Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 66,337. It is the county seat of Oakland County⁶. Considered a satellite city of Detroit, it is surrounded by affluent Metro Detroit suburbs. Although in the midst of these suburbs, Pontiac itself is an urban center with a significant manufacturing sector.

The city is probably best known for the prominent General Motors manufacturing plants and the GM automobile make, Pontiac, which was first produced in (and named after) the city. Also of note in the city is the Pontiac Silverdome, the stadium in which the Detroit Lions played until 2002. Super Bowl XVI also was held there.