Isuzu to cease passenger vehicle sales in America at month's end

NYSpeed Automotive
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Isuzu will cease selling passenger vehicles in America on January 31. In a news blurb that’s about as abbreviated as the company’s product lineup, Kelley Blue Book reports that the troubled Japanese automaker will stop selling its Ascender SUV and i-Series pickups at the end of the month, both badge-engineered versions of General Motors trucks. Isuzu sales have been winding down for some time now (it sold just over 7000 units last year), and the move had been expected as the plant that underpins the Ascender (shared with the Chevrolet Traiblazer, GMC Envoy, and Saab 9-7X) shuttered just before the holidays.

For all of you little Troopers, Hombres, and Amigos that remain brand loyalists, Isuzu has stated that it will continue to offer parts and service to owners, including honoring warranty claims.

http://www.kbb.com/kbb/LatestNews/Story.aspx?StoryUniqueName=KBBWebContent-2674

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I had no idea Isuzu was still selling cars…

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I thought they stopped selling them years ago… (haven’t seen a new looking one in ages)

I miss my old isuzu pup sometimes… man that thing took a beating.

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Bring back the Amigo!

On second thought… nah.

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aaah shucks, i was going to pick up a couple isuzu’s later this month… i guess i wont now

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ZG?

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I see the newer isuzu trucks out west sometimes.

I rarely see them around here, most of them are 2wd pickups and suvs…

They are direct clones of the GM trucks.

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Looks like this was announced a while ago:

January 2008