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Junkyard Gem: 1990 Geo Storm GSi

The Isuzu-built Storm GSi was quick and cheap.

General Motors sold Geo-badged Isuzu Impulses as the Storm during the 1990 through 1993 model years. Here's a high-performance 1990 Geo Storm GSi in an Arizona junkyard.

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Junkyard Gem: 1997 Acura SLX

The elusive Acura-ized Isuzu Trooper, spotted in Denver.

When Honda needed a luxury SUV in the 1990s, the Isuzu Trooper got Acura badges. Here's a 1997 Acura SLX in a Colorado wrecking yard.

Junkyard Gem: 1988 Chevrolet Spectrum CL Sedan

Isuzu-built Spectrum became a Geo halfway through 1988 model year

Another adventure in GM/Isuzu badge engineering, the Chevrolet Spectrum became the Geo Spectrum during the 1988 model year, making the Chevy-badged cars real rarities. Here's one in a California self-service wrecking yard.

Junkyard Gem: 2005 Isuzu Ascender

The seldom-seen Isuzu-badged Chevy Trailblazer.

The 2002-2009 Chevrolet Trailblazer had many badge-engineered siblings, including the GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, Oldsmobile Bravada, and Saab 9-7X. The 2003-2007 Isuzu Ascender was the rarest of them all, and I was able to find this discarded '05 in an Arizona wrecking yard.

Junkyard Gem: 1992 Geo Storm

The Geo-badged Isuzu Impulse, in lovely early-90s blue and pink.

The Isuzu Impulse-based Geo Storm sold fairly well during its 1990-1993 sales run. This '92 managed to hang on until age 25.

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GM re-recalls 11k SUVs

GM is recalling 10,000 examples of the Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer, and GMC Envoy because they don't have the right fix for an earlier safety campaign.

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GM recalling 316k vehicles due to headlamp faults

General Motors has announced a recall covering 316,357 vehicles globally, due to the possibility of sporadic or permanent failure of the low-beam headlamps. 273,182 of these vehicles are in the United States, while the remaining affected units are in Canada, Mexico, and elsewhere.

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GM, Isuzu shacking up on global midsize pickup development

General Motors and Isuzu might not be financial partners anymore, but it would seem that all those years working together still leaves a strong bond between them to work on new vehicles. Their latest collaboration is co-developing a next-generation midsize pickup to launch at a still-unannounced point in the future. Potential buyers of the upcoming Chris Bruce

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GM SUV window switch recall urges owners to park vehicles outside

It's not unusual for there to be a lag between an automaker announcing a recall and the official documentation showing up on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website. So it's no surprise that a recent GM campaign took about a month to appear in its official capacity. However, there appears to be some big differences between the two reports with potential safety implications.

Recharge Wrap-up: Minnesota first to require biodiesel, maglev in Israel, Toyota FCV in Aspen

Isuzu Looking Into Biofuel In Japan

A new Minnesota law that requires biodiesel blends goes into effect in just a few days, says KELO. Diesel drivers in Minnesota will be pumping soybeans into their tank beginning July 1. Every year, diesel will be sold as a B10 blend (ten percent biofuel) from April through August, and will scale back to a cold-hardy B5 blend from September through March. The biofuel

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2003-2004 Isuzu SUVs recalled for suspension corrosion woes

Here's a brand we haven't written about in some time. Isuzu is recalling 8,816 2003 Rodeo Sports and 2003 to 2004 Rodeo and Axiom models that are registered in just about any state that uses salt on winter roads. That means Isuzu owners in states as far east as Maine, as far south as Kentucky and as far west as Minnesota will need to report in with their vehicles for repairs. This reca

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