Bloomberg News is reporting that General Motors is now thinking about dropping several of its brands in order to increase its chances of getting government aid.
General Motors has promised Congress that it can recreate itself as a different kind of car company — smaller, with a more cooperative relationship with its union, and a lineup of fuel-efficient cars to compete with the best of the foreign brands.
At the 2008 SEMA show, Sound Choice Audio and Performance and GM will together present their new Saturn Vue Greenline Hyline hybrid-powered compact SUV.
More photos from the 2008 Speedorama Custom Car and Performance Show at the Automotive Building at Exhibition Place Toronto. Modified and Exotic Cars. Chip Foose in attendance.
The base model comes equipped with a decent 3.6-liter V6 VVT engine, capable of delivering some 270 hp and 248 lb-ft (336 Nm) of peak torque. The Saturn Outlook SE delivers 18/26 city/highway mileage measured by the EPA. The same model with an all-wheel drive is rated at 17/24 mpg.
GM's Korean division has launched a Daewoo-branded version of its Saturn Sky and Opel GT Roadster. The car was featured at the Busan International Motor Show, though details on pricing and launch are not yet available.
Strolling into the parking lot to hop in the Aura at the end of the day, we noticed our Aura Green Line was red. A red Green Line? How about a Red Green line: If the women dont find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.
Still struggling to find its niche in the compact SUV segment the new second generation Saturn Vue will be $3,295 more expensive than the outgoing model.
Like the Pontiac Solstice GXP, the sharp-looking roadster gets more power, with the 4-cylinder 2.0 Ecotec turbo engine, along with some other accouterments.
Chicago, Ill To peek into the future of the General Motors turnaround plan, just look at Saturn. Last year, when GM's sales skidded 8.7 percent, Saturn's rose by 6 percent.
The new Astra models will play a key role in giving Saturn one of the freshest product lineups in the North American automotive industry. In its home market.
GM is considering increasing production of the hot-selling Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice roadster \223as soon as possible,\224 according to GM\222s Bob Lutz, who was quoted by trade publication Automotive News. Currently, demand for the Pontiac Solstice is at 35,000 cars per year, while supply is about 20,000 units.
According to Automotive news, sources within GM and its Opel subsidiary confirmed plans of importing rebadged Opel Astra compacts to replace the Ion at the bottom of Saturn's lineup.
General Motors reportedly plans to import into U.S. the next-generation Opel Vectra station wagon rebadged as a Saturn. The main goal is to annually sell about 50,000 those Opels/Saturns
Saturn is a company that is in the process of reinventing itself. Started on the premise of a clean sheet of paper and making the process of buying a new car hassle-free
Saturn revealed the pricing for the 2008 Saturn Astra, including the Astra three-door XR, the Astra five-door XE and the Astra five-door XR. The entry level 2008 Saturn Astra XE will cost
General Motors Corp. swept the 2007 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards Sunday, with top honors going to the new Aura produced by its Saturn division and the redesigned Chevrolet Silverado pickup.
The Aura beat out the other two finalists for the car award, the Honda Fit and the Toyota Camry. The Silverado bested the Ford Edge and the Mazda CX-7.
One by one, GM Europes Opels are slowly starting to trickle in to North America as a part of the revolution of the Saturn brand. GM confirmed that the successor to the polymer-bodied ION will be the Saturn Astra (Opel Astra).
Saturn is continuing the Opel-ization of its range even with concepts, as the Saturn PreVue crossover (to be revealed at the New York International Auto Show) is yet another rebadged German model. The Opel Antara GTC concept was first seen at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2005 and it is part of the ongoing cooperation between the Saturn and Opel brands.
The Saturn Sky is a \223very credible all-American alternative to the made-in-Japan [Mazda] Miata,\224 says Thane Peterson of Business Week. Peterson praises the \223aggressive\224 exterior design of the car, which he says looks \223stronger\224 than the Pontiac Solstice.
Foreign cars are usually the ones with the big markups from unscrupulous dealerships that are looking to make a few thousand dollars in extra cash for a high-demand car. The Pontiac Solstice has enjoyed such notoriety, but now it's the Saturn dealers that are marking them up -- the same chain of dealerships known for no-haggle pricing and a great dealership experience.
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