Triepsyn
Apr-28th-04, 3:56 am
<center>Last Oldsmobile to roll off assembly line Thursday
(April 29, 2004)</center>
Posted 4/27/2004 9:52 AM
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The last Oldsmobile is scheduled to roll off a Lansing assembly line this week, ending production of an automobile line that began in the city in 1897. Thursday's end has been anticipated since December 2000, when General Motors (GM) announced it would discontinue the brand.
"Generations of people in Lansing have been touched by Oldsmobile, either by making them in the plant or driving them down the road," General Motors spokeswoman Kim Carpenter told the Lansing State Journal. "We want to give Oldsmobile the send-off it deserves."
The last Oldsmobile will be an Alero, the only model still in production. General Motors has slowly phased out other Olds models the past few years.
The final Alero will go to Lansing's R.E. Olds Transportation Museum.
GM will mark the occasion with several events this week. On Wednesday, the automaker will unveil a commemorative Alero. The Final 500 Special Edition Aleros will bear special logos and certificates of authenticity.
"I can understand GM's business decision, but seeing Oldsmobile go is almost like a death of someone in the family," said Ken Nicholas, a long-time Olds enthusiast from Eaton Rapids.
(April 29, 2004)</center>
Posted 4/27/2004 9:52 AM
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The last Oldsmobile is scheduled to roll off a Lansing assembly line this week, ending production of an automobile line that began in the city in 1897. Thursday's end has been anticipated since December 2000, when General Motors (GM) announced it would discontinue the brand.
"Generations of people in Lansing have been touched by Oldsmobile, either by making them in the plant or driving them down the road," General Motors spokeswoman Kim Carpenter told the Lansing State Journal. "We want to give Oldsmobile the send-off it deserves."
The last Oldsmobile will be an Alero, the only model still in production. General Motors has slowly phased out other Olds models the past few years.
The final Alero will go to Lansing's R.E. Olds Transportation Museum.
GM will mark the occasion with several events this week. On Wednesday, the automaker will unveil a commemorative Alero. The Final 500 Special Edition Aleros will bear special logos and certificates of authenticity.
"I can understand GM's business decision, but seeing Oldsmobile go is almost like a death of someone in the family," said Ken Nicholas, a long-time Olds enthusiast from Eaton Rapids.