Posts Tagged ‘SaturnAura’

Japanese makes dominate Consumer Reports Car Owner Satisfaction Survey

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......

Next-gen Vectra renamed Insignia

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......

Spy Shots: Next-gen Opel Vectra/2010 Saturn Aura

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
click above image for more views of this Opel Vectra mule testing in the U.S.Though they look similar, the current Saturn Aura and its European cousin, the Opel Vectra, do not share the exact same platform as many mistakenly believe. General Motors will correct this when the next-generation of each ......

Alpha RWD platform set to invade GM lineup

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
Citing suppliers and loose-lipped employees of General Motors as its source, Inside Line has learned that the rear-wheel drive Alpha platform will be making a big splash in the automaker's product portfolio soon. The Alpha will reportedly underpin a successor to the Pontiac G6 set to arrive in late ......

Lutz lets a bit of Edmunds survey slip, GM takes 13 first place picks

Monday, March 12th, 2007
Sometimes news is just too good to keep to yourself. Just ask GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz. With his company supposedly claiming 13 spots on Edmund's Consumers' Most Wanted list, Lutz just had to brag a bit on the corporate blog before the winners were made public.And he should brag. Most other car of ......

Chicago Auto Show: MotorWeek Drivers Choice Awards

Friday, December 22nd, 2006
We must admit that we were a bit surprised that MotorWeek's award for "Best Car of the Year" went to the Honda Fit. But, we suppose that it, uh, fits. We know, that was way too easy - feel free to mock us in the comments, we can take it. Here is the complete list of winners: Best of the Year: Honda......

Saturn to receive next-gen Opel Vectra Wagon

Sunday, June 18th, 2006
The next-generation Opel Vectra Wagon will be imported and rebadged as a Saturn, according to a published report. It'll join the Astra (the next Saturn Ion) as the second Opel to be sold in North America as a Saturn. Sources from GM Europe have statedthat the annual sales goal for the new wagon will......

No pressure: Lutz says Saturn will be GM’s hottest brand this year

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
General Motors' Bob Lutz has high expectations for Saturn this year -- he says it will be the company's hottest brand. While Chevrolet should see the biggest growth in terms of overall units, Lutz says that the company's floundering progeny from Spring Hill will represent GM's highest percentage of ......

"Like always," Saturn unveils new advertising campaign

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
"Like always, like never before."Sibling site Adjab reports that Saturn will be taking a different tactic in marketing its new vehicles: the Aura, Outlook, and Sky. According to the linked article Brandweek, the marketing campaign will be promoting all the vehicles as a unit with the "Like...." tagl......

Saturn unveils 2007 Aura sedan

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006
We'll have live coverage of all of Saturn's new models from the New York International Auto Show Wednesday and Thursday, but in the meantime, Saturn has released preview information about its Aura mid-size sedan.The new Aura replaces the defunct L-series, and is based on the same platform as Opel's ......