The Viking was an automobile manufactured by General Motors' Oldsmobile Division for model year 1929 and 1930. General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab, and Vauxhall. ... Oldsmobile (or Olds) was a brand of automobile produced in the United States from 1897 to 2004. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
The Viking was part of Albert Sloan's companion makes introduction to help span gaps in General Motors pricing structure. As such, the Viking was built by the Oldsmobile and designed to bridge the gap between Oldsmobile and Buick's companion make, the Marquette. The Marquette was an automobile manufactured by General Motors Buick Division for model year 1929 and 1930. ...
Viking was one of four makes introduced by General Motors, the other lines (and their GM sister divisions) being Pontiac (Oakland), Marquette (Buick) and LaSalle (Cadillac).