Though General Motors had announced last week that it planned to continue production of the Pontiac Vibe through the 2010 model year, the restructuring Detroit automaker now says that it has reached an agreement with Toyota to cease building the hatchbacks at the end of August 2009.
The Vibe was, unceremoniously, set to be the last Pontiac-badged vehicle available to consumers. The Vibe’s departure leaves only the G6 in production, which will be available solely to fleet users for the 2010 model year.
The Vibe was built at the GM- Toyota NUMMI joint-venture assembly plant in Fremont, California. It is expected that GM will continue to utilize the plant, though a release from the automaker says only that, ” GM and Toyota remain in active discussions regarding potential future production at NUMMI.”
Vibe was set to receive only a handful of updates for the 2010 model year. may
