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1G8Saturn passenger cars

Held by General Motors LLC · registered in the United States

WMI 1G8 names 30 models, more than any of the other four WMIs that decode Saturn. Its rules place assembly in three countries. The same rules run from model year 1981 to 2010, with nothing after 2010. Its rules name 10 percent of the 313 models found under all 108 codes of General Motors.

Models in the decoding rules, by model year

  1. Blazer1981–1986
  2. C/K Pickup1981–1985
  3. G-Series1981–1986
  4. P - Series1981–1986
  5. Suburban1981–1986
  6. S-10 Pickup1982–1984
  7. Military Truck1983–1986
  8. Astro Van1985–1986
  9. SC11991–2002
  10. SC21991–2002
  11. SL11991–2002
  12. SL21991–2002
  13. SL31991–1993
  14. SW11993–2001
  15. SW21993–2001
  16. SL1994–2002
  17. LS2000–2002
  18. LS12000–2002
  19. LS22000–2002
  20. LW12000–2002
  21. LW22000–2002
  22. Ion2003–2007
  23. L2002003
  24. L3002003–2005
  25. LW2002003
  26. LW3002003–2004
  27. Aura2007–2010
  28. Sky2007–2010
  29. Astra2008–2009
  30. Opel2010

Where the rules place assembly

Plant countriesUnited States, Canada, Mexico

Plant locations namedWilmington; Bowling Green; Kansas City; Orion; Lordstown; Hamtramck; Spring Hill; Lansing - North Plant; Oklahoma City; Lansing - Craft Center; Flint; Lansing - Grand River; Doraville; Arlington and 26 more

Bodies and power

Body classesSedan, Coupe, SUV, Wagon, Convertible, Pickup, Van, Step van, Motorhome, Incomplete - Cutaway

Primary fuelsGasoline, Diesel, Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV), Electric, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (propane or LPG)

Electrified versionsBattery electric, Mild hybrid, Plug-in hybrid

Compared with the closest code, 2G8

2G8 is held by General Motors LLC. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to 1G8.

Models in both5

Only under 1G8C/K Pickup, S-10 Pickup, Military Truck, SC1, SC2, SL1, SL2, SL3, SW1, SW2, SL, LS, LS1, LS2, LW1, LW2, Ion, L200, L300, LW200, LW300, Aura, Sky, Astra and 1 more

Model years1G8: 1981–2010 · 2G8: 1981–1986

Plant countries only for 2G8Japan, South Korea

Body classes only for 1G8Sedan, Coupe, Wagon, Convertible, Pickup, Hatchback, Chassis cab

Vehicle type1G8: passenger cars · 2G8: multipurpose passenger vehicles

Other codes held by General Motors

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModels
1G1passenger carsChevrolet1981–open39
2G1passenger carsChevrolet1981–202034
3G1passenger carsChevrolet1985–202434
1G2passenger carsPontiac1981–201030
2G2passenger carsPontiac1981–201030
3G2passenger carsPontiac1985–201026
KL2passenger carsPontiac1985–201026
2C1passenger carsChevrolet, Geo1981–201024

99 more not shown here. All 108 codes of General Motors

Saturn under other holders

Models named in each code's rules

  1. W08 Adam Opel AGUnited States5

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.