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With the 2004 model year right around the corner, details have finally begun to emerge regarding changes to Saturn's L-Series line.

View Saturn's preliminary production schedule planned for the changeover to 2005 models.

Continuous improvement has always been a hallmark of Saturn, and for the 2006 model year things are no different.

General Motors' Saturn division is preparing a major overhaul of its compact Ion sedan for early 2008 and will shift production from Spring Hill, Tennessee, to Lordstown, Ohio.

Reports stating the next-gen VUE will be identical to the Opel concept may not have been accurate.

Last September SaturnFans.com reported that General Motors was planning on Saturnizing the upcoming Opel Antara GTC sport-utility as its replacement for the current VUE in 2008. Earlier today, Edmunds.com's Inside Line website posted what looks to be the first spy photos of the next-generation Saturn VUE.

Saturn brand will add a small sporty convertible to its lineup in 2006. The two-seat roadster is the first step in moving Saturn beyond its image as a purveyor of reliable but unexciting vehicles.

Saturn should consider adding the Meriva microvan as it continues to flesh out its model lines with vehicles developed by GM's Opel unit in Europe, suggests Jim Hall, managing director of 2953 Analytics, a Birmingham consultant and forecasting company. Saturn will add a subcompact model, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has said. It's been widely expected that would be the Corsa hatchback around 2011, but Hall says the Meriva, which boasts a very large interior and unique looks, is a better bet. The Me...

The Opel Antara GTC study symbolizes a dynamism that breaks through conventional boundaries.

The Chevrolet Volt has begun its final development phase to integrate its complex electric, electronic and mechanical drive components into their final production form. Until now, GM engineers have been developing Volt systems in larger experimental cars, dubbed 'Malivolts' because they use the bodies and running gear of the recently superseded Chevy Malibu saloon. The task now is simplify and miniaturise the components to fit a smaller, Astra-derived package, including a 180 kilogram T-shaped b...

The AURA sedan, which is planned to be unveiled next week, will be offered in two trim levels.

The Chicago Tribune reports that General Motors has confirmed rumors surrounding the company's plans for a hybrid version of the upcoming Saturn AURA.

On the fourth page of the 2008 Saturn Vue brochure is a photo of a designer drawing on the above photo. Ironically there have been rumors that the Saturn Aura will be getting a revised interior very soon to keep it in line with the midsize class leaders.

Expanding the breadth of the Opel Insignia sedan, General Motors says it will show an Insignia “sport tourer” or wagon at the 2008 Paris auto show in October. Like the sedan, the wagon shows the next generation of Opel design — which by extension is the new look of Saturn in North America. The Insignia sedan will be sold in the U.S. as the 2010 Saturn Aura and North America may also get a hatchback Aura.

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