Production chronology1976–1994
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗19 years
← Pontiac
Pontiac / Model record
PontiacSunbird
Production1976–1994
Recorded originUnited States
ClassCompact Cars
Background
The Pontiac Sunbird is a model line that was manufactured and marketed by Pontiac from the 1976 to the 1994 model years. Loosely deriving its name from the Pontiac Firebird, the Sunbird was introduced as the eventual replacement for the Pontiac Astre, replacing it entirely in 1978 as the smallest Pontiac.
Text adapted from “Pontiac Sunbird” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years1985–1988
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1980–1992
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗13 years