Spy Shots and Location where Next VUE will be built!

[04AWDV6VUE]

http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enthusiasts/Spy_Shots/Spy_Shots_2008_Saturn_Vue.S178.A10332.html

[sspeer]

Want an domestically built vehicle? Buy an import brand...

[lithous]

Want an domestically built vehicle? Buy an import brand...

Or buy one of these domestic built and domestic owned:

Cobalt, Malibu, Corvette, Colorado, Trailblazer, Tahoe, Silverado
G6 (including cool hard top convertible), Solstice
Lucerne
CTS, STS, DTS, XLR, SRX
H2, H3
Sky, Aura, Outlook


Five Hundred, Freestyle, F-Series, Explorer, Sportrac, Escape, Expedition
Town Car, Navigator

That isn't counting the badge engineered vehicles (except Sky/Solstice but they look different enough and the Sky will have the Redline version that the Solstice doesn't as of yet) for each of the above.

Now there is talk of the Camaro going to the Oklahoma City plant which used to make the extended Trailblazer/Envoy. That would be nice.

[cdp326]

I still don't think the next VUE will be built in Mexico, or Korea for that matter as other articles have said. Why are you automatically assuming this is the truth? Sources have told SaturnFans that the next VUE will not be built in Korea or Mexico.
I'll wait for something that is, you know...official.

[gmhashope]

That isn't counting the badge engineered vehicles (except Sky/Solstice but they look different enough and the Sky will have the Redline version that the Solstice doesn't as of yet) for each of the above.
The Sky and Solstice aren't badge engineered. Badge engineering means the car is the same, just they swapped badges which is not the case.

BTW, the Solstice GXP will arrive first with the 2.0 DI Turbo making 260 hp the same as in the Sky Redline which will arrive after the GXP.

Now there is talk of the Camaro going to the Oklahoma City plant which used to make the extended Trailblazer/Envoy. That would be nice.
Well actually I'd look for the RWD coupes to be at Wilmington and the RWD sedans to be built at Oshawa. I know some people that have basically confirmed that.;)

[gmhashope]

I still don't think the next VUE will be built in Mexico, or Korea for that matter as other articles have said. Why are you automatically assuming this is the truth? Sources have told SaturnFans that the next VUE will not be built in Korea or Mexico.
I'll wait for something that is, you know...official.
It's amazing how many things car websites like the Car Connection gets wrong. I think the VUE will still be built in the U.S.

[20VUE06]

Hankook tires in the shot of the rear... Wonder if they'll dump Bridgestone???

[whereismyvue]

Where did you get that list of American manufactured cars?

Where are the 2006 Vue's made?

This was all the info I could find - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_VUE

It says the 2008 Vue will be produced in Mexico.

[wolfman]

Where did you get that list of American manufactured cars?

Where are the 2006 Vue's made?

This was all the info I could find - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_VUE

It says the 2008 Vue will be produced in Mexico.

2006 Vues are made in Spring Hill TN. Open your rear driver's side door, there should be a sticker inside on the door jamb....


As for me. I'll pass on the Mexican Vue. Or any other car made in Mexico. I have nothing against Mexico...but historically there have been quality control issues with vehicles produced there as opposed to the same or similiar vehicles produced elsewhere.

EG: The "Mexican" vs. "German" built VW Jettas.

[scotydoc]

I still don't think the next VUE will be built in Mexico, or Korea for that matter as other articles have said. Why are you automatically assuming this is the truth? Sources have told SaturnFans that the next VUE will not be built in Korea or Mexico.
I'll wait for something that is, you know...official.

Only time will tell. But with the VUE going to a steel body it can be built any were in the world. Polymer body panels was been Springhills ace in the hole but that maybe changing as costs rise. As I stated in the past Polymer panels are costly to produce and have a low first quality percentage. We scraped up to 60% at times of the panels at times. Plus labor costs and energy cost,Tax's breaks in Tennessee. Thats why the Springhill location was chosen in 1986.

[sspeer]

Hankook tires in the shot of the rear... Wonder if they'll dump Bridgestone???

For the most part, tires seems to be sourced from the country of assembly or one close by...perhaps since there are Hankooks on there, it may be Korean built..but Hankook could have a plant in Mexico

[UForgotten]

Totally off topic, but since others started with the domestically built imports discussion, I had to throw this in there.

Recently, I went to Evansville, Indiana on a business trip.
They have a huge Toyota plant there.

I saw WAY more Saturns on the road there than Toyotas.

But perhaps it's because I see the world through Laser-Blue colored VUE glasses? :)

If not, it says a lot that the local people wouldn't stimulate their economy, or take advantage of discounts. Could it be there are none? The airport is littered with Toyota propaganda, including several show vehicles.

I salute the Evansvillians for being nonconformist and buying their Saturns instead!

[gmhashope]

Where did you get that list of American manufactured cars?

