Rainier Motor Car Company

Rainier Motor Car Company
Company typePrivate (1905–09)
Subsidiary (1909–11)
IndustryAutomotive
Genreluxury passenger car
Founded1905 (1905)
FounderJohn T. Rainier
Defunct1911 (1911)
FatePurchased by General Motors, discontinued in 1911
Headquarters,
Key people
John T. Rainier, James G. Heaslet, Paul Lineberger
ProductsAutomobiles, parts
ParentGeneral Motors

Rainier Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer founded in 1905 by John T. Rainier in Flushing, New York and from 1908 produced in Saginaw, Michigan. The company specialized in manufacturing large and luxurious automobiles. In 1909, the company was bought by General Motors who maintained the brand until 1911.