Geo was a brand of small cars and SUVs marketed by General Motors and sold through Chevrolet dealerships throughout North America beginning in 1989 in the United States, and 1992 in Canada. Their original slogan was "Get to know Geo." Originally formed by GM to compete with the growing small import market of the late 1980s, the line continued through the 1997 model year, after which the remaining models joined the Chevrolet lineup. Recent years have seen fading consumer interest in the economy compact market, and the last vehicle of the former Geo line, the Tracker, was discontinued in 2004. In Canada, another import marque, Asüna was introduced in 1993 to provide Pontiac-Buick-GMC dealers access to a similar range of import vehicles.
Vehicle Model Year
| Geo Production 1995 | Geo Production 1996 | Geo Production 1997 | Geo Production 1998 | Geo Production 1999 | Geo Production 2000 | Geo Production 2001
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| Geo Production 2002 | Geo Production 2003 | Geo Production 2004 | Geo Production 2005 | Geo Production 2006 | Geo Production 2007 | |
Geo Cars
| Chevrolet, a division of General Motors, road car timeline, United States market, 1980s-present |
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| Type | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Subcompact | Monza | | Sprint | Geo Metro | Geo Metro / Metro | | Aveo |
| Chevette | | | |
| Spectrum | Geo Storm | | |
| Nova | Geo Prizm | | |
| Compact | Citation | | | Geo Prizm | Prizm | | Cobalt |
| HHR |
| Cavalier | Cavalier | Cavalier | |
| Mid-size | Malibu | | Beretta | Malibu | Malibu | Malibu |
| | Impala | Impala |
| Monte Carlo | | | Monte Carlo | Monte Carlo | |
| Celebrity | Lumina | Lumina | |
| Full-size | Caprice | Caprice | | |
| Impala | | | Impala SS | | |
| Sports | Camaro | Camaro | Camaro | | Camaro |
| Corvette | | Corvette | Corvette | Corvette |
| United States market, 1980s-present |
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| Type | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Mini SUV | | Tracker | Tracker | |
| Crossover | | | | Equinox |
| | | Traverse |
| SUV | | S-10 Blazer | Blazer | |
| | | TrailBlazer |
| K5 Blazer | Blazer | Tahoe | Tahoe | Tahoe |
| Suburban | Suburban | Suburban | Suburban |
| Pickup | | S-10 | S-10 | Colorado |
| C/K | C/K | Silverado | Silverado |
| El Camino | | | | Avalanche | Avalanche |
| | | SSR | |
| Minivan | | Lumina APV | Venture | Uplander | |
| Van | | Astro | Astro | |
| Van | Express |
| Beauville |
History of Geo
Geo models were manufactured by GM in joint-ventures with Japanese import manufacturers. The Prizm was produced at the GM/Toyota joint-venture NUMMI assembly plant in Fremont, California, and the Metro and Tracker were produced at the GM/Suzuki joint-venture CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. The exceptions being the Spectrum and Storm, being entirely manufactured by Isuzu in Japan.
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