Last Oldsmobile to Roll Off Assembly Line
From Associated Press
The Oldsmobile, the line that began in 1897 and featured models such as the Rocket 88 and the muscular 442, is coming to an end this week.
The last Olds, an Alero, is due to roll off an assembly line Thursday in Lansing, Mich., the same city where the brand was born.
General Motors Corp. had announced in December 2000 that it would discontinue the Oldsmobile, the oldest automotive brand name in U.S. history.
No one will have a chance to buy the absolute last Olds off the assembly line: It is destined for Lansing’s R.E. Olds Transportation Museum.
