Saab is considering building a new compact car based on the next-generation Opel Astra, according to Reuters. The car would be built in Sweden and aimed at the BMW 3-Series. It’s not clear how much the car would share with the Astra, but we suspect its body style would be unique. Recently, we reported that GM may bring the Astra over to North America and badge it as a Saturn to replace the Ion.
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04/24, 6:29 PM
posted by:
Patrick
Here’s a brilliant concept, how about, now try and stay with me here, but how about Saab and Saturn make their OWN vehicles, you heard me right, vehicles that are…*gasp*….unique to their respective brands. a radical thought for general motors, i know, but since saab is on its last leg, and saturn just makes pure trash right now (ion=****, vue=euqniox/torrent clone, relay=uplander/montana sv6/terezza clone=TRASH). Instead of now looking to european GM brands to find cars to bring over and clone, how about the engineers and designers at saab and saturn get off their asses and come up with an original car.
04/24, 6:50 PM
posted by:
Derek
Just because you and I know that these are rebadges of european cars, doesnt mean that the stupid car buying public does. There are not going to be fine saturn engineered vehicles on the road for saturn anytime soon because GM has NO MONEY to develop them. So, instead of stop gapping them with ugly chevy rebadges, they bring in cars THAT ARE NOT SOLD IN AMERICA, slap saturn logos on them and sell fine cars under the saturn name. This is called taking advantage of GM’s global resources. These will work fine until GM has enough money to have Saturn build Saturns. As for SAAB, if GMs $$$ situation doesnt improve soon, they will be gone, if they are sold to someone great, if they go under-sorry sweden.
04/25, 4:03 AM
posted by:
DaveO
Sharing econo car platforms between Opel and Saturn is a great idea and the American consumer will benefit from some German engineering. But dragging Saab further down? Not the way to go. What’s next…the new Saab 9-1 based on a Daewoo?
04/25, 9:29 AM
posted by:
Doug
Aimed at the 3-series? What car isn’t these days? Besides, I thought the 9-3 was Saab’s 3-series equivalent.
05/21, 6:56 AM
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