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If there ever was such a thing as a "short-lived success," it would be probably used to describe the GM (General Motors) marketed automobile brand, Geo. The Geo failed to thrive even after less than a couple of decades, and yet its fleeting existence in the automobile industry produced a few models which have been and still are favorites of a number of people.

Primarily formed by GM to rival with the swelling import market during the late 1980s, they marketed Geo and sold it through Chevrolet dealerships peppered throughout North America from 1989 in the United States. It was only sold in Canada beginning 1992. The line persisted until the 1997 model year, and the remaining models joined the Chevrolet lineup after that period. The last and most popular model of Geo, the Tracker, was discontinued after 2004.

Geo's sprinkling of models were manufactured by General Motors with Japanese import manufacturers for joint ventures. Each Geo model are all well-known in their own ways despite of the short period of time that they flourished, but the ones who really made their mark were the 1994 Geo Metro, the Prizm, and the Tracker.

The 1994 Geo Metro was specifically designed after the Suzuki Swift, and was available in three options: a three or five-door hatchback, a four-door sedan, or as a convertible. A subcompact car, the 1994 Geo Metro initially had a 1.0 L 3-cylinder engine power plant. Also, a larger 1.3 L 4-cylinder engine was available, and the result was that the Metro became Geo's most economical model in terms of gas mileage, and this reputation stayed with the Metro for 12 or 13 years that it was in the market.

An integrated four-door sedan, the Prizm was patterned after the Toyota Corolla Sprinter. Although the Prizm is a chronic harvester of automobile awards (including the Consumer's Digest Best Buy), the Corolla outsold the Prizm without fail. The perceived reason for this is because of the higher value of the Toyota brand. And the fact that it was competing with a brother model, the Cavalier, did not help its popularity. Chevrolet marketed the Cavalier as a "premium entry level sedan" and the Prizm as "entry level compact sedan". Gradually the Prizm became a redundant model, and it was discontinued after 2002.

Geo's longest running model is the Tracker, and its popularity is largely credited to its versatility. It was a part of the primary lineup of Geo models in 1989, and continued under Chevrolet until 2004. The Tracker is a light sports utility vehicle which was based on the Suzuki Vitara. It is available in a convertible or hardtop configuration, and has a choice of two or four seats. The prospective owner has a choice between rear-wheel drive or a 4-wheel drive. Packaged as an all around vehicle, it can either be a cruising-around-town joyride car, or an off-road rugged vehicle. And the fact that it was resistant to rolling (thanks to its soft suspension) contributed to its success.

Perhaps not as bright (and as long) as the rest, but the Geo sparkled with a charm of its own, and that's why a few is still up and running today. Geo parts are also available for the market, to ensure that the Geos that still runs until now continues to be in good shape. The Geo had a comet-like existence in the industry: short and fleeting, but shone brighter than the rest.

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What Happened to Gm’s Geo?

In the late 1980’s when the small import market started to grow, General Motors made a decision to compete on the said market. In the process, the Geo was born. Geo is a brand of small cars and SUVs which GM hoped to make as the car for the youth during those times.

It was in 1989 when Geo was formed and came up with its first car. But waning interest on small cars led to the subsequent discontinuation of the manufacture of cars under this brand. The last model it has produced is the Geo Tracker and the production of this vehicle was already stopped in 2004.

The line is known for having great fuel savings technology, but if the design of the car was improved, better handling and higher optimum speeds would have been achieved. This is not to say that the design and the overall performance of this car is flawed, it is just that the car is designed to cut gas costs and it is just what this car can do. Various Geo parts make sure that such efficiency for every gallon of gas is achieved adding to that the marvelous engineering that has gone to the design of the engine and the car itself.

Through its short time of existence, the brand has produced 4 subcompact cars and a light SUV, all of which has been based on models of Japanese car manufacturers. Suzuki, Toyota, and Isuzu have teamed up with General Motors to bring these cars into life.

The first of the Geo cars is the Metro; it is based on the Suzuki Swift and was available as a hatchback, a sedan or a convertible, yup, a convertible. It is the most fuel efficient car the General Motors has produced; it lived up to 13 years until 2001.

The Geo Prizm based on the Toyota Corolla Sprinter is one of the more known vehicles having won various awards in its credit. The list accolades include being named the Consumers’ Digest Best Buy. What brings its ultimate demise is the passive marketing ploy by Chevrolet. Since the Prizm has joined the Chevrolet line in 1997, and the Chevrolet Cavalier is on the same class, it faced a competition from within, and the Chevrolet marketing scheme of putting the Cavalier on top of the Prizm led to the waning interest on the brand though it is of higher quality than the Cavalier.

With its collaboration with Isuzu, GM produced a short-lived compact car based on the Isuzu Gemini - the Spectrum. This car is once under the Chevrolet brand, but to add choices to the Geo brand, it was transferred under the Geo line.

Another short-lived car from Geo is the Storm, a sporty fastback or station wagon. It is based on the Isuzu Impulse, and this is one of the cars produced by Geo with a big number of sales. But in 1993, after just 3 years of existence, it was discontinued due to the refocusing of Isuzu on trucks and SUVs.

The hardiest model produced by Geo is the Tracker; it is a part of the original lineup in 1989 and stayed until 2004 when the brand itself was discontinued. This light SUV based on the Suzuki Vitara was available in either hardtop or convertible configuration. It has soft suspension and promised to go either as a city driving vehicle or an off-road one.

In the fast-paced automotive industry, car brands may come and go but the marvelous engineering feats they have accomplished will send ripples across the pond, constantly coming up to affect the designs of cars in the future.

About the Author

Corey Putton is a 28-year old bachelor from Pittsburgh, PA who has been around cars for the better part of his life. He now works online and writes all about his passion: cars. He is also a certified mechanic.

Would a 1991 Suzuki Sidekick / Geo Tracker have dual front airbags?

Just Curious. They're cool little cars.
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the 1991 sidekick and tracker did not come with factory air bags. this is one of the reasons that they only got one star on the safety ratings.

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1994 Geo Tracker from North America - Comments
"An altogether horrible vehicle that has been incredibly reliable." What things have gone wrong with the car?

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