Saturn & Saab: kaput in Canada

Started by 93JC, August 31, 2009, 09:31:36 PM

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August 31, 2009, 09:31:36 PM Last Edit: September 01, 2009, 02:54:46 PM by 93JC
Done. Fini. Last week GM Canada quietly leaked their plans to shutter Saab. Today they officially announced Saturn sales will end later this year. Penske will not sell Saturns in Canada.

sparkplug

#1
August 31, 2009, 09:34:55 PM Last Edit: August 31, 2009, 09:36:55 PM by sparkplug
I hope Penske doesn't Uranus on Canada.

Hey 93JC. Want to fix this sentence. hehehehe :lol:
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the Teuton

#2
August 31, 2009, 09:45:41 PM
Saturn as we know it is dead.  I wonder how loyalists -- like real loyalists, not me -- will be responding to steel-bodied, Asian-built, French-designed cars.
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
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Xer0

#3
August 31, 2009, 10:38:16 PM
Quote from: the Teuton on August 31, 2009, 09:45:41 PM
Saturn as we know it is dead.  I wonder how loyalists -- like real loyalists, not me -- will be responding to steel-bodied, Asian-built, French-designed cars.

Saturn has loyalists?

the Teuton

#4
August 31, 2009, 10:40:15 PM
Quote from: Xer0 on August 31, 2009, 10:38:16 PM
Saturn has loyalists?

Cult-like.
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

Laconian

#5
August 31, 2009, 10:46:00 PM
Subaru:AWD as Saturn:???
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Laconian

#6
August 31, 2009, 10:46:25 PM
I wonder if Koenigsegg-owned Saab will take back the old dealership network.
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#7
September 01, 2009, 07:12:16 AM
Quote from: the Teuton on August 31, 2009, 10:40:15 PM
Cult-like.

They're all cult-like over the plastic cars. Especially the S-series. Otherwise, they don't really care.

As for Saturn and Saab in Canada....*shrug*

the Teuton

#8
September 01, 2009, 07:17:31 AM
Quote from: Laconian on August 31, 2009, 10:46:00 PM
Subaru:AWD as Saturn:???

Quote from: 3.0L V6 on September 01, 2009, 07:12:16 AM
They're all cult-like over the plastic cars. Especially the S-series. Otherwise, they don't really care.


Pretty much.  The cars also seem to be pretty reliable.
2. 1995 Saturn SL2 5-speed, 126,500 miles. 5,000 miles in two and a half months. That works out to 24,000 miles per year if I can keep up the pace.

Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
You can take the troll out of the Subaru, but you can't take the Subaru out of the troll!

93JC

#9
September 01, 2009, 02:56:48 PM
Quote from: Laconian on August 31, 2009, 10:46:25 PM
I wonder if Koenigsegg-owned Saab will take back the old dealership network.

A lot of them have closed already anyway. The only one I've been to had a liquidation sale a couple months ago and now sells Hyundais.

cawimmer430

#10
September 01, 2009, 06:13:38 PM
I'm gonna do an Ifcar now:   :thumbsup:  :devil:

Kaput is spelled kaputt.

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#11
September 01, 2009, 06:19:11 PM
Quote from: Laconian on August 31, 2009, 10:46:00 PM
Subaru:AWD as Saturn:???

Fill in the ??? with 'shitmobiles'. :lol: 


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Payman

#12
September 02, 2009, 06:25:42 PM
I'm sad.

No, wait... it's just gas.

AutobahnSHO

#13
September 06, 2009, 01:14:38 AM
Quote from: Payman on September 02, 2009, 06:25:42 PM
I'm sad.

No, wait... it's just gas.

