GM mulls shedding Pontiac to win gov't aid: report ( Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:00:03 +0100) NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The automaker General Motors Corp is mulling whether to shed its Pontiac, Saab and Saturn brands, as well as its Hummer brand, Read more
Report: GM studies killing Saab, Saturn, Pontiac ( Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:32:00 +0100) DETROIT -- General Motors is studying the idea of killing the Saab, Saturn and Pontiac brands as it seeks U.S. rescue loans, Bloomberg News reported today. Read more
GM Delays Production of Saturn Vue 2-Mode Hybrid to Save Cash ( Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:19:07 +0100) The auto maker also reveals plans today to suspend operations at five assembly plants in South Korea for about two weeks in December. Read more
Saturn, CBS team up for Web series in effort to reach women ( Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:26:00 +0200) General Motors' Saturn brand thinks it has found a novel approach to reaching women: partnering with CBS Interactive for an online drama that follows the escapades of four women in a book club. Read more Party in the house: Saturn turns to grass-roots marketing ( Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:30:00 +0200) Saturn is test-driving a new marketing initiative by throwing house parties all over the country Friday night. Read more
Chase cuts back on auto leasing ( Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:01:00 +0200) Chase Auto Finance, the No. 3 U.S. auto lender, has slashed its leasing business. On Sept. 1, Chase stopped writing new leases on all but Subaru and Saturn vehicles. The lender has contracts to provide financial services to those brands. Read more
UPDATE 1-GM recalls 42,408 Saturn Vues; fluid leak possible ( Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:45:55 +0200) (Adds reports of four minor fires) DETROIT, Sept 19 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp is recalling about 42,408 Saturn Vue compact SUVs built from February Read more
GM recalls 42,408 Saturn Vues; fluid leak possible ( Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:38:05 +0200) DETROIT, Sept 19 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp is recalling about 42,408 Saturn Vue compact SUVs built from February to July due to a potential leak Read more
Saturn Committed to Opel-Sourced Astra, Despite Exchange-Rate Dilemma ( Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:38:15 +0200) GM appears to lack a North American assembly site for the compact hatchback. Read more
GM recalls 42,408 Saturn Vues; fluid leak possible ( Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:45:00 +0200) DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors is recalling about 42,408 Saturn Vue compact SUVs built from February to July due to a potential leak of power steering fluid that could cause a fire, it said on Friday. Read more
GM settles lawsuit over faulty Saturn transmissions ( Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:01:00 +0200) General Motors has settled a class-action lawsuit involving early transmission failures in the more than 90,000 Saturn vehicles carrying its VTi continuously variable transmission. Read more
GM settles lawsuit over faulty Saturn transmissions ( Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:00:00 +0200) General Motors has settled a class-action lawsuit involving early transmission failures in the more than 90,000 Saturn vehicles carrying its VTi continuously variable transmission. Read more
GM: Currency shift stalled Astra ( Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:01:00 +0200) The Saturn Astra costs too much for U.S. customers, and sales and profitability of the small hatchback are suffering, says General Motors product chief Bob Lutz. GM decided to import the Belgium-made Astra when the value of the U.S. Read more
Head-Restraint Tweak Gives GM Midsize CUVs Highest IIHS Crash Ratings ( Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:42:15 +0200) Only Buick Enclave and Saturn Outlook models built after March 2008 receive an all-around good score. Read more
GM boosts used vehicle warranties to help residuals ( Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:37:00 +0200) General Motors is making major upgrades to warranties of used vehicles it sells in the U.S. under its GM Certified and Saturn Certified programs. Read more
Saturn Revitalization Working Defiant Brand, Chief Insists; Dealerships Get New Look ( Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:23:54 +0200) Saturn achieved a 20% improvement in market share in 2007, Jill Lajdziak says, and this years sales of new products, including the Aura, Vue and Outlook, have climbed 3.4% through July 31. Read more
Saturn Revitalization Working, Defiant Brand Chief Insists; Dealerships Get New Look ( Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:25:54 +0200) Saturn achieved a 20% improvement in market share in 2007, Jill Lajdziak says, and this years sales of new products, including the Aura, Vue and Outlook, have climbed 3.4% through July 31. Read more
Hybrid line is growing family at Saturn ( Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:26:56 +0200) Saturn will drop its Green Line badge with the 2009 model year, though the General Motors brand will introduce a growing family of the hybrid gasoline-electric models for which it created the Green Line name. Read more
Hybrid line is growing family at Saturn ( Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:10:05 +0200) Saturn will drop its Green Line badge with the 2009 model year, though the General Motors brand will introduce a growing family of the hybrid gasoline-electric models for which it created the Green Line name. Read more Hybrid line is growing family at Saturn ( Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:38:17 +0200) Saturn will drop its Green Line badge with the 2009 model year, though the General Motors brand will introduce a growing family of the hybrid gasoline-electric models for which it created the Green Line name. Read more
Hybrid line is growing family at Saturn ( Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:48:56 +0200) Saturn will drop its Green Line badge with the 2009 model year, though the General Motors brand will introduce a growing family of the hybrid gasoline-electric models for which it created the Green Line name. Read more
Gas-electric hybrid line is growing family at Saturn ( Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:47:16 +0200) Saturn will drop its Green Line badge with the 2009 model year, though the General Motors brand will introduce a growing family of the hybrid gasoline-electric models for which it created the Green Line name. Read more
No other GM brands up for review, LaNeve says ( Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:37:00 +0200) General Motors' sales chief, Mark LaNeve, told dealers Tuesday that the automaker is not conducting a strategic review of Saturn or any other brands other than Hummer. Read more
Saturn Maintains Orbit in GM Universe ( Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:28:05 +0200) Killing the brand likely would prove expensive and perhaps untimely for GM. Read more
Bon Jovi brings down a house ( Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:00:00 +0200) Grammy-award winning artist Bon Jovi was on Detroit's east side Monday to announce the building of five new homes as part of a partnership between his Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation, Saturn and Habitat for Humanity Detroit. Read more