Pontiac Vibe
| Pontiac Vibe | |
|---|---|
2003 Pontiac Vibe GT | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | NUMMI |
| Also called | Toyota Voltz (Japan, 2002–2004) |
| Production | January 2002 – August 2009 |
| Model years | 2003–2010 |
| Assembly | United States: Fremont, California (NUMMI) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact car |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Toyota MC platform |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 102.4 in (2,601 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Geo/Chevrolet Prizm Toyota Opa (Japan, Voltz) |
| Successor | Buick Encore Buick Envision Chevrolet Orlando (Canada) Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback Chevrolet Trax Toyota Auris (Japan, Voltz) |
The Pontiac Vibe is a compact car marketed by Pontiac for model years 2002-2010. The Vibe was a badged engineered variant of the Toyota Matrix, jointly developed by General Motors and Toyota and manufactured at their joint venture, NUMMI, in Fremont, California.
The Vibe succeeded the Chevrolet Prizm in production at NUMMI and like the Prizm, was derived from the Toyota Corolla, making it the last of the GM and Toyota developed S-body cars.
From 2002 to 2004, a rebadged right-hand drive variant of the Vibe was exported as the Toyota Voltz to the Japanese domestic market. The Voltz did not sell well in Japan and was discontinued after two model years.
Production of the Vibe ended in 2009 with the discontinuation of the Pontiac brand and the closing of NUMMI under the General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization. Its twin, the Toyota Matrix, was in production for another three years for the American market and four years for the Canadian market, as the Matrix was manufactured by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada in Cambridge, Ontario and was unaffected by NUMMI's closing.