Did that come out alright?
Will

JWC

#14
September 30, 2009, 02:54:24 PM
It seems now Saturn will shut down in the U.S.

r0tor

#15
September 30, 2009, 04:02:34 PM
yup, Penske pulled the offer
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Raza

#16
September 30, 2009, 04:07:55 PM
I just heard about the Penske thing.  Sucks.  I guess.
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#17
September 30, 2009, 04:14:05 PM
Quote from: r0tor on September 30, 2009, 04:02:34 PM
yup, Penske pulled the offer

Stupid GM
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ifcar

#18
September 30, 2009, 04:19:44 PM
Quote from: r0tor on September 30, 2009, 04:02:34 PM
yup, Penske pulled the offer

After Renault decided against supplying him any cars to sell as Saturns.

SVT666

#19
September 30, 2009, 04:32:11 PM
Saturn sucks anyway.  Nobody will miss them.

S204STi

#20
September 30, 2009, 04:34:40 PM
Sucks for my company.  We now have like 8 or 10 techs who need a home, which could mean that they bring them over here to take work from me and the others here already.  We're already way overstaffed, but knowing our company I am just waiting for them to stick every possible tech in this building...

ifcar

#21
September 30, 2009, 04:39:04 PM
Quote from: HEMI666 on September 30, 2009, 04:32:11 PM
Saturn sucks anyway.  Nobody will miss them.

The deal would have brought in an entirely new set of products. The only things that would be preserved would be the name and the dealer network, neither of which suck.

JWC

#22
September 30, 2009, 06:28:50 PM
Quote from: HEMI666 on September 30, 2009, 04:32:11 PM
Saturn sucks anyway.  Nobody will miss them.

Evidently R-inge will.

Payman

#23
September 30, 2009, 08:15:06 PM
If Geely buys Volvo, it would seem a no-brainer for another Chinese manf to buy Saturn. Chery maybe.

Galaxy

#24
October 01, 2009, 02:30:30 AM Last Edit: October 01, 2009, 06:14:48 AM by Galaxy
Quote from: Payman on September 30, 2009, 08:15:06 PM
If Geely buys Volvo, it would seem a no-brainer for another Chinese manf to buy Saturn. Chery maybe.

Unlike Volvo Saturn has no real hard assets.

ifcar

#25
October 01, 2009, 02:56:00 AM
Quote from: Galaxy on October 01, 2009, 02:30:30 AM
Unlike Volvo Saturn has no real hard assests.

A dealer network. But yes, no engineering of its own.

Onslaught

#26
October 01, 2009, 04:59:03 AM
Quote from: R-inge on September 30, 2009, 04:34:40 PM
Sucks for my company.  We now have like 8 or 10 techs who need a home, which could mean that they bring them over here to take work from me and the others here already.  We're already way overstaffed, but knowing our company I am just waiting for them to stick every possible tech in this building...
Sorry. But that sounds about right. It's what my place would do.

Byteme

#27
October 01, 2009, 06:29:36 AM
Quote from: Payman on September 30, 2009, 08:15:06 PM
If Geely buys Volvo, it would seem a no-brainer for another Chinese manf to buy Saturn. Chery maybe.

Why?  Has Saturn every really made a profit?  Is the name plate one that conjurs up some mystical loyalty that makes it worth preserving? 

sportyaccordy

#28
October 01, 2009, 06:38:51 AM
Quote from: JWC on September 30, 2009, 02:54:24 PM
It seems now Saturn will shut down in the U.S.
LOL so much for that commercial campaign. Poor black dude, you could hear him pleading...

"Some dude on the TV said Saturn doesn't make good cars. Saturn makes good cars! :(" :lol:

SVT666

#29
October 01, 2009, 09:08:51 AM
Quote from: ifcar on September 30, 2009, 04:39:04 PM
The deal would have brought in an entirely new set of products. The only things that would be preserved would be the name and the dealer network, neither of which suck.
I'm not talking about new products.  Their current lineup is nothing special, and the lineup before this current group sucked.  Nobody will miss this brand.  The name might not suck, but when people hear it, they associate shitty product with it...warranted or not.  Nobody will miss this brand.
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