By Nick Aziz
Monday, Apr 17th, 2006 @ 2:38 pm

General Motors has scrapped the vehicle that was supposed to replace the Saturn Ion for 2007, company officials said today. Saturn had planned to replace the Ion with a new model called the “Evoke.” According to a report today by Automotive News, the Ion replacement was well received by those who saw it during a press preview last summer. GM is said to be scrambling to find a new replacement, with a collaboration of some kind looking likely. GM has openly said it plans to align its Opel and Saturn brands, leading Auto News to speculate that GM could re-badge the Opel Astra (shown right) to replace the Ion. In March, GM’s Bob Lutz openly praised the Astra, and even talked about it as a possible Ion replacement. “The Opel product is good. Does Saturn wish they had an Opel Astra (compact car) instead of a Saturn Ion?” The answer is yes, he said.

  

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