Pontiac Safari - Discontinuation of The Safari

Discontinuation of The Safari

In 1989 the Safari was discontinued due to the decreasing popularity of full-size station wagons. Pontiac was rather delayed in this decision, as Chrysler produced its last full-size station wagon in 1977, Ford discontinued its Country Squire and Mercury Colony Park wagons in 1991. The other GM wagons were the last to go with the Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser being discontinued after the 1992 model year, and finally the Chevrolet Caprice Wagon and the Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon were discontinued in 1996. The Safari name lived on with the GMC Safari minivan, which largely served the same demographic as the Pontiac Safari. In 1990, the passenger and cargo space of the Safari was replaced largely by the Pontiac Trans Sport, their first minivan.