Category:General Motors Automotive dealerships in Allentown, Pennsylvania

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General Motors was founded by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908 as a holding company. The company was the largest automobile manufacturer from 1931 through 2007. General Motors cars and trucks were sold globally under various brand-names. Current auto divisions are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, and Wuling. Former GM automotive divisions include McLaughlin, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Hummer, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall, and Opel.

The major GM divisions for many years were the following, and a list of the first dealers in Allentown:

  • Buick Dietrich Motor Car Company 1907
  • Cadillac Dietrich Motor Car Company 1907
  • Chevrolet Krause Auto Company 1917
  • Oldsmobile Dietrich Motor Car Company 1903
  • Oakland Krause Auto Company 1913
Became Pontiac: A. M. Kemmerer 1928