14 Discontinued Car Brands and How They Failed

In the last 80 years, American car manufacturers have relished an era of relative success in their automotive brands. But some of those old and famous car brands don’t exist anymore. They died because of either a poorly marketed branding, increased competition or simply launched during a bad economy. From Studebaker and Pontiac to AMC and Hummer, here are the list of discontinued car brands from U.S. automakers. See also the Century of Motoring in America and the Battle of Electric and Hydrogen Cars.