Pontiac Firefly

The Pontiac Firefly was a pre-existing in Canada and in the Middle East car model of the U.S. manufacturer Pontiac.

When Firefly it was a variant of the Suzuki Swift.

The Firefly was introduced in late 1984 in Canada as a successor to the Pontiac Acadian and sold until 1991; 1994-2000 there was a successor of the same name. Sister models of Firefly were the Chevrolet Sprint, the Geo Metro and Chevrolet Metro. 1989 and 1995 were carried out comprehensive facelifts.

Initially, the Firefly was produced exclusively for Suzuki in Japan. From 1990 the production plant in Canada by CAMI, a joint venture between General Motors and Suzuki began. Until 1994 there was only one engine available, a one-liter, three-cylinder, there was the 1987 to 1991 also in turbo version. In addition came in 1995, a 1.3 - liter four-cylinder in the program.

1991-1994 next to the hatchback model was also offered a convertible and a four-door notchback sedan; while the hatchback versions were produced at CAMI, convertible and sedan were from Japanese manufacturing.

In 2000, the Firefly was taken from the offer. It was not until 2005 with the ( available only in Canada ) Pontiac Wave for a successor.