GM introduces the first side-guard door beam

• GM introduces the Infant-Carrier to provide in-car protection for children less than one year old

1970

• Cadillac offers the largest production passenger car engine in the world on Eldorados, a 500-cubic-inch V8 delivering 400 horsepower

• The Monte Carlo is introduced

1971

• GM forms an Environmental Activities Staff to concentrate on the performance of GM products on the environment

• Chevrolet introduces the Vega

• Science Advisory Committee, consisting of top scientists from across the country is formed to advise the GM Executive Committee on GM policies and activities concerning basic and applied research

• GM designs and manufactures the mobility system for the Lunar Roving Vehicle which enabled Apollo 15 Astronauts to accomplish mankind’s first vehicular drive on the moon

1972

• The 10-millionth Impala is sold. It is the most popular full-size car in automotive history

1974

• GM becomes the first to offer air bags in production vehicles

1975

• GM installs the catalytic converter on all 1975 cars sold in the U.S.

• Cadillac Seville starts the small luxury car trend

• Cadillac offers the first U.S. production cars with electronically fuel-injected engines

1976

• GM introduces its redesigned Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac full-size and luxury cars in September

• Chevrolet introduces the Chevette in October

1977

• Redesigned Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick mid-size cars introduced in October

1978

• The General Motors Cancer Research Foundation is formed in September to recognize individual excellence in cancer research

• GM introduces its redesigned front-wheel-drive personal luxury cars from Buick, Cadillac and Oldsmobile in September

1979

• 100 millionth Chevrolet is built (’79 Monza)

• Frigidaire Division appliance business sold

• GM introduces the Buick Skylark, Chevrolet Citation, Oldsmobile Omega and Pontiac Phoenix featuring front-wheel-drive, transverse-mounted four-and six-cylinder engines.