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GM Confirms Supercharged SKY
AutoWeek reports that GM has confirmed a supercharged version of the Saturn SKY is in the works.
GM Considers Selling Opel Cars in the U.S. as Saturns
GM is considering bringing Opel cars to the United States, and selling them under the Saturn brand.
GM Decides Not To Produce Vue Variant At Spring Hill
GM has rejected Saturn's plans for a fourth new vehicle to be built at its Spring Hill plant. Saturn officials proposed building a derivative of the SUV as the fourth new vehicle, but GM, which is revising its production plans companywide, turned it down.
GM Design Chief Focuses on Brand Character
Ed Welburn, General Motors' global design chief, has created a team that reports directly to him to develop designs and character for each of the auto maker's eight brands. Led by Liz Wetzel, the team is sharpening the design philosophy for each brand and family of vehicles, he says.
GM Design Chief Says New Products Have Strong Identities
With less than a year to go before production kicks off at GM's plant in Delta Township, company officials are starting to talk about the vehicles that will be made there. Among them, the Buick Enclave, which was unveiled as a concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
GM Global Units Play Key Role in Saturn Future
The days of the all-American engineered Saturn are nearly over. In today's cut-throat marketplace General Motors has been forced to rethink how it designs and markets cars.
GM Hints at Saturn's Future Styling Direction
General Motors design chief says Saturn's new look will be "precise and substantial, but not showy."
GM Likely to Give Sports Cars the Green Light
General Motors, out to prove it can build an affordable sports car, will announce early next year that it will produce the Pontiac Solstice, a two-seater that won design awards as a concept vehicle earlier this year, company officials told Reuters. GM is also expected to build a Buick and a Saturn model derived from the small sports car, part of Vice Chairman Bob Lutz's efforts to add excitement to the company's car line-up, which has been criticized for being too bland.
GM Looking to Make Saturn's Offerings Out-of-this-World
Scientists were stunned last week at photos taken by the Huygens space probe that fueled speculation life may once have existed on the Saturn moon Titan. Meanwhile, journalists and Wall Street analysts attending the press previews of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last week were shocked to see signs of life at GM's Saturn unit.
GM Makes its Size Count in the Mid-Size Car Arena
The all-new 2004 Chevy Malibu sedan is based on GM's 'Epsilon'global architecture and will be available in three trim levels: standard, LS and LT. Production is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2003 at GM's Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas.
GM May Shrink Lambda Crossovers to Make Room for Unibody Tahoe Replacement
The Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade – among others — are up for a redesign and in 2012, and GM engineers are seriously considering switching the SUVs to a unibody platform. Those SUVs currently ride on GM's body-on-frame GMT900 platform, which also underpins the company's full-size trucks.
The switch to unibody construction would up the SUVs' fuel mileage, but would significantly reduce their towing and hauling capacities. GM already has a plethora of CUVs, thanks to its...
GM Narrowing Engine Choices for '07 Saturn Outlook
Sources close to General Motors have told Inside Line the automaker's new Lambda family of large crossover vehicles will be able to accommodate both V6 and V8 engines, as well as GM's new six-speed automatic transmission.
GM Opts for 'Mild Hybrid' for Saturn VUE
The Saturn Vue will play a lesser role in General Motors's strategy to develop environmentally friendly sport utility vehicles.
GM Plans to Boldly Go After Niche Markets
General Motors plans to put three and probably four splashy auto-show cars into production, dropping the big automaker into the middle of hotly competitive niche markets that it has avoided. For consumers, it should mean lower prices and better selections among affordable sports cars and distinctive retro-style vehicles. GM likely will bore into those segments with low prices, high performance and fresh looks — and deep pockets to support its entries with rebates, if necessary.
GM Releases Names Of New Crossover Sport Vans
General Motors announced the names of its four new crossover sport van (CSV) entries that will debut as 2005 models. Delivering an optimal blend of mid-van versatility with SUV-like attributes, the new models take the segment in a new direction and help GM compete across a broader range of the highly competitive people and cargo-carrying marketplace.