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Melissa Domsic from the Lansing State Journal: Hundreds of idled General Motors workers will be