Posts Tagged ‘saturn aura’
Monday, March 17th, 2008
Click above for more "spy shots" of the Opel Insignia.The spy photo racket is big business, and GM's Opel division has been doing its best to keep prying lenses off its new Insignia model ahead of its debut at the London Motor Show this July. To stem the tide, Opel released a handful of "official" s......
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click to see how the 2nd-gen Hybrid system fares against other enginesGM Chairman Rick Wagoner is on hand at the Geneva Motor Show today, and one of his big talking points is the production announcement of a second generation GM Hybrid system. For those without a guide book, that's GM's branding for......
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
It is tough to keep up a winning streak, as Saturn may soon realize. After boasting a 12.6-percent increase in retail sales, and average transaction prices up by $7,000 compared to the previous year, GM expects their Saturn division to continue their growth for the next five years.It most likely won......
Tags: astra, Aura, automotive news, chevrolet, Chevrolet Traverse, chevy malibu, cuvs, fresh faces, lambda, lamda, living in the shadow, Mailbu, minor changes, model line, new model, next five years, Outlook, plug-in, PlugIn, saturn, saturn astra, saturn aura, saturn division, Saturn Outlook, showrooms, transaction prices, traverse, two mode, TwoMode, Vue, winning streak
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
The cost of materials that go into making your car are getting more expensive, specifically steel and other commodities, and General Motors has decided to pass that extra cost onto the consumer by raising the price of its 2008 model line an average of 1.5%. Hey, at least they're being up front about......
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007
The General has been on a roll as of late with new vehicles like the Saturn Aura, Cadillac CTS, Chevy Malibu and its line of redesigned trucks and SUVs that have been garnering good reviews and the attention of customers. We were invited to test drive the new Chevrolet HHR SS to see if they've knock......
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Posted in Crossovers/CUVs, Sports/GTs, Wagons/Estates, chevrolet, driving, hatchbacks | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
Last year General Motors swept the 2007 North American Car and Truck of the Year Awards, with both the Saturn Aura and Chevy Silverado taking home the honors. It looks as if the General has a good shot at repeating last year's sweep with news that four of the six finalists for the 2008 awards are GM......
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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
GM is predicting that the Malibu Hybrid will be in short supply when it launches next month and has taken steps to ensure that the cars that are available get sold quickly. They're doing this by limiting its availability to just eleven markets in the Northeast and West Coast, presumably the ones whe......
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
Consumer Reports released its Car Owner Satisfaction Survey results and brands hailing from the Land of the Rising Sun accounted for nearly half of the winners. Toyota took 10 of the top 39 spots, including the Prius, where nine-out-of-ten owners said they'd buy it again given the chance. U.S. aut......
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
click above image to enlargeWhen the next-generation Opel/Vauxhall Vectra debuts at the 2008 London Auto Show in July of next year, it will be called by a different name than the one we've known since 1988. General Motors announced today that its new mid-size family sedan will be called the Insigni......
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Saturday, September 15th, 2007
Here's what the Saturn Aura Red Line should be, courtesy of Vauxhall. The Vectra is being replaced by an Epsilon 2-based car called the Insignia. The Epsilon 2 will also serve as the basis for the second-generation Saturn Aura. That platform sharing will no doubt be good in workaday trim, but Vauxha......
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