Claim: Before being 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), Oakland Motor Car Company was an automotive company that was founded in 1907 by Alanson Brush.
Evidence: 1907 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.