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Sources say that GM has shelved the long-awaited, Opel-based Saturn ION replacement vehicle.

Just about everything coming from Saturn should pleasantly surprise. The midsize Saturn Aura sedan and Sky roadster on the auto-show circuit this year were a hint at things to come as evidenced by the next-generation Vue SUV coming out in early calendar 2007 and the Ion sedan for the 2008 model year. Saturn also gets a new midsize front-wheel-/all-wheel-drive crossover on a new platform--as do GMC and Buick.

General Motors focused in recent years on bolstering its pickup and sport-utility lineup, laid out plans Tuesday to become competitive again in the brutal entry-level car market.

GM plans to introduce 10 new or redesigned midsized vehicles through 2005, including new versions of the Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac Grand Am and Grand Prix, Saturn L-Series, and Buick Regal. Pontiac plans a convertible version of the Grand Am.

General Motors will drop the word minivan and give the Chevrolet Venture and Pontiac Montana a different look when they are replaced for the 2005 model year. Buick and Saturn will add versions for the 2006 model year.

Entering the 2004 model year, General Motors is focused on rebuilding its historical strength in passenger cars while broadening its current strength in trucks.

New cars are coming, but Bob Lutz's quest to add pizzazz still faces potholes.

After years of being trounced in the crucial midsize-car market by the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord, General Motors Corp. is launching an all-out assault with a line of cars that could revolutionize the automaker's lineup.

Saturn will reportely market a new line of fuel-efficient vehicles under the 'Green Line' moniker.

General Motors will offer optional hybrid powertrains on several of its most popular models including trucks, SUVs and mid-size sedans starting in late 2003.

General Motors recently revised its production plans for its much-touted series of hybrid electric vehicles. As a result, the Saturn VUE – which was to be the first hybrid SUV – will play a much smaller role in the company's plans.

The link between Saturn and Opel moves into new territory with the launch in Europe of the Insignia, the replacement for the Vectra and the first model on General Motors' second-gen Epsilon platform. It will be the basis for at least a dozen new models, including the Aura and several Buicks. No doubt the Insignia's styling is a hit. From several angles, the chiseled sheetmetal of the Insignia has overtones of the best bits of the BMW 5-series. When GM reskins the underpinnings, a plan Bob Lutz o...

Expect a contrast between a luxurious, classy look and solid, muscular details.

Automotive News reports that Saturn's next generation Opel-based ION replacement is due in 2009.

Rumors of a 2.2L turbocharged ION have been ciculating for months, but now those rumors are one step closer to reality.