Discontinuation
On April 27, 2009, GM announced the discontinuation of Vibe production, as well as all other Pontiac models, by the end of 2010. It was later announced that Vibe production would end in August 2009, and the last Vibe left the assembly line on August 17, 2009, according to a source at genvibe.com. This left Toyota with a major problem as they had to scramble to relocate some of the tooling that was jointly used to produce the Matrix in another factory.
As a result of GM discontinuing Pontiac, Saturn and Hummer following the 2010 model year, GM decided to bring a new entry-level Buick to the lineup called the Verano slotting below the Regal, while in Canada, GM replaced it with the larger Chevrolet Orlando compact MPV.
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