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David Sedgwick from Automotive News: I was a believer. I really thought Saturn could succeed - if only General Motors would Europeanize the brand. I saw the light - or so I thought - in 2004 during a GM press trip at a swanky resort in Fayence, a town near the French Riviera. I offered Bob Lutz some free advice: Borrow Opel's cars for the U.S. market. American motorists would appreciate compact Euro cars with sporty handling. He smiled - Lutz was way ahead of me on this one. He invited me to joi...

Wagoner, CEO since 2000, said Monday that 30,000 jobs will be cut — not the 25,000 he announced in June — and nine factories will be closed, along with two other facilities. And he said that he won't step aside: "I wasn't brought up to run and hide when things get tough."

The restructuring plan announced by General Motors Monday is sending shockwaves through communities that have long relied on its factories. They are now bracing for the biggest round of plant closures and layoffs since 1991.

General Motors has announced that one production line at the Saturn plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, will cease operations by the end of 2006 as part of a larger plan by GM to eliminate 30,000 manufacturing jobs and reduce manufacturing capacity.

General Motors Corp. builds more good cars and trucks today than it has in decades, but it's still saddled with too many losers. Its plant closures should address that and allow GM to stop diverting resources it can't afford to vehicles it doesn't need.

General Motors spokesman Dan Flores told WSMV-TV in Nashville he expects about 1500 of the 5700 jobs at the plant to end. The spokesman says production of the ION compact car will be moved, but the Vue sport utility vehicle will continue to be built at the plant in Maury County.

Although neither union nor GM officials are saying how many jobs could be lost at the Saturn plant in Spring Hill, located about 30 miles south of Nashville, any layoffs would be the first at the plant.

General Motors this morning announced deep cuts in its North American operations including the closure of three assembly plants, assembly lines at three other plants, and a host of stamping plants and distribution centers as it attempts to bring its capacity in line with market demand for its vehicles.

General Motors, on the brink of a financial crisis, announced plans today to cut 30,000 hourly jobs in North America and close nine North American assembly, stamping and powertrain facilities by 2008.

General Motors plants in Oshawa and St. Catharines, Ontario, will shut down as the automaker announced Monday it will close or cut back 12 North American facilities and slash 30,000 jobs as part of a plan to return to profitability.

When General Motors started building cars in this sleepy farming town nearly 15 years ago, the Saturn plant was touted as a key component of the automaker's vision for the future.

When Saturn began building vehicles in this once-sleepy farming community nearly 15 years ago, it brought more than 5,700 jobs and sparked a residential housing boom which more than doubled the size of the town about 30 miles south of Nashville.

General Motors will close nine auto manufacturing plants and service parts facilities between now and the end of 2008, including its Ion sedan assembly line at its Saturn plant in Spring Hill.

GM will undergo a wide-ranging restructuring of its manufacturing operations in the U.S. and Canada.