When did they stop making Chevy trackers?
The short answer is that the Chevy Tracker was discontinued in most markets by the mid-2000s. In the United States, the Tracker badge never endured under Chevrolet for long, since it existed there primarily as the Geo Tracker/Suzuki Sidekick lineage before GM phased it out by the end of the 1990s. Global production and branding varied by region, but the end of the Chevy Tracker line generally came around 2004–2005.
Origins and production timeline
The Tracker lineage began as a badge-engineered compact SUV developed through GM’s partnership with Suzuki. In North America, it appeared as the Geo Tracker (and its Suzuki counterpart, the Sidekick) in the 1990s, with the Geo brand later retired in favor of Chevrolet branding in some export markets. The Chevrolet Tracker name was used in certain regions, but it did not enjoy a long lifecycle there, and production wound down in most markets by the mid-2000s.
The following timeline summarizes the broad strokes of when and where the Tracker nameplate was phased out, noting that exact years varied by country and model variant.
- North America: The Tracker was marketed under the Geo badge (Geo Tracker) in the 1990s, with the broader Geo brand retired by the end of the decade. Chevrolet did not sustain a long-term Tracker presence in the U.S. market.
- Latin America and other export markets: The Chevrolet Tracker appeared in some markets in the late 1990s and continued into the early-to-mid 2000s, with production tapering off around 2004–2005 depending on country.
- Global end: Across most regions, GM largely discontinued the Tracker line by the mid-2000s, replacing or consolidating with other small-SUV offerings such as Vitara/Grand Vitara variants in different regions.
Overall, the Chevy Tracker’s production ended in the mid-2000s, with regional variations in the exact year. The nameplate has not been revived in recent years.
Regional variations and end dates
Because GM used the Tracker badge across multiple regions under various joint-venture arrangements with Suzuki, the cessation dates differ by market. The following snapshots provide a general sense of how the end dates played out in different areas.
North America
In the United States and Canada, the Tracker existed primarily as the Geo Tracker during the 1990s, and the Chevrolet Tracker badge did not become a long-running staple. The end of the Geo/Tracker line in North America occurred by the end of the 1990s, with no continued Chevrolet-branded Tracker model beyond that period.
Latin America and other markets
Several Latin American and other export markets received Chevy Tracker branding in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Production in these regions generally ceased around 2004–2005, varying by national distributor and local market strategy.
End-of-line context
In many regions, GM shifted focus to other small-SUV offerings (and, in some cases, to Suzuki-built models under different badge combinations). The Tracker badge itself was phased out in most markets by the mid-2000s, and no current Chevrolet model carries the Tracker name.
What exists today?
Today, there is no active Chevrolet Tracker in production. If you’re looking for this lineage, you’ll find it only in historical records, used-car markets, or as part of GM’s badge-engineering history with Suzuki. Some regional replacements used other Chevrolet or Suzuki SUVs that filled the same small-SUV niche, but the Tracker nameplate itself remains retired.
Summary
The Chevy Tracker was not kept in continuous production after the early 2000s. Production ended in most markets by around 2004–2005, with regional variations—and in North America, the Trophy lineage effectively ended earlier under the Geo Tracker banner. The Tracker name has not been revived, and the model lives on today only in history, nostalgia for a period of GM-Suzuki collaboration, and in the used-car market for those seeking that specific badge of a compact SUV.
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When did Chevy stop making the Geo Tracker?
2004
The four-door offered a 95 hp (71 kW; 96 PS) engine and an optional four-speed automatic transmission. The Tracker was produced from 1989 to 1998 under the Geo marque, and 1999 to 2004 under Chevrolet itself, making it the longest running Geo model.
Are trackers still made?
The Chevrolet Tracker is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured by General Motors since 2019. Positioned as a successor to the Trax (also called the Tracker in several markets), it is produced in Brazil and Argentina for the Latin American market, and in China by SAIC-GM for the Chinese market.
Are Chevrolet Tracker and Trax the same?
In Russia and South America, the Trax was instead named the Chevrolet Tracker, which was the name used in North and Latin America from 1989 to 1991 and 1999 to 2008 for a Chevrolet/Geo version of the Suzuki Sidekick.
