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STUDY: Ford owns brand loyalty in 2009; Scorned Saturn, Pontiac buyers will look outside of GM

Ford buyers appear to love their cars more than customers of any other automotive brand, returning back to the American automaker when it comes time to purchase their next vehicle. According to a study by Experian Automotive, six of the top 10 vehicles for customer brand loyalty wear badges from the Blue Oval. That includes the Ford Fusion (62.4 percent), Ford Edge (57.9 percent), Ford Five Hundred/Taurus (56 percent), Ford Freestyle (51.9 percent), Ford Escape (49.4 percent) and the Ford Focus (47.57 percent). Other vehicles making up ... Read more →

VIDEO: Saturn's demise? We blame Jim Gaffigan* Chris Shunk

When the deal to sell Saturn to Penske Automotive fell through, there were likely a lot of surprised people at General Motors' Detroit, MI headquarters. Penske released a statement saying that the ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy John McElroy

Why Saturn Failed In the early 1980s General Motors launched a top-secret program to figure out how it could build a small car to successfully compete against the Japanese automakers. It was called ...

BREAKING: Penske walks away from Saturn deal, brand to "wind down" Sam Abuelsamid

Saturn fans will be saddened to hear that the brand is about to be history. Penske Automotive Group (PAG) and General Motors have been in the final stages of negotiations to transfer the brand, but ...

From the Clutches of the Grave: Saturn Vue 2-Mode Hybrid rated at 27/30 mpg by EPA Sam Abuelsamid

While perusing the EPA's fuel economy listings, one of our readers stumbled across a vehicle that we didn't even know had been rated. The 2-Mode Hybrid version of the Saturn Vue had initially ...

REPORT: Penske talking to Renault to supply vehicles to Saturn 3 months ago on Autoblog

Remember the rumor that Roger Penske is looking to bring Renault back to America via his recently-procured network of Saturn dealerships? Consider it a rumor no more, as the deed has been confirmed by none other than Renault's chief operating officer Patrick Pelata, who said in a recent ...

REPORT: Penske to complete Saturn deal by September 3 months ago on Autoblog

Penske Automotive Group may have reached a tentative deal go acquire the Saturn brand from General Motors back in June, but the negotiations may take until the end of September to be finalized. PAG founder Roger Penske mentioned on a conference call that the deal had to take a back seat to GM's ...

REPORT: The Sky has a limit after all, as GM Kappa production ends 3 months ago on Autoblog

Old saying: The flame that burns twice as bright burns only half as long. Having driven our share of Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky roadsters, we can't honestly declare them to be brightly burning flames. Oh, they have their good points, but the market's worst folding top mechanism and rampant ...

REPORT: GM recalling over 44,000 Saturn Vue crossovers because of sticky door handles?! 4 months ago on Autoblog

Some 44,451 Saturn Vue models from the 2008 model year are being recalled, and yours might be a part of the action if it has body-color door handles. What's the deal? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the handles may stick, preventing the door from properly ...

Kia reportedly takes a liking to Saturn retailers 4 months ago on Autoblog

Most Kia dealerships are in rural and second-tier urban areas because real estate in markets like New York and Chicago are just too expensive. With the contraction of Ford, GM and Chrysler dealerships in those areas, Kia retailers are finding that now is the time to enter the big time. In ...

Confirmed: GM and Penske outline deal for Saturn - Aura, Vue, Outlook to live on 5 months ago on Autoblog

Confirming a report we posted on earlier today, General Motors has reached a preliminary agreement to handover the Saturn marque to the Penske Automotive Group. In GM's official statement after the jump, the automaker says that the memorandum of understanding would entitle Penske to the brand's ...

BREAKING: GM reportedly agrees to sell Saturn to Penske 5 months ago on Autoblog

According to The New York Times, General Motors has come to terms with a consortium led by industry icon Roger Penske to sell its ailing Saturn brand. The agreement, which is expected to be announced later today, will apparently see Penske add Saturn brand and its stand-alone showroom network to ...

