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Saturnalia

by Chris Sawyer on October 1, 2009

The collapse of the agreement for GM to sell its Saturn division to Roger Penske isn’t a tremendous surprise. That deal was based upon Penske finding a replacement vehicle supplier once GM quit building the current Saturn lineup in 2011. Renault Samsung Motors was slated to provide some of these vehicles (rumors had Penske looking [...]

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In Context: 2009 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ AWD

by Chris Sawyer on July 21, 2009

What do you do when the Tahoe still sells well because it has the towing capacity and size people need, but the market is turning toward more car-like SUVs? If you are Chevy, you build the Traverse.
Chevy’s Traverse is part of GM’s unit-body Lambda family of SUVs (Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia, Saturn Outlook). It has [...]

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Welcome To Government Motors

by Chris Sawyer on April 27, 2009

You could almost hear Burt Reynolds cry as GM CEO Fritz Henderson announced the death of the Pontiac division as part of GM’s latest restructuring plan. The announcement ended all speculation about the future of Pontiac, the chances for a Firebird version of the Camaro, and an end to any chances for a remake of [...]

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In Context: Kia Borrego EX 4×4 V6

by Chris Sawyer on April 5, 2009

The Borrego is Kia’s entry into the formerly hot SUV market. Like the other foreign automakers, Kia wanted a piece of the light-truck market’s profits, but had to build up to it as it had no history of light truck production or pieces on the shelf from which it could make one. The company wisely [...]

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