▁as ▁the ▁G 8 . ▁The ▁G 8 ' s ▁c ess ation ▁was ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁G M ' s ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁bank rupt cy ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁Pont iac ▁brand . ▁ ▁Sales ▁of ▁the ▁Mon aro ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁as ▁the ▁Che v ro let ▁L um ina ▁Coupe . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁a ▁modified ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Mon aro ▁began ▁s elling ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( but ▁not ▁in ▁Canada ) ▁as ▁the ▁Pont iac ▁G TO , ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁Mon aro ▁name ▁through ▁V aux hall ▁deal ers hips ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁This ▁arrangement ▁continued ▁through ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁when ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁dis cont in ued . ▁The ▁long - w heel base ▁States man ▁sales ▁in ▁the ▁Chinese ▁market ▁as ▁the ▁Bu ick ▁Ro ya um ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁before ▁being ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁by ▁the ▁States man - based ▁Bu ick ▁Park ▁Avenue . ▁States man / Cap rice ▁exports ▁to ▁South ▁Korea ▁also ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁These ▁Korean ▁models ▁were ▁sold ▁as ▁the ▁Da ew oo ▁States man , ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁the ▁Da ew oo ▁Ver itas ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Hold en ' s ▁move ▁into ▁international ▁mark ets ▁proved ▁prof itable ; ▁export ▁re venue ▁increased ▁from ▁A $ 9 7 3  