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The Lesson of Saturn: It’s the Cars, Stupid

September 30, 2009

The Garage’s fearless leader Gary Grant broke the news earlier today that Saturn is on the fast-track to extinction after Roger Penske was unable to secure a manufacturer (most say Renault)  to provide cars for the brand once GM is done building Saturns themselves. Don’t blame Roger though. Saturn had great intentions-to build a small [...]

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Penske Auto Group backs out of Saturn deal, brand begins to swirl down the bowl

September 30, 2009

This just in: Car brands swirl clockwise just like any other turd.
I vaguely recall reading somewhere last Spring that Saturn turned a profit exactly once during it’s existence. It was a surprise then (to me at least) that Biz Whiz Roger Penske had offered to buy the whole kit and kaboodle. The story was that [...]

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Penske Auto Group to Buy Saturn

June 5, 2009

GM has been busy ridding itself of what many call the “Bad GM”-namely, Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn, and Saab, brands that won’t be a part of the “new” GM. Pontiac is being phased out, earlier this week Tengzhong announced plans to purchase Hummer, and today, Penske Auto Group announced that it will buy the Saturn brand [...]

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Is There Hope for the Sky & Solstice?

May 12, 2009

Saturn will be either sold, or shut down. Pontiac has one more production year left, and the story ends there. It’s a pity when perfectly good cars like the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky are destined to vanish from the automotive landscape. For fans of GM’s two seater sports cars, there is a glimmer of [...]

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GM: Viability Update

April 27, 2009

Without a doubt the biggest news from GM today was that Pontiac would be phased out, but there are other points worth mentioning here. GM confirmed that the “resolution” of Saab, Saturn and Hummer will be decided by the end of 2009 at the latest. To recap, Saab has filed with the Swedish government to [...]

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No Saturn Astra for 2009

January 28, 2009

Here’s an odd one. According to Autoblog, there will be no 2009 Saturn Astra for sale. The reason? Too many 2008 Astras are still sitting on dealer lots. Talk about an inventory problem. I am disappointed that the Astra is not selling well in North America. I think the Astra is the best small car [...]

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Taking it to the streets in the 2008 Saturn Vue Green Line

April 19, 2008

With our last hybrid experience here in The Garage, we were a bit underwhelmed by the on road experience, so what was life with the 08 Saturn Vue like? It was actually a lot more fun than we expected. Just as the new Vue looks playful and stylish, it plays that part well out in [...]

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Road Test: 2008 Saturn Vue Green Line

April 13, 2008

When Saturn came on the scene, back in 1990 everything they were different from just about everything else on the road. They wore plastic body panels that didn’t dent and they looked quite unlike anything consumers had seen before. The 2008 Saturn Vue is different too. Gone are the plastic panels, but it looks unlike [...]

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Automotive Sunset in the land of the Rising Sun?

November 9, 2007

While the Detroit 3 might be headed into the vortex of a rust bowl one might be envious of the success of our Japanese friends on American shores. But that envy might change into sympathy if you look at what’s happening in the land of the rising sun.
Auto sales in Japan, having declined for [...]

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Track test: Saturn Sky Redline

October 2, 2007

I’ve always been a firm believer that first impressions are an important indication of what’s to come. The first impression the 2008 Saturn Sky Turbo was a bright and bubbly one that promised lots of fun. From a branding standpoint, there didn’t appear to be any logos indicating that this was the Redline model, other [...]

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