Asüna was a captive import brand created in 1992 by General Motors as a counterpart to Geo in Canada. Captive import is an automobile marketing term denoting a foreign-built vehicle which is sold and serviced by a domestic manufacturer through its own dealer body. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... Geo logo Geo was a brand of small cars and SUVs marketed by General Motors and sold through Chevrolet dealerships throughout North America beginning in 1989 in the United States, and 1992 in Canada. ...

Preceding the Asüna brand was the Passport brand, which sold a badge engineered Opel Kadett E known as the Passport Optima (which hit Canadian shores in 1988) as well as a selection of Isuzu SUVs. General Motors Canada changed its branding strategy in 1991, disbanding Passport (the Optima was rebadged as Pontiac LeMans). Isuzu was grouped together with Saab and GM's new, import-fighting Saturn division to form Saturn-Saab-Isuzu dealerships. The Geo brand was introduced in Canada in (model year) 1992, offered at Chevrolet-Oldsmobile-Cadillac dealers (who had been selling the Geo brand's products as Chevrolets from 1989 until the brand's introduction). Sales of Geo vehicles were relatively successful, prompting Pontiac-Buick-GMC dealers to request GM Canada to provide a lineup of similar "import" vehicles. Asüna was created to fulfill this demand. Badge engineering is a term that describes the rebadging of one model of car as another. ... 1936 Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett was a compact-sized automobile from the German Opel company, which is part of General Motors’ European division, offered between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1992. ... 1936 Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett was a compact-sized automobile from the German Opel company, which is part of General Motors’ European division, offered between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1990. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Isuzu Motors Ltd. ... A sport utility vehicle (SUV) or off-roader is a vehicle that combines the load-hauling and passenger-carrying capacity of a large station wagon or minivan with features designed for off-road driving. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Isuzu Motors Ltd. ... Saab is an aircraft and automobile concern based in Sweden, founded 1937 in Linköping. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... Adjective Saturnian Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 140 kPa Hydrogen >93% Helium >5% Methane 0. ... Adjective Saturnian Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 140 kPa Hydrogen >93% Helium >5% Methane 0. ... Saab is an aircraft and automobile concern based in Sweden, founded 1937 in Linköping. ... Isuzu Motors Ltd. ... Geo logo Geo was a brand of small cars and SUVs marketed by General Motors and sold through Chevrolet dealerships throughout North America beginning in 1989 in the United States, and 1992 in Canada. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Chevrolet, or Chevy for short, is a brand of automobile, now a division of General Motors. ... The final Oldsmobile Logo, an update of the Rocket theme used in various forms since 1948, debuted in the mid-1990s until the final Olds rolled off the line in 2004. ... Cadillac is a brand of luxury automobile, part of the General Motors corporation, produced and mostly sold in the United States; outside of North America, they have been less successful. ... Geo logo Geo was a brand of small cars and SUVs marketed by General Motors and sold through Chevrolet dealerships throughout North America beginning in 1989 in the United States, and 1992 in Canada. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article concerns the automobile; for the Native American leader, see Chief Pontiac. ... Buick is a brand of automobile built in the United States, Canada, and China by General Motors Corporation. ... GMC Logo GMC, formerly known as GMC Truck, is a United States based brand name of premium trucks, vans, and SUVs. ...

The Pontiac LeMans dropped its model name altogether in favour of trimline designations, selling as Asüna SE in base trim hatchbacks and sedans, and as Asüna GT as a higher trim hatchback. The Asüna lineup was rounded out by the Sunfire (a rebadged Isuzu Impulse) and Sunrunner (a rebadged Suzuki Sidekick, taking the GMC Tracker's place in the Pontiac-Buick-GMC lineup). 1936 Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett was a compact-sized automobile from the German Opel company, which is part of General Motors’ European division, offered between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1992. ... 1936 Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett was a compact-sized automobile from the German Opel company, which is part of General Motors’ European division, offered between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1990. ... 1936 Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett was a compact-sized automobile from the German Opel company, which is part of General Motors’ European division, offered between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1990. ... The Asüna Sunfire was a version of the Isuzu Impulse, sold only in Canada for the 1993 model year. ... The Isuzu Impulse was a small sporty 3-door hatchback sold from 1983 through 1992. ... The Suzuki Sidekick (also known as the Suzuki Vitara) is a type of automobile made by the Suzuki motor company. ... The Suzuki Sidekick is a mini SUV which was created by a joint venture by Suzuki and GM known as CAMI The vehicle was a follow up to the popular SJ413 and Samurai. ... The Geo Tracker was a compact SUV produced from 1990 until the end of the 2004 model year. ...

Asüna sales could not match Geo's, and the Asüna brand was eliminated after only a single model year. The SE/GT and Sunfire were dropped from the GM Canada lineup and Sunrunner was rebadged as a Pontiac, thus concluding Asüna's brief existence. 1936 Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett was a compact-sized automobile from the German Opel company, which is part of General Motors’ European division, offered between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1990. ... The Asüna Sunfire was a version of the Isuzu Impulse, sold only in Canada for the 1993 model year. ... The Suzuki Sidekick (also known as the Suzuki Vitara) is a type of automobile made by the Suzuki motor company. ... This article concerns the automobile; for the Native American leader, see Chief Pontiac. ...

List of vehicles

• Asüna Sunfire
• Asüna Sunrunner
• Asüna SE/GT

The Asüna Sunfire was a version of the Isuzu Impulse, sold only in Canada for the 1993 model year. ... The Suzuki Sidekick (also known as the Suzuki Vitara) is a type of automobile made by the Suzuki motor company. ... 1936 Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett was a compact-sized automobile from the German Opel company, which is part of General Motors’ European division, offered between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1990. ...

See also

• List of vehicles sold in Canada but not the United States