Comments on: Confirmed: GM will replace Saturn Ion with Opel Astra http://www.leftlanenews.com/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: canut4ever http://www.leftlanenews.com/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra.html#comment-26169 canut4ever Tue, 09 May 2006 11:03:39 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/08/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra/#comment-26169 Why did they took YEARS before they figured it out? It is about time and that says something about the North American design studio. They seem to be only successful in designing retro cars. Why did they took YEARS before they figured it out? It is about time and that says something about the North American design studio. They seem to be only successful in designing retro cars.

]]> By: YouthDriver 24 http://www.leftlanenews.com/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra.html#comment-25750 YouthDriver 24 Mon, 08 May 2006 22:52:10 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/08/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra/#comment-25750 Wow I never thought I would consider buying a Saturn, This is a great replacement for the Ion. Saturn is really on an up swing. Wow I never thought I would consider buying a Saturn, This is a great replacement for the Ion. Saturn is really on an up swing.

]]> By: kmoney9999 http://www.leftlanenews.com/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra.html#comment-25621 kmoney9999 Mon, 08 May 2006 21:33:23 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/08/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra/#comment-25621 Hells yeah is all I have to say Hells yeah is all I have to say

]]> By: sh.yoon http://www.leftlanenews.com/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra.html#comment-25540 sh.yoon Mon, 08 May 2006 20:10:51 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/08/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra/#comment-25540 *applause* Thank you GM, for having some business sense. Making Saturn, essentially, an American Opel will do wonders. Now, all they now have to do is bring in the Zafira...and some of those OPC-spec models. *applause*

Thank you GM, for having some business sense. Making Saturn, essentially, an American Opel will do wonders. Now, all they now have to do is bring in the Zafira…and some of those OPC-spec models.

]]> By: Derek http://www.leftlanenews.com/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra.html#comment-25365 Derek Mon, 08 May 2006 18:11:13 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/08/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra/#comment-25365 This is great for Saturn, bad for Pontiac. GM may be killing another one. They better bring more (and better) holdens for Pontiac and Buick, SOON. This is great for Saturn, bad for Pontiac. GM may be killing another one. They better bring more (and better) holdens for Pontiac and Buick, SOON.

]]> By: Andre Neves http://www.leftlanenews.com/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra.html#comment-25197 Andre Neves Mon, 08 May 2006 14:59:13 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/08/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra/#comment-25197 So wait a sec...doesn't that mean that they are going to start building the Evokes here, or importing them rebadged? Nice move by the way. So wait a sec…doesn’t that mean that they are going to start building the Evokes here, or importing them rebadged?

Nice move by the way.

]]> By: mike http://www.leftlanenews.com/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra.html#comment-25198 mike Mon, 08 May 2006 14:59:13 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/08/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra/#comment-25198 The Aura isn't an Opel clone. It looks like the Vectra, sort of, but it isn't a clone, it was designed from the ground up on the Epsilon platform, for Saturn, by Saturn. The Aura isn’t an Opel clone. It looks like the Vectra, sort of, but it isn’t a clone, it was designed from the ground up on the Epsilon platform, for Saturn, by Saturn.

]]> By: Paul D. http://www.leftlanenews.com/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra.html#comment-25185 Paul D. Mon, 08 May 2006 14:45:56 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/08/confirmed-gm-will-replace-saturn-ion-with-opel-astra/#comment-25185 Well the first step in rehabilitation IS admitting that you have a problem. It looks as though GM is admitting that they can't engineer a successful small or midsize car here in the US. Witness the Aura, Sky and now the next Ion. All Opel derivatives. GM has also had a problem with building a small or midsize car in the US without F'ing it up right out of the gate. What do you suppose they are going to do to change that? Well the first step in rehabilitation IS admitting that you have a problem. It looks as though GM is admitting that they can’t engineer a successful small or midsize car here in the US.

Witness the Aura, Sky and now the next Ion. All Opel derivatives.

GM has also had a problem with building a small or midsize car in the US without F’ing it up right out of the gate. What do you suppose they are going to do to change that?

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