No One Could Have Predicted

Actually, we didn't. But we knew this was a no go. There were no cars to sell. And it's not like people were lining up to buy any Saturns anyway.

So what happens now? Saturn just closes and "the dream" dies. GM never gave Saturn a solid shot. Oh, they started to but never followed through properly. The cars never really improved and the competition became better and better.

We're betting the same thing happens with Saab. GM took a niche, but well-loved, brand and made it so very mediocre (No hatch? It's not a frickin' Saab if there's no hatch, duh!).

Referenced articles
The Detroit News: Penske calls off Saturn deal with GM
The New York Times: G.M. to Close Saturn After Penske Pulls Out of Deal

Comments

[Mazda Middle East]

Yep.......Its an unpredicted one!!!

[fid1515@yahoo.com]

The original idea of Saturn was to start a new, Japanese-style production process. The first Saturns were high-quality cars, and the next generation would have been even better, had GM stuck to their plan. Instead they started re-badging Opels, so there was no more reason to buy the cars.

[manuel]

no money to buy :)