Editing Geo Metro (section)

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{{Infobox automobile
| name = Geo Metro
| image = 97_Geo_Metro.jpg
| manufacturer = [[CAMI Automotive]] (1989–1994)<br />[[Geo (automobile)|Geo]] (1989–1997)<br />[[General Motors]] (1995–2001)
| production = 1989–2001
| class = [[Subcompact car]]
| predecessor = [[Chevrolet Chevette]]<br />[[Suzuki Cultus|Chevrolet Sprint/Sprint Metro]]
| successor = [[Chevrolet Aveo|Chevrolet Aveo/Sonic]] (for Chevrolet Metro)
}}

The '''Geo Metro''' was a variation of the [[Suzuki Cultus]] available in North America from 1989 through 2001 as a joint effort of [[General Motors]] (GM) and [[Suzuki]]. In the US, the Metro carried a [[Geo (cars)|Geo]] nameplate from 1989 through 1997, and a [[Chevrolet]] nameplate from 1998 to 2001. It evolved with the Cultus and its siblings over 13 years, three generations and four body styles: three-door [[hatchback]], four-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]], five-door [[hatchback]] and two-door [[convertible (car)|convertible]]—and was ultimately replaced in the General Motors lineup by a family of vehicles based on the [[Daewoo Kalos]], the Chevrolet Aveo.

From 1985 through 1989, Cultus-derived models sold in North America—under the nameplates Suzuki Forsa, Suzuki Swift, Chevrolet Sprint, Geo Metro and Pontiac Firefly—were sourced from Suzuki's facilities in Japan. Beginning in 1990, all North American M-cars were produced at [[CAMI Automotive]], a 50–50 joint venture between [[General Motors]] and [[Suzuki]] in [[Ingersoll, Ontario]], Canada, although Japanese production continued to source Canada bound sedan models. CAMI never reached its intended Metro/Firefly/Swift capacity.<ref name="autoweek1">{{cite web |title=Pontiac planning to add Chevrolet Equinox-based sport wagon to lineup |publisher=Autoweek.com, March 5, 2004 |url=http://www.jacksonville.com/autos/autonews/stories/030504/04846649.shtml |access-date=June 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191254/http://jacksonville.com/autos/autonews/stories/030504/04846649.shtml |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
In response to the waning popularity of smaller automobiles in the North American markets, Chevrolet/Geo had sold only 55,600 Metros in 1997, off from 88,700 the year before.<ref name="wards1">{{cite web |title=CAMI gets a new lease on life |publisher=Wards Auto World, December 1, 1998 |url=http://wardsautoworld.com/ar/auto_cami_gets_new/ |access-date=June 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728081536/http://wardsautoworld.com/ar/auto_cami_gets_new/ |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While at its peak, Canadian Swift/Metro/Firefly production reached more than 100,000 vehicles a year, the number fell to just 32,000 in 2000. In April, 2001, CAMI confirmed that it had ended production of the Metro at its Ontario production facility.<ref name="just">{{cite web |title=CANADA: CAMI ends Suzuki Swift production |publisher=Just-auto.com, June 5, 2001 |url=http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=79901&lk=s |date=June 5, 2001 |access-date=December 29, 2011 |archive-date=August 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810220640/http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=79901&lk=s |url-status=dead }}</ref> 

Beginning in late 2003 as a [[model year]] 2004 car, the [[Daewoo Kalos]], marketed variously as the [[Chevrolet Aveo]], Pontiac Wave and Suzuki Swift+, effectively replaced the Metro/Firefly, although the Aveo is more of a [[Daewoo Lanos]] replacement as opposed to the Metro, the same time when Daewoo closed majority of its dealerships outside South Korea in 2002.

The Suzuki Swift was replaced by the [[Suzuki Aerio]] hatchback in 2002, although the Aerio also replaced the [[Suzuki Esteem]].