Geo Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Geo was a brand of small automobiles marketed by General Motors beginning with the 1989 model year and ending with the absorption of the brand into the company's Chevrolet passenger vehicle division in 1998. Originally formed to compete with the growing economy import market of the late 1980s, the line comprised the following passenger automobiles at various times during its relatively brief history:
- Metro, a subcompact hatchback available with two or four doors and as a 2-seater convertible, originally a Suzuki Swift.
- Spectrum, a short-lived compact one step up from the Metro, originally an Isuzu Gemini
- Tracker, a light SUV, based on the Suzuki Sidekick
- Prizm, a compact entry-level sedan, based on the Toyota Corolla
- Storm, a low-end coupe, based on the Isuzu Impulse
No Geo models were actually manufactured by GM, instead generally being produced for the company by such foreign firms as Daewoo, Isuzu, Daihatsu, and Suzuki. One partial exception was the Prizm, which was produced at the GM/Toyota joint-venture NUMMI assembly plant in California. This makes the Geo line unusual in being composed almost entirely of captive imports, making it similar to Ford's short-lived Merkur brand of the 80s.