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0Honda wins Commercial of the Decade, but not for the ad you think [w/VIDEO] 1261184280
Honda's Commercial of the Decade: "Grrr" – Click above to watch videoThe mad men at Adweek recently voted for the Commercial of the Decade (Super Bowl commercials not included) and Honda took top honors over memorable ads from the last ten years by companies like Nike, Budweiser and Sony. ... -
REPORT: Kia Forte Koup may get brand's first-ever turbo 1260889260
2010 Kia Forte Koup – Click above for high-res image galleryAs General Motors' Saturn brand ushers its owners toward orphan-make status, at least one company is swooping in to pick at the bones of its carcass. Kia has been doing well lately, unlike nearly everyone else, its sales actually ... -
REPORT: All GM brands to go on sale this week 1258410780
The holidays are coming and everything must go! So says GM's VP of sales Susan Docherty. "All of our efforts will be to sell down our remaining 2009 inventory." Docherty is expecting all the 2009 cars to be cleared out by January, 2010. The big sales, starting this week, each get their own names. ...
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STUDY: Ford owns brand loyalty in 2009; Scorned Saturn, Pontiac buyers will look outside of GM 1255704900
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 ...
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VIDEO: Saturn's demise? We blame Jim Gaffigan* 1254501120
Click above to view the video after the jumpWhen 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 reason the deal fell through after months of good ... -
Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 1254421620
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 the S-car program and the results of this study shocked top management at GM. It conclusively ...
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BREAKING: Penske walks away from Saturn deal, brand to "wind down" 1254344100
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 late this afternoon, both parties issued statements that Penske was walking away from the deal. ...
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From the Clutches of the Grave: Saturn Vue 2-Mode Hybrid rated at 27/30 mpg by EPA 1251467940
Saturn Vue 2-Mode Hybrid - Click above for high-res image galleryWhile 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 been scheduled to go into production in ... -
REPORT: Penske talking to Renault to supply vehicles to Saturn 1249079220
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 ...
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REPORT: Penske to complete Saturn deal by September 1249048800
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 ...

