Last week an unexpected announcement from GM and Penske that the pending deal was off, led to the unfortunate death of the Saturn brand. Shortly after the official announcement that GM would be killing Saturn, all production ended.
According to Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president of U.S. sales, GM has about 12,000 Saturns currently in its inventory.
"We sold about 3,000 Saturns last month, so that's about a four-month supply if you maintain that selling pace," LaNeve said. "I don't think [the canceled sale of the brand] will affect our total 2010 production rate at all."
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Comments (5)
What happened? GM put so much effort into Saturn and now their going down the pipes!
Posted by JohnBo | October 5, 2009 10:40 AM
Posted on October 5, 2009 10:40
It is a shame. Saturn was a good idea that they botched. Never had the right investment. Never was given the real opportunity to reinvent GM. Which is why GM is where it is - an unfocused mess of too many mediocre cars.
Posted by Victor | October 5, 2009 1:08 PM
Posted on October 5, 2009 13:08
No Saturn will end up just like Isuzu...
Forgotten and everyone is left scratching their head as to where they get warranty work done...or parts.
Posted by Brian | October 5, 2009 5:11 PM
Posted on October 5, 2009 17:11
Well GM can always take them out of retirement just like they can with Pontiac and Olds at some point in the future, but there has to be a real need for it. I can see Pontiac coming out of retirement at some point in the future when GM gets fully back on their feet, but Saturn and Olds will prob never see another light of day again.
Posted by SteelCity1981 | October 6, 2009 2:55 AM
Posted on October 6, 2009 02:55
This is a shame- Saturn, and now Cadillac, are GM's best. Everything else GM needs to go buh-bye.
Posted by John-guy | October 6, 2009 3:21 PM
Posted on October 6, 2009 15:21