Farewell AWD Vibe!!!

[IMakeVibes]

Last AWD body was built yesterday at 7am. It should make its way through assembly later today.

[scherry2]

thats too bad.

[BlueCrush]

A Moment of Silence, please.

[joatmon]

can you find out and post the VIN?

[Jahntassa]

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »can you find out and post the VIN?Looking to own a piece of history?

[AKLGT]

what a shame. up here, the base and AWD's are best sellers, especially the AWD!

[4X4CHICHI]

I still wish you could get an AWD GT.

[Atomb]

i would have easily settled for an AWD 5 spd manual....

[joatmon]

Quote, originally posted by Jahntassa »Looking to own a piece of history?no, but maybe someday whoever does buy it will find us, and then could discover that they had a piece of Vibe history.How about GT, has the last one of those hit the assembly line yet?

[slvrvibes]

So sad.

[IMakeVibes]

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »can you find out and post the VIN?Not without doing a whole lot of research. We crank out over 1500 vehicles a day. That thing could be anywhere. No simple way to find a 'last' vehicle unless its the last of the last.Quote, originally posted by joatmon »How about GT, has the last one of those hit the assembly line yet?Not yet, sometime next week

[Mavrik]

Pretty sad... I thought the Vibe was doing well.

[falderal]

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Pretty sad... I thought the Vibe was doing well.This has to do with the new emissions laws that take effect for the 2007 model year. They may bring the AWD and GT back if and when they do a next gen redesign of the Vibe.

[Mrizzle05]

OT but falderal what does your sig. mean? just curious.

[Digger]

It is a sad day

[BlueCrush]

Our AWD Vibes just went up in value or maybe down, I'm not sure which.

[mcgusto82]

had the AWD been available in stick.. i think it wold be the best selling model. i would've bought it anyways.

[IMakeVibes]

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »How about GT, has the last one of those hit the assembly line yet?Now it has. Last GT body was built just before midnite last nite. That was followed shortly thereafter by the last '06 and followed by the first '07. Those should all make their way through assembly later on tonite or early Monday at the latest.We had to have all the '06s built by the end of the month and we did it.

[scherry2]

we just went thru our change over. they emptied out all the lines, I haven't seen them do that in years. what new changes can we expect for the 07'?

[IMakeVibes]

Quote, originally posted by scherry2 »we just went thru our change over. they emptied out all the lines, I haven't seen them do that in years. what new changes can we expect for the 07'? Where are you scherry and what do you make? Sorry, I think we've had this convo once before, but its been a while. Biggest changes are the availability of only a base model Vibe. They also added a new blue and got rid of one of the reds, I believe Lava, but am not sure. I'm sure there will also be minor appearance changes. But nothing major for another 17 months.

[jake75]

Quote, originally posted by IMakeVibes »But nothing major for another 17 months.Assume the 2008 produiction would begin in another 12 months. So the "17 months" must be the projected start of the 2009's? Everyone here was expecting a major redesign (or no Vibe at all) for 2008.

[SeattleJeremy]

Why have they stopped making the GT and AWD?!?!?!?

[joatmon]

http://www.saanichnews.com/por...&more=Quote »U.S. emissions regulations end two Vibe modelsAug 11 2006With the new G6 sedan, coupe and retractable hardtop convertible selling well, the G5 (Pursuit) sedan and coupe pulling in younger buyers and Wave a good alternative to buying used, plus the Torrent crossover SUV making new friends where the Aztek turned many potential customers off of the brand entirely, Pontiac is undergoing a metamorphosis, but all the change isn't only due to new models. Rather it will soon be caused by the elimination of some long-time regulars. Although, before Pontiac says goodbye to its Montana SV-6, if rumour about its minivan not suiting the brand's sporting image is to be believed (reportedly it will soon be replaced by a cooler crossover), the GM division will axe two trim levels of its popular Vibe crossover wagon.Gone after the 2006 model year (at least in the U.S.), due to U.S. emissions regulation changes, is the top-line GT, sporting Toyota's high-revving 180-horsepower 1.8-litre four-cylinder, the same as used in Toyota's fully-loaded Matrix XRS and Corolla XRS, as well as the least powerful all-wheel drive version. As it seems, only the base-level Vibe is selling well, and therefore it stays on at least throughout 2007."These changes would affect key structural components," Buick-Pontiac-GMC General Manager John Larson stated. "The cost of redesign is prohibitive."While upcoming U.S. regulatory policy is tightening up, with an ultra-low emissions standard that the GT and AWD Vibes don't measure up to, you can bet that if either model were selling well the General would find a way to make it happen, even if the engines and drivetrains used are sourced from Toyota. The fact is, out of the 64,271 Vibes sold last year, up 9.1 percent from 2004, base models accounted for the majority of sales.Pontiac may bring back the GT and AWD versions with the next-generation Vibe, but Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson made no guarantees."The GT and AWD are very low-penetrating models right now," commented Hopson. "There's still a very good possibility we'll resurrect both of those as we look at the next generation of the Vibe over the next couple of years."The Vibe is the result of a joint GM/Toyota production facility dubbed New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) in Fremont, California. Previous to the Vibe/Matrix crossover wagon twins, the NUMMI plant built the Toyota Corolla-based Chevrolet Nova. Reports suggest that NUMMI is profitable and that dropping the GT and AWD Vibes shouldn't indicate any end to the joint relationship.According to Hopson, Pontiac will receive approximately 45,000 2006 model year Vibes from NUMMI, before production of the 2007 base Vibe begins in July. Next generation Vibe = more years of Vibes

[binary]

Thanks for the post Joat... it makes sence why... but still sad to see.I have only seen base model vibes around here... a GT is rare, and AWD... well, I've only read about them and seen one at the vibe meets.