Telesto Ventures' bid for GM's Saturn division thick with Chrysler talent 5 months ago on Autoblog

The General Motors appendage known as Saturn is scheduled to be scalpeled off sooner rather than later. What happens to the mass once it has been removed from its host is still uncertain, though there are apparently groups interested in the shiny metal entrails. GM has reportedly whittled the roster ...

REPORT: Samsung looks to be most likely supplier to a Penske-owned Saturn 5 months ago on Autoblog

As the bidding to take over over the Saturn brand from General Motors nears its conclusion, it looks increasingly likely that Roger Penske will walk away with the "prize." Regardless of who takes control, all Penske is slated to receive is a network of dealers and a brand name. GM has already ...

Mitsubishi interested in supplying Saturn dealers? 5 months ago on Autoblog

Regardless of what entity General Motors eventually unloads its network of 380 Saturn dealerships upon, it's not planning to continue supplying vehicles to the displaced automaker past 2011 at the latest. This being the case, the majority of prospective Saturn bidders will need to find an alternate ...

Ex-Chrysler Pres. Tom LaSorda to advise Penske on Saturn sale 5 months ago on Autoblog

Penske Automotive Group has reportedly contracted the services of former Chrysler President Tom LaSorda, who left the automaker when it filed for Chapter 11 protection on April 30th, to advise it on its possible bid to purchase the Saturn brand from current parent General Motors. Up until the year ...

Leaked: 2010 Opel Astra gets early web reveal 5 months ago on Autoblog

Opel's Astra hasn't exactly gone down a storm here in the U.S. while wearing a Saturn badge, but the four-cylinder econocar lineup is pivotal stuff in Europe, and the next-generation model could still find its way to America – even if it doesn't wear a planetary badge. Regardless of ...

Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky could live on... with different parents 6 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors' acting CEO Fritz Henderson has said the Wilmington, DE plant that currently produces the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky could be sold if a buyer was interested in producing the two roadsters. "If someone were to approach [us] with a proposal that made good sense for our people, ...

REPORT: Renault after Saturn, Geely after Saab 6 months ago on Autoblog

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, General Motors is working on a deal with Renault to hand over Saturn, providing the French automaker with a "launching pad" to expand into North America. The WSJ's sources say that the deal with GM would allow Renault and its South Korean ...

REPORT: Penske lines up as potential Saturn suitor 6 months ago on Autoblog

The typical relationship between automakers and dealerships, of course, is for the dealers to sell the cars that the automaker produces. But with General Motors shedding like a dog in springtime, it's the dealers who have been looking to buy the brands themselves. Following interest expressed by ...

GM updates state of Saturn, potential buyers being reviewed 6 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors is busy putting the finishing touches on its third (or is it fourth?) viability plan, part of which involves the sale or shut down of the Saturn division. While many were expecting GM to close down Saturn, GM has released a press release to tell the world that the fledgling marquee ...

Opel Insignia Sport Tourer lands at a Czech dealer. Do want. 6 months ago on Autoblog

The Opel Insignia Sports Tourer landed at a dealer in the Czech Republic, and it is nothing but tasty: a six-speed diesel with seating for five that holds from 540 or 1,530 cubic liters with the seats down (from 19 to 54 cubic feet) and the handsome hauler gets and 50 mpg (US) from its 160 ...

REPORT: Investor group confirms they are bidding for Saturn; looking to sell multiple brands 6 months ago on Autoblog

In what General Motors spokesman Steve Janisse is calling a "very interesting" proposal, investor group Telesto Ventures has put in an official bid for Saturn. The consortium features a variety of backers, including Black Oak Partners LLC (a private equity group) and a number of Saturn dealers. ...

Saturn dealers giving up a different kind of car company 6 months ago on Autoblog

Saturn was created by General Motors chairman Roger Smith in the late 1980s to be a Different Kind of Car Company. While the first Saturns were generally pretty unremarkable, it was the retail experience that really set the automaker apart from other domestic brands. Saturn was the first marque to ...

