The DeLorean Motor Company (NYSE: DMC), more often simply DeLorean, is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company based in Detroit, Michigan. Founded by highly successful engineer John DeLorean (designer of the Pontiac GTO and Firebird and the Chevrolet Vega as well as later models of the Nova) in October 1975, the company is well-known for its popular sports and racing cars, and probably best for the "C" series sports coupe (C-2) featured in the 1985 film Back to the Future and its subsequent sequels. From 1983 to 1987, the company expanded its inventory to sedans, pickup trucks, minivans, SUVs, and commercial vehicles, all with the signature stainless steel exterior and gull wing doors patented with the "C" series, another company staple. Starting in 1991, DeLorean began