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Syracuse Saturn Retailer Ready to Leave Shrinking GM Galaxy
Rick Moriarty from the Post-Standard: When he bought the two Saturn dealerships in Onondaga County in 2006, Emmanuel Boykin planned to move both into a brand-new facility, built with green technology, in the Syracuse area. Then, six months ago, General Motors dropped a bomb of sorts on Boykin's plans. Then-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner said the company planned to drop its Saturn, Pontiac, Saab and Hummer brands as part of the struggling carmaker's efforts to survive. Boykin i...
Video: Saturn Retailers Prepare for Future as Separate Entity
Terry Camp from ABC 12 WJRT: General Motors plans on building its last Saturn vehicle by the end of this year, and that may not be a bad thing. "I love it," said Saturn owner Pat Lane. Lane says he loves his Saturn and thinks the company might have a better chance to succeed once it leaves the corporation that developed it. "As long as they stick around as a company, it may do them good to break away from GM," Lane said. Pete Serra with Saturn of Saginaw/Flint says the Saturn name is a good one ...
Virginia Saturn Retailer Driven to Try Something New
Saturn of Fredericksburg's general manager was tired of waiting for shoppers to show up at the dealership in today's slow economy. So he decided to take a mini-version of its showroom to thousands of potential customers at Spotsylvania Towne Centre during the busy back-to-school shopping season. His Saturn Showcase, located in a 5,000 square-foot former music store next door to the Guitar Center, officially opened yesterday, although people began stopping by last week as it was getting set up. A...