Where are the 2006 Vue's made?

This was all the info I could find - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_VUE

It says the 2008 Vue will be produced in Mexico.
Springhill. Don't trust Wikipedia as it can be edited by anyone. I don't doubt Spring Hill will build the '08 VUE. The Mexico plant is pretty busy with the HHR.

[scotydoc]

Springhill. Don't trust Wikipedia as it can be edited by anyone. I don't doubt Spring Hill will build the '08 VUE. The Mexico plant is pretty busy with the HHR.

I agreer but cost saving is ever thing; I just talked with a friend who I worked with at Saturn Springhill. Mexico is a very real possibility for 2008 build. The end of the Polymer panel production and the move to steel panels is one of the many reasons for the move. Polymer was a Springhill production only, steel is world wide and easy to move fron plant to plant.

[lithous]

The Sky and Solstice aren't badge engineered. Badge engineering means the car is the same, just they swapped badges which is not the case.

BTW, the Solstice GXP will arrive first with the 2.0 DI Turbo making 260 hp the same as in the Sky Redline which will arrive after the GXP.


Well actually I'd look for the RWD coupes to be at Wilmington and the RWD sedans to be built at Oshawa. I know some people that have basically confirmed that.;)

I don't know. Many people consider the Trailblazer and 9-7 badge engineering. If it is the same platform with the same engine and just some different body panels (and badge) many people consider that badge engineering. As far as I can tell the Sky and Solstice is currently different only by body panels (and options). I own a badge engineered vehicle (Envoy) and it doesn't bother me in the least. It only bothers the critics IMO.

I think it is cool to have a badge engineered vehicle sometimes. If you like a body part from one vehicle (say a tail light or roof rack) and it is different than your badge engineered vehicle sometimes you can fit it for a different look. Or if I want to find a used nav system for my Envoy on ebay then I can look for a nav from an Envoy or Trailblazer or Ranier or Ascender, etc.

If I paid $60k- $100K for a vehicle, then I might care if too many copies (and copies of copies i.e. badge engineered) of the vehicle are out there. Look how many people have the same DVD player and TV and PC as I do out there, boy, should I be upset? It's just the critics trying to keep their jobs. Vehicles are so close in quality and options, etc. now-a-days that they have to just about make crap up to pick on.

[gmhashope]

I agreer but cost saving is ever thing; I just talked with a friend who I worked with at Saturn Springhill. Mexico is a very real possibility for 2008 build. The end of the Polymer panel production and the move to steel panels is one of the many reasons for the move. Polymer was a Springhill production only, steel is world wide and easy to move fron plant to plant.
It is a possibilty, but I doubt it. Either way Spring Hill won't be closing as it makes most of the ECOTECH 4 cylinders. Beside I wouldn't be surprised to see the Astra be at SH.

I don't mind platform sharing. What I do mind is the badge engineering like the CSVs. There are tweaks to the suspension done to make the Solstice and Sky different. The interiors and exteriors are completely different. They share the platform and the engines and basically nothing else.

[bigbird]

I have nothing against Mexico...but historically there have been quality control issues with vehicles produced there as opposed to the same or similiar vehicles produced elsewhere.


My 2003 Buick Rendezvous, built in Mexico, was the most trouble free and solidly built vehicle I have owned, or should I say leased. When the lease was up, the '06 Rendezvous was too pricey to lease. I chose an Equinox instead. It's almost as good as the Rendezvous. The 2 Vue's I tested, one an '05 FWD V6 and the last an '06 AWD V6 Redline, didn't have the solid build quality of either.

[s-seriesguy]

"Codenamed GMT319, the all-new Saturn Vue will be built at GM's Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, plant, with other facilities in Canada, Korea, and China also expected to take on production duties of the various brands."


Smooth move there GM.:rolleyes: What does GM stand for anymore Gone to Mexico?

[scotydoc]

"Codenamed GMT319, the all-new Saturn Vue will be built at GM's Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, plant, with other facilities in Canada, Korea, and China also expected to take on production duties of the various brands."


Smooth move there GM.:rolleyes: What does GM stand for anymore Gone to Mexico?


So, much for Roger B. Smiths commitment to the US auto industry. HE started "Saturn would be a 100 year US car company" June 1989Springhill,Tenn.Saturn opening Day,first Saturn Drive off.:xeye:

[gmhashope]

Guys, calm down. Before you get ready to hang GM's management, realize this is all speculation and rumors. Nothing is official. Take a deep breath and relax. :)

[rerunjas]

More Outsourcing, Now Saturn too! Mexican Vue! SUCKS!!! I wont buy one.

[cdp326]

More Outsourcing, Now Saturn too! Mexican Vue! SUCKS!!! I wont buy one.

Didn't you read the post before yours? Or my first post in the thread, which was the 3rd or 4th reply?

Honestly people...the next VUE doesn't even debut until next year. Wait until then to condemn it.