Saturn dead

Avatard · 09-30-2009, 06:07 PM

Saturn dead:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33107120/ns/business-autos/

goof2 · 09-30-2009, 06:36 PM

No surprise there. With GM loosing control of Opel, who builds most if not all of Saturn's cars, their supply of new vehicles is uncertain at best. Penske would only be buying a name, and not a very good name at that.

101lifts2 · 10-01-2009, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by goof2

No surprise there. With GM loosing control of Opel, who builds most if not all of Saturn's cars, their supply of new vehicles is uncertain at best. Penske would only be buying a name, and not a very good name at that.

1 of them...Astra

RIP Saturn...the best company I've ever worked for...1994-2001.

Sean · 10-01-2009, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

1 of them...Astra

And the Aura.

Both good cars, ironically enough.

goof2 · 10-01-2009, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

1 of them...Astra

RIP Saturn...the best company I've ever worked for...1994-2001.

Sorry, Opel seems to design almost all of them and builds some of them.

Vue = Opel Antara
Sky = Opel GT
Aura = Opel Vectra
Astra = Opel Astra

The Outlook is the only one that isn't also an Opel.

Sean · 10-01-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by goof2

Sorry, Opel seems to design almost all of them and builds some of them.

Vue = Opel Antara
Sky = Opel GT
Aura = Opel Vectra
Astra = Opel Astra

The Outlook is the only one that isn't also an Opel.

The Sky is a US design that was sent to Europe, not the other way around, and the Vue is a Daewoo design. Only the Astra and Aura are Opel designs.

Rider · 10-01-2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by goof2

Sorry, Opel seems to design almost all of them and builds some of them.

Vue = Opel Antara
Sky = Opel GT
Aura = Opel Vectra
Astra = Opel Astra

The Outlook is the only one that isn't also an Opel.

The Sky is the Pontiac Soltice
The Vue is the Pontiac Torrent
The Aura is the Pontiac G6.
The Outlook is the GMC Acadia

I'm not sure if the Saturn models were designed by GM or Opel but either way those cars are redundant and we don't need them.

Sean · 10-01-2009, 11:41 AM

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The Aura is the Pontiac G6.

No it's not, it's an Opel Vectra...totally different car.

Come on, people...

Cutty72 · 10-04-2009, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by goof2

Sorry, Opel seems to design almost all of them and builds some of them.

Vue = Opel Antara
Sky = Opel GT
Aura = Opel Vectra
Astra = Opel Astra

The Outlook is the only one that isn't also an Opel.

Yeah. I've seen all of them over here in Germany as their opel counterparts. Look identical except the badging.

For those that still think the Astra was an American build, go get a first year Saturn Astra. Still has European Radio, European turn signals and parking indicators.

HurricaneHeather · 09-30-2009, 06:39 PM

I thought this was going to be about the planet. I was sad when I thought the planet had died. Not at all about the car company.

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09-30-2009, 06:36 PM	#2
goof2 AMA Supersport Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,756	No surprise there. With GM loosing control of Opel, who builds most if not all of Saturn's cars, their supply of new vehicles is uncertain at best. Penske would only be buying a name, and not a very good name at that.

09-30-2009, 06:39 PM	#10
HurricaneHeather AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney Moto: '98 Honda Fireblade Posts: 3,696	I thought this was going to be about the planet. I was sad when I thought the planet had died. Not at all about the car company.