1. Nikola Tesla
   John DeLorean
2. Henry Ford

Henry Ford is widely recognized as one of the industry's biggest innovators, inventing methods that are still in use.

1. Buick
   Cadillac
2. Chevrolet

Chevrolet has long been GM's highest volume brand.

1. DeLorean DMC-12
   AMC Eagle
2. Plymouth Voyager

The DeLorean Motor Company opened shop after acquiring the old DeLorean production assets, and sells new DeLoreans from new old stock and reproduced parts.

1. Ford was made an offer it couldn't refuse.
   Ford wasn't giving the brand good support or fresh products.
2. The planet was too close to the sun and finally got too hot.

Ford neglected Mercury until the brand was selling nothing but thinly disguised versions of Ford vehicles with little marketing support.

1. They had a revolutionary everlasting new car smell.
   They were made of plastic.
2. They were tested in outer space.

Saturn became known for its plastic body panels, which resisted dents.

1. Japanese and German imports took a lot of market share.
   There weren't enough Cadillac dealerships.
2. The unions went on strike and stopped building Cadillacs for a long time.

Import brands became much more competitive in the luxury car market, and Cadillac couldn't keep up.

1. Mercury and Plymouth
   Mercury and Lincoln
2. Lincoln and Ford

As a last-ditch effort to save the Mercury brand, Ford reorganized Mercury and Lincoln under Premier Automotive Group.

1. 1982
   1990
2. 1995

Though Saturn didn't offer cars until 1990, Saturn was conceived in 1982 to provide a domestic alternative to Japanese compacts.

1. the English university
   the town in Indiana
2. Plymouth Rock and a brand of twine

Plymouth was named after Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrims' landing spot, and Plymouth Binder Twine, a farm supply product.

1. Henry Ford
   Louis Chevrolet
2. Henry Martyn Leland

Though historians are at odds over who actually said it, Henry Ford is largely credited with this quote.

1. Auburn Hills, Mich.
   Dayton, Ohio
2. Pittsburgh, Penn.

The Walter P. Chrysler Museum, which is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan, opened in October of 1999.

1. Lincoln and Cadillac
   Lincoln and Ford
2. Studebaker and Cadillac

Henry Martyn Leland was first part of the team that founded Cadillac, and then later part of the team that formed Lincoln.

1. 1989
   1990
2. 2008

New DeLoreans became available in 2008.

1. to make GMC cars and Pontiac trucks
   to reduce the dealership network
2. to reduce the number of factories

General Motors brought Pontiac and GMC together to reduce the number of low-profit, single-brand dealership franchises, although they remained separate brands.

1. Cadillacs during the Depression were actually rebadged Chevrolets
   Cadillac gave away free maintenance with all its cars
2. General Motors kept Cadillac open despite the brand's losses

General Motors kept Cadillac afloat through the Great Depression thanks to its profits from more affordable brands.

1. Racine, Wisconsin
   South Bend, Indiana
2. Pawnee, Indiana

Studebaker was founded in South Bend, Indiana, in 1852.

1. Lotus
   Daewoo
2. Shelby

Tesla originally worked with Lotus to build the Tesla Roadster.

1. International Harvester and Willys-Overland
   Jeep and Navistar Defense
2. Chrysler Defense and Teledyne Continental

Chrysler Defense and Teledyne Continental also submitted proposals for the Army's vehicle project in 1979.

1. the security industry
   the pharmaceutical industry
2. car racing

The Panoz family earned their wealth in the pharmaceutical industry.

1. Lincoln and Ford
   Cadillac and Ford
2. Chevrolet and Lincoln

Thanks to Henry Martyn Leland's involvement at Ford and GM, both Cadillac and Ford offered a vehicle called the Model A.

1. 1910s
   1930s
2. 1980s

Dodge rolled out the iconic ram head in 1932.

1. Panoz
   Mosler
2. Austin

Sir Herbert Austin's cars were already well-known in England when he decided to start another company building cars in Pennsylvania.

1. Plymouth
   Ford
2. Chevrolet

Plymouth established itself as a solid rival to Ford and Chevrolet, holding the third spot in sales for more than two decades.

1. Studebaker
   Oldsmobile
2. DeSoto

Oldsmobile made the most cars in America from 1903 until 1905.

1. military transport during World War II
   military transport during World War I
2. camping

Jeeps were first used for military transport during World War II.

1. a bookbinder
   a university
2. Buick

Walter Percy Chrysler left Buick over disagreements with some of General Motors' management team.

1. Tesla
   Fisker
2. Rimac

Fisker Automotive was founded in 2007 to make high-end plug-in hybrid cars, but did not achieve the same success as some rivals and went bankrupt six years later.

1. Chrysler
   AM General
2. Chevrolet

Chevrolet was conceived as a way for William C. Durant to elbow his way back into the GM fold. He formed Chevrolet in 1911, and in 1918, Chevrolet came under the GM umbrella, so his plan worked.

1. the Enclave
   the Rendezvous
2. the Aztek

Although the Rendezvous was actually an early example of a crossover, it (and its Pontiac sibling, the Aztek) are both considered trucks or SUVs by GM.

1. bathtubs
   toilets
2. kids' toy wagons

David Dunbar Buick invented a process to coat steel with porcelain, which drastically improved the bathing experience.