Claim: Oakland Motor Car Company was an automotive company that was founded in 1907 by Alanson Brush, which was eventually acquired by General Motors (an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services, with global headquarters in Detroit's Renaissance Center).
Evidence: 1907 Automotive Alanson Brush Acquired by General Motors in 1909, became a brand, then discontinued in favor of Pontiac General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services, with global headquarters in Detroit's Renaissance Center. 
General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services, with global headquarters in Detroit's Renaissance Center. Purchased by General Motors in 1909, the company continued to produce modestly priced automobiles until 1931 when the brand was dropped in favor of the division's Pontiac make. 1907 Alanson Brush The Oakland Motor Car Company of Pontiac, Michigan, was an American automobile manufacturer and division of General Motors.