Oldsmobile USA Sales : 2000's

The Alero was the last car to roll down the production line for Oldsmobile

It may have been flying high in the '70's and '80's but by the end of the 1990's sales were well down. It's place within GM was no longer relevant and sales reflected that all too clearly. Therefore, in the year 200 the decision was made to end the brand.

One by one, models were discontinued as the wind down progressed. By 2004, only 28,800 Oldsmobile carss were sold. It was less than 2000 units in 2005. One of the oldest car companies in the world, going back to 1897, was gone.

Model	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
Alero	20,156	99,123	94,286	109,302	122,722
Silhouette	6,461	14,772	22,597	36,184	41,177
Bravada	1,973	8,052	14,337	23,867	31,194
Aurora	206	3,161	8,878	24,928	28,250
Intrigue	55	789	15,015	39,395	64,109
Cutlass				53	1,243
Eighty Eight				16	477
Total US Sales	28,851	125,897	155,113	233,745	289,172

Summary: GM had too many nameplates squeezed between Cadillac and Chevrolet. Any uniqueness for Oldsmobile was lost some years earlier and it wasn't earning its keep. Its origin went back a long way but sentiment doesn't pay the bills so the marque was consigned to history like many others before it.

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