Overview & Reviews

As the market for import automotive brands became dramatically larger in the late 1980s, the Detroit automobile companies created their own import-style sales divisions. In 1989 General Motors introduced its Geo division, which became the most successful of these attempts before the division was discontinued in 1998.

Geo re-badged various GM cars made for world markets. Its most notable success came with the Geo Prizm, a version of the Toyota Corolla then being built cooperatively in a California assembly plant by Toyota and GM. The Geo Metro compact car began life as the Suzuki Swift, while the Geo Tracker sport-utility vehicle was derived from the Suzuki Sidekick. The Geo Spectrum sedan was an Isuzu I-Mark and the Geo Storm coupe was an Isuzu Impulse.

The experiment ended because the Geo division was unable to establish a stronger identity than the brands from which its products were taken. Moreover, GM quickly realized that Geo was simply funneling its brand loyalists into the import brands of other companies.

User Reviews:

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  Love IT!!! - 1990 Geo Prizm
  By Steve - April 9 - 8:44 pm

  A friend gave me this car almost two years ago. It has never let me down. A/C quit for no reason I know of, perfect one day and now nothing happens, may be a fuse or relay. Burns no oil, but has a few leaks. Rides well and is quiet. Original engine, clutch, and transmission at 222,000 miles. Gets 33 to 40 mpg in mixed driving. I love it and hope it never dies. I have had brand new cars I have not liked this much!

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  love it - 1993 Geo Tracker
  By adam.t.miller - April 9 - 7:34 am

  I have owned a 89 sidekick 4wd and this 93 tracker. I have loved them both! from May until Sep I take the top off (in MN) and drive. only complaint is it can be a handful in strong winds or on winter roads so you must be vigilant. Is most at home on a two lane road or around town cruising. The highway is a little fast for it. My girls love to go for rides with dad with the top down so it gives us good bonding time. I would buy another without reservation and find it a better buy then the Jeep Wrangler and comes without all the problems. It is so easy to work on and simple in its design that it has few problems to deal with.

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  gas prices bad but not with this car - 1994 Geo Metro
  By jimmy - April 8 - 8:06 pm

  This car is a great car if you want to get good gas mileage. Mine is a 3 speed automatic and is very easy to work on. If you dont know much about cars this is a good learning tool. pros: great heater, it heats up fast/ good gas mileage/can go on the freeway and get up to speed fast enough. Cons: makes a lot of noise due to lack of insulation/cheap interior/oil leaks/battery drainage/rust in the crevasses of the car/not a very safe car as far as getting hit by another vehicle.

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  love my car - 1995 Geo Prizm
  By lookin into a newer - April 6 - 7:58 am

  Its thirteen years old and can keep up with the newer cars that are on the road. When I bought I drove it to college, an internship, and work. The odometer read 36,000 miles. Now it reads 135,000 and I love my little car.

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  The Prizm that keeps on giving! - 1994 Geo Prizm
  By PRIZMLSI - April 5 - 5:33 pm

  The car is great all around, I bought it off of my neighbor after it sat for 2 years, believe it or not all I had to do was put in a new battery and the thing started right up! Runs great. I loved driving the car so much, I got it repainted, 17" chrome rims, factory style spoiler, pinstripe, and new speakers... Still workin on it as of now. Great car, has a lot of pep.

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  Small but love it - 1996 Geo Tracker
  By ronnieg1 - March 31 - 7:39 pm

  Well my Tracker I love it cause its an awesome little car and yeah it may not be a fast car but I love driving it as well as taking it off road and the tops kinda a big pain but other than that I have not had any problems with it but also its a wonderful car in the snow and its not too big or too small of a car its just right for me. I love the top as well as how it looks and the performance of these little cars are great and if someone were to ask me if I would suggest they buy a tracker I would say yes definitely

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  Shouldnt quit making them - 1997 Geo Metro
  By faccipazzo - March 31 - 3:25 pm

  This car, if you dont dog it, will pull its weight, its all about the gearing

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  distributor cap or fuel line?? - 1995 Geo Prizm
  By robin - March 27 - 9:02 pm

  Ive been dealing with an ongoing problem with my 1995 Geo Prizm that is beginning to make driving no fun! The problem? The car turns over and over, but will not start. Eventually it will turn over and start, and then its o.k for about 3-4 days. Just checking under the hood I saw sparks off the distributor cap. Could this be the problem? Does the distributor cap prevent the car from starting?

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  AN amazing car - 1995 Geo Metro
  By Miguel_perez - March 26 - 12:52 pm

  HI i bought a geo metro 95 car from a kid who had took it mudding (a texans thing) and shot the engine it was going to be a junker until i fixed it i paid 200 and its worth 1200 so im not into the looks nor hp or performance but i love this car and i still have my fav truck a chevy 2500 and the geo has been through the toughest trips and still has the reliability of an angel! i love it and i plan to rebuild it as long as i can cuz im a teenager and this car is my life! if you got a grudge against the car, fine. i still got the cheapest gas tank to fill and still can drive a gas guzzlers as well thank you

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  Great Car - 1996 Geo Prizm
  By Jim - March 25 - 1:27 pm

  A great car for a beginner, not a lot of power but gets you from here to there safely. Since it was my first car ive beaten it, and it has lasted. I yank up the e-brake, do burnouts, and power shift it and it still runs the same with no problems. Very fun car to mess around in for very cheap. I got the car for 1700 with 137,000 miles on it and now im up to 153000. In this time, ive had 2 flat tires which happens to all cars, an oxygen sensor, and a new belt.