THE ULTIMATE CAR GUIDE: Car Features - Same Car, Different Names: General Motors

If there is one manufacturer that had started the badge engineering to a whole new level, it is General Motors. With a crazy number of brands to begin with (we suggest you to check this link instead), it made sense to use one car and sell it under a number of brands to cut costs but at the expense of brand equity.

In order for a car to be counted on this list, the vehicle must have a different name using the same shell (exterior modifications are usually done) but sold under a different brand. And to avoid a super long list, we would limit vehicles which were launched from 1990s and above. Do take note the year range represents the entire vehicle line (including those of its twins) even if the original model was killed. In order to be listed, the base vehicle must be from a General Motor subsidiary so a Toyota or Nissan badged GM vehicle will not make a cut here.

So, which GM models wore different names but are basically the same?

Baojun 630-Chevrolet Optra

Baojun 630

Buick LaCrosse-Alpheon-Roewe 950 (2010-Current)

Buick LaCrosse

Buick Regal-Chevrolet Lumina (1999-2008)

Buick Regal

Buick Sail-Chevrolet Sail/Corsa Plus/Classic

Buick Sail

Chevrolet Astro-GMC Safari

Chevrolet Astro

Chevrolet Avalanche-Cadillac Escalade EXT

Chevrolet Avalanche

Chevrolet Blazer/S-10 Blazer/Trailblazer (as upscale model)-GMC Jimny/S-15 Jimny-Oldsmobile Bravada-Opel Blazer

Chevrolet Blazer (Brazil model)

Chevrolet Bolt-Opel Ampera-e

Chevrolet Bolt

Chevrolet C/K Pick-up/Silverado/Cheyenne-GMC Sierra

GMC Sierra

Chevrolet Camaro-Pontiac Firebird

Chevrolet Camaro

Chevrolet Captiva-Daewoo Winstorm-Holden Captiva

Chevrolet Captiva

Chevrolet Cavalier-Pontiac Sunfire-Toyota Cavalier

Chevrolet Cavalier

Chevrolet Celta/Prisma-Suzuki Fun

Chevrolet Celta

Chevrolet Cobalt-Pontiac G5/Pursuit

Chevrolet Cobalt

Chevrolet Colorado-GMC Canyon-Isuzu i-Series (first generation model)

Chevrolet Colorado

Chevrolet Colorado/S-10-GMC Canyon-Holden Colorado-Isuzu D-Max (second generation model)

Chevrolet Colorado

Chevrolet Corsica-Pontiac Tempest (1987-1991)

Chevrolet Corsica

Chevrolet Cruze-Daewoo Lacetti Premiere-Holden Cruze (first generation model)

Chevrolet Cruze

Chevrolet Cruze-Holden Astra sedan (second generation model)

Chevrolet Cruze

Chevrolet Equinox-Pontiac Torrent (first generation Equinox)

Chevrolet Equinox

Chevrolet Express-GMC Savana

Chevrolet Express

Chevrolet Lumina APV-Oldsmobile Silhouette-Pontiac Trans Sport

Chevrolet Lumina APV

Chevrolet Malibu-Holden Malibu (eighth generation model)

Chevrolet Malibu

Chevrolet Malibu-Oldsmobile Cutlass (fifth generation model)

Oldsmobile Cutlass

Chevrolet/Geo Metro-Pontiac Firefly-Suzuki Swift (second generation model)

Geo Metro

Chevrolet S-10-GMC S-15/Sonoma-Isuzu Hombre-Opel Sierra

Chevrolet S-10

Chevrolet Silverado-GMC Sierra

Chevrolet Silverado

Chevrolet Sonic-Holden Barina

Chevrolet Sonic

Chevrolet Spark/Matiz/Matiz Eco Logic/Joy-Daewoo Matiz Classic-FSO Matiz-Pontiac Matiz/Matiz G2 (second generation Spark)

Chevrolet Spark

Chevrolet Spark/Spark GT/Beat-Daewoo Matiz Creative-Holden Barina-Ravon R2 (third generation Spark)

Chevrolet Spark

Chevrolet Spark-Holden Spark-Opel Karl-Vauxhall Viva (fourth generation Spark)

Chevrolet Spark

Chevrolet Suburban-Cadillac Escalade ESV-GMC Yukon XL/Suburban-Holden Suburban

Chevrolet Suburban

Chevrolet Tahoe/Grand Blazer-Cadillac Escalade-GMC Yukon

Chevrolet Tahoe

Chevrolet/Geo Tracker-Chevrolet Vitara-GMC Tracker-Asuna/Pontiac Sunrunner-Suzuki Escudo/Sidekick/Vitara (second generation, North America)

Chevrolet Tracker

Chevrolet Trailblazer (including extended models)-Buick Rainier-GMC Envoy-Isuzu Ascender-Oldsmobile Bravada-Saab 97-X (2001-2009)

Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT

Chevrolet Trailblazer-Holden Colorado 7/Trailblazer-Isuzu MU-X (2012-Current)

Chevrolet Trailblazer (outside North America)

Chevrolet Trax/Tracker-Holden Trax

Chevrolet Trax

Chevrolet Uplander-Buick Terraza-Pontiac Montana/Montana SV6-Saturn Relay (2005-2009)

Chevrolet Uplander

Chevrolet Venture (North America)-Buick GL8/GL8 First Land/Chevrolet Venture (Philippines)-Oldsmobile Silhouette-Opel Sintra-Pontiac Trans Sport/Montana/Chevrolet Trans Sport (Europe)-Vauxhall Sintra (1996-2017)

Chevrolet Venture (North America)

Chevrolet Volt-Buick Velite 5-Holden Volt-Opel Ampera-Vauxhall Ampera

Chevrolet Volt

Daewoo Kalos/Gentra-Chevrolet Aveo/Kalos/Lova/Nexia-Holden Barina-Pontiac G3/G3 Wave/Wave-Ravon Nexia 3-Suzuki Swift+-ZAZ Vida

Daewoo Kalos

Daewoo Lacetti/Nubira/Gentra-Buick Excelle-Chevrolet Lacetti/Optra/Estate/Nubira-Holden Viva-Ravon Gentra-Suzuki Forenza/Reno

Daewoo Lacetti/Gentra /Nubira

Daewoo Lanos/Sens-Chevrolet Lanos-Doninvest Assol-FSO Lanos-ZAZ Lanos/Sens/Chance

Daewoo Lanos/Sens

Daewoo Leganza-Doninvest Kondor

Daewoo Leganza

Daewoo LeMans/Racer/Fantasy/Pointer-Asuna GT/SE-Passport Optima

Daewoo Racer

Daewoo Magnus/Evanda-Chevrolet Epica/Evanda-Formosa Magnus-Suzuki Verona

Daewoo Magnus

Daewoo Matiz/Matiz II/Matix-Baojun Lechi-Chevrolet Exclusive/Joy/Lechi/Matiz/Spark-uzDaewoo Matiz-Formosa Matiz-FSO Matiz-Pontiac Matiz/G2-Ravon Matiz (first generation Spark)

Daewoo Matiz

Daewoo Nubira-Doninvest Orion

Daewoo Nubira

Daewoo Tacuma/Rezzo-Chevrolet Rezzo/Tacuma/Viviant

Daewoo Tacuma

Daewoo Tosca-Chevrolet Epica-Holden Epica

Daewoo Tosca

GMC Acadia-Saturn Outlook

GMC Acadia

Holden Caprice/Statesman-Buick Park Avenue-Chevrolet Caprice-Daewoo Veritas (2006-2017)

Holden Caprice WM

Holden Commodore/Utility/Berlina/Calais/Ute-Opel Calais-Toyota Lexicen (second generation Commodore)

Holden Commodore

Holden Commodore/Berlina/Calais/Ute-Chevrolet Lumina-Chevrolet Omega (third generation Commodore)

Holden Commodore

Holden Commodore/Berlina/Calais/Ute-Chevrolet Lumina-Chevrolet Omega-Chevrolet SS-Pontiac G8-Vauxhall VXR8 (fourth generation Commodore)

Holden Commodore Omega

Holden Monaro-Chevrolet Lumina Coupe-Pontiac GTO-Vauxhall Monaro

Holden Monaro

Isuzu D-Max (first generation)/Rodeo-Chevrolet Colorado/D-Max/LUV D-Max-GMC Canyon-Holden Rodeo/Colorado

Isuzu D-Max (first generation)

Isuzu Faster/Fuego/Pickup/TFR-Chevrolet LUV/T-Series-Holden Rodeo-Honda Tourmaster-Opel Campo-Vauxhall Brava + A number of Chinese clones

Isuzu TF

Isuzu Impulse/Piazza/PA Nero-Asuna Sunfire-Geo Storm

Isuzu Impulse

Isuzu MU/MU Wizard/Amigo/Rodeo/Cameo/Vega-Chevrolet Frontera/Rodeo-Holden Frontera-Honda Jazz (Japan)/Passport (USA)-Opel Frontera-Vauxhall Frontera (first generation model)

Isuzu MU Wizard

Isuzu MU/Amigo/Rodeo/Rodeo Sport/Wizard-Chevrolet Frontera/Rodeo-Holden Frontera/Frontera Sport-Honda Passport-Opel Frontera/Frontera Sport-Vauxhall Frontera/Frontera Sport (second generation model)

Isuzu Rodeo

Isuzu Trooper/Bighorn-Acura SLX-Chevrolet Trooper-Holden Jackaroo/Monterey-Honda Horizon-Opel Monterey-Subaru Bighorn-Vauxhall Monterey (second generation model)

Isuzu Trooper

Oldsmobile Alero-Chevrolet Alero

Oldsmobile Alero

Opel Adam-Vauxhall Adam

Opel Adam

Opel Antara-Chevrolet Captiva Sport-Daewoo Winstorm Maxx-GMC Terrain (Middle East)-Holden Captiva 5-Saturn Vue (second generation)-Vauxhall Antara