Railguy

I saw on the newbie forum,someone from Kuwait owned Oldsmobiles.Made me wonder how many countrys Olds'were made in?What differences were there? If any.
railguy

HolidayCoupe

I'm pretty sure they were built in just the US and Canada as far as I know.

Higgins

That is a compicated question. GM has assemby plants all over the world. For many years, GM would send CKD (completely knocked down) cars to other countries to be assembled there, often using some local parts. Brazil, Belgium & S. Africa come to mind. GM of England & Germany have both assembly and manufacturing & build Vauxhall & Opel so probably never built any Olds.
Higgins

Allan R

X2 Although the most production obviously was in US with plants at Framingham, Lansing, Freemont, Arlington.

I think the earlier model year Oldsmobiles had some Canadian heritage in Oshawa, but don't know how many.

Bluevista

Thet started building Oldsmobiles in 1920 at the Oshawa, Ontario plant.

"GM Canada built Oldsmobiles in Canada from 1920 on, but always low-end cars with engines imported from Michigan. The Starfire was built alongside the Buick Skyhawk at Ste.-Threse starting in the late 1970s."

http://www.wheels.ca/article/24904

They assembled Oldsmobiles in Berlin starting in 1927 for a few years.
I have heard of Oldsmobiles assembled there from European members with them but but it was mostly Chevys and Cadillacs, maybe the other division's models were shipped over knocked down and assembled on a per order basis?
This Chevy European history article tells what GM plants did what over there.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/10508058...european-roots

TK-65

Oldsmobiles were built in Kansas City Kansas, South Gate CA, Linden NJ, Baltimore MD, and probably some more.

joe_padavano

My first 442 (a 1968) was Canadian-built. I wouldn't consider that a "low-end" car.

Wasn't there someone on this site with a Swiss-built 1950s Olds?

q8442

HI FROM KUWAIT

My 442 won best Muscle Car at the 2010 Kuwait Concours d'Elegance
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attach...t-vint-012.jpg


http://www.kuwait-concours.com/kuwai...cture-5329.jpg

http://www.kuwait-concours.com/kuwai...cture-5331.jpg

http://youtu.be/wJq3DVEazKw

442much

They also built Oldsmobiles in regina before the war. A friend of mine had two 1939's, one Canadian and one US. The Canadian car was from Regina, Saskatchewan.

Redog

Both my Deltas were built in Wilington, DE

66400

Oldsmobiles were built in Australia from the late teens to the early Fifties including a truck line. Henry

ah64pilot

Both of my '72 Supreme's were built in Arlington TX, and were both purchased from Charles Maund in Austin Tx by their original owners...ps, I am the 2nd owner of BOTH cars.

Jaybird

I don't have much to add, but my '67 Delta 88 was assembled in, South Gate, CA.

442much

Congratulations, it's easy to see why, judging from the pictures.

q8442

Thanks
http://www.kuwait-concours.com/kuwaitconcours/

DENT

Wow , nice cars in Kuwait.

D. Yaros

During the course of researching Oldsmobile and R.E. Olds I do distinctly recall coming across a statement that at one time Oldsmobile had a plant in Cuba.

vistacruiser67

The Oldsmobile(s) were probably just shipped to Kuwait. Full size front engine rear drive US cars from the 80s and 90s are or were popular over there. Many Chevy Caprices from the 80s and 90s over there, maybe Cadillacs and Buicks?. All the clones from the 80s and 90s until they quit making them. US exported them over there dont you think? Oldsmobiles of recent at least were built in US and Canada. But definitely the old muscle cars mentioned here were shipped over there. Heavy walleted natives bought them or maybe soldiers took them over there etc.