REPORT: New partner to keep Saturn afloat 7 months ago on Autoblog

Solid details aren't forthright, but the Danbury News Times is reporting that Saturn is not lying on a cold slab just yet. Todd Ingersoll, owner of two Saturn stores in Connecticut, has been heading up a task force at the behest of franchisees to determine the best way for the brand to break away ...

Spy Shots: Is this the next Opel Astra? 7 months ago on Autoblog

Saturn's Astra has been something of a commercial non-starter stateside, but it remains a perennial favorite in Opel and Vauxhall guises in Europe. Thus, even with General Motors' touchy-feely brand on the rocks here at home, it's still a pivotal model overseas that warrants attention, even if ...

REPORT: Union chief says plans to build Chevrolet Orlando in U.S. on hold 7 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors is in survival mode right now; cutting staff, closing plants, and reworking contracts. The last thing the General likely wants to cut back on is product, but even new vehicles aren't immune to the chopping block. Automotive News is reporting that GM has postponed production of ...

Saturn dealers want to spin-off from GM, start own company 8 months ago on Autoblog

Saturn dealers must be feeling pretty unloved by their parent company right about now. Yesterday, General Motors announced as part of its updated restructuring plan that the interstellar brand would not be getting any new products, meaning that it's left to die on the vine when the current range ...

Lutz says Saturn's days are numbered 8 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors' Vice Chairman Bob Lutz may be on his way out to pasture, but that doesn't mean he's going to leave as anything other than the quote machine we know and love. The Maximum One told Automotive News that he wished Saturn would survive the current economic calamity, "But frankly, the ...

What's going to happen to Saturn... next week? 9 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors is throwing together its viability report for the feds before the automaker's homework is due on February 17th, and a large part of the plan is to eliminate its most unprofitable brands. GM execs have said on more than one occasion that the automaker's core brands – Buick, ...

Saab not long for the U.S. market, GM unsure of other brands' futures 9 months ago on Autoblog

Let's go ahead and get it out there: General Motors doesn't have a plan for Saab, Saturn, or HUMMER – it has a bunch of hopes, ideas and proposals. The best that GM can do with Saab is try to extricate the brand from its entangled web, which might make it more attractive to a buyer. That ...

Saturn Astra goes away for 2009 9 months ago on Autoblog

If you've been looking to spec a new Astra like Autoblog reader ramirez8167, you may have noticed that you can't build or locate a 2009 model on Saturn's website. That's because there isn't one. With plenty of dealer stock on-hand for the slow-moving Opel-based hatch, General Motors has simply ...

GM funds Saturn through 2012 9 months ago on Autoblog

The good news: Saturns will remain in production until 2012 or 2013... at least. The bad news: the Saturns currently being produced might not get any new updates or engineering before then. That's the bitter and the sweet that GM revealed to Saturn dealers at the NADA conference. On the warm, fuzzy ...

Official: GM shrinking to four brands; Pontiac to four models 9 months ago on Autoblog

In an interview Sunday with Automotive News (sub. req'd), Troy Clarke, GM's North American president, said that General Motors will be able to make good on its promise to Congress to drastically cut costs. Clarke said that GM will now focus its "product and marketing resources" on Buick, Chevrolet, ...

GM/UAW concession talks commence 10 months ago on Autoblog

To ensure long-term viability, General Motors has pledged an arm and a leg (and maybe an eye) to satisfy conditions imposed by the federal government after the automaker received billions in taxpayer-funded loans. In addition to reducing debt and condensing the number and type of vehicles it ...

GM's LaNeve: "We are completely behind Saturn" 10 months ago on Autoblog

It sounds as if it's about time to get Bob Lutz some face-time with Mark LaNeve, 'cause the two men are trumpeting vastly different statements regarding the future of The General's interstellar brand. Recall that Lutz was recently quoted as saying, "It's really much better to have fewer brands, do ...

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