The GMC Safari is a Minivan that was manufactured and marketed by General Motors. The GMC Safari was also called the Chevrolet Astro. The GMC Safari or the Chevrolet Astro as it was famously called was introduced in 1985 and was produced for two decades till 2005. The GMC Safari was a successful model that was used in different parts of the World as a powerful and economic Minivan. The GMC Safari was available in the three door van body style and used the General Motors M-body platform.
The GMC Safari used the FR layout; front engine model with rear wheel drive and optional all wheel drive. The parts of the GMC Safari were assembled at the plant in Baltimore Assembly in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The GMC Safari was manufactured in two generations; the cars that were manufactured from 1985 to 1995 for the first decade form the first generation of the GMC Safari. The vans that were manufactured after 1995 were modified and used advanced features these are part of the second generation of the GMC Safari.