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Old Oct 16, 2022 | 11:36 pm
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Originally Posted by SirFlysALot
However they did have exclusive models. For several years GM sold Impalas strictly to rental agencies.
IIRC it's because certain models so terribly in the retail market they dumped them into fleet sales. Similar to what Ford did with the Crown Vic. They stopped selling them retail, rebadged the exact same thing, called it a 'Police Interceptor,' and moved on. I think the Crown Vic line is now years defunct but they have applied the PI branding to Explorer SUVs and other things destined for law enforcement.
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