Isuzu Leaves U.S. Market

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Isuzu Motors America said on Wednesday that it will stop selling vehicles in the U.S. market. The decision is effective as of Thursday, Jan. 31, the company said in a press release.

Isuzu vehicles in the U.S. market--the Ascender SUV and i-series pickups--are reworked versions of General Motors vehicles. The Ascender is reworked from the Chevrolet TrailBlazer/GMC Envoy, and the pickups are rebadged from the Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon.

Isuzu sold 7098 vehicles in the United States in 2007, down 17.6 percent from a year earlier.

Isuzu said it would continue to honor warranties and encourage its dealers to continue as service-only centers.

We had a General Manager a number of years back who kept getting Japanese trucks for our local service department. Most only lasted a few months. I had to drive a three month old Isuzu pick-up about 40 miles up the road one day while my van was getting tires on it. The engine expired in a cloud of oil smoke.

[Scott]

No doubt you were trying to get that F1 19k rpm song out of the motor...