Getting To Know Geo (1989-1997) - The Brand That Sold Japanese Cars At Chevrolet Dealers

No more brother here but now we are here to talk about GM's short lived GEO division.
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[@Hotpack7279]

We over here in Germany never had that Brutal need for Rebadging. We never had some Japanese Cars with German Badges. Long Time we used "identical Parts" for 2 or more Brands under the same Umbrella. VAG (Volkswagen Aktien Gesellschaft - the whole VW Bubble with all of his Daughters) does this till today. It is just a Scale Effect Thing. So a Seat Ibiza was more or less identical to a VW Polo. A Seat "LEON" was more or less a GOLF. Or a Audi A4 was 90% a VW Passat. From The Door Latch to the Wheelhubs, 100 identical Parts. My Passat Front Brakediscs were also sold as Audi A4, Skoda Superb, ..and Lamborghini GALLARDO REAR DISCS. If it stops a Passat Wagon on the Front..it is good enough for a Gallaro Rear. But to sell the SAME CAR just with different names under Different Brands.. Nope.

[@McElroysMotors]

Yeah, when it comes to cars, Americans could be pretty stupid sometimes lol

[@milesdyson]

I still see plenty of those Prizms rolling around. Die hard vehicles.

[@nb7466]

My dad had a geo tracker when i was a kid. It was a good little suv. Drove anywhere. Rust is ehat took them all away here

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

GM has a problem with killing companies they join with. As far as GEO, the dealers saw it as a acronym for "Gross equals zero". Funny thing is, the Tracker and Metro were amazingly durable, I still see them on the road all these years later, long after the last sighting of a Pontiac or Oldsmobile. Trackers and Suzuki Vitara and Sidekicks still get good money too, they're popular small SUV's and quite capable off roaders.

[@McElroysMotors]

I fully agree with you when it comes to this

[@iana6713]

Badge engineering - British Leyland were the undisputed masters of that in the UK, and it was one of the reasons BL went down the toilet. Too many models, competing for the same market share. What you call the J-body was the basis of the Vauxhall Cavalier and Opel Ascona for GM Europe too, and the first time I saw a picture of the Cadillac Cimarron, I knew EXACTLY what I was looking at. As for the Geo Metro, a cousin of mine had a Suzuki Swift for years when I was a kid and the Swift itself soldiered on for years in the Suzuki range.

[@McElroysMotors]

@@iana6713 I am quite surprised that General Motors has held on as long as it has, but won't be surprised if the US government has to be taking the blame for this. I really wish GM would have not killed off Oldsmobile but instead Buick. I honestly think Pontiac should have stayed too

[@iana6713]

@@McElroysMotors When GM offloaded its European arm to Stellantis, I was surprised that Vauxhall survived. There have been rumours for years that they haven't been in great shape.

[@McElroysMotors]

@@iana6713 I totally agree

[@lhanzlhanz7326]

0:00 the fuck?

[@McElroysMotors]

Someone hasn't watched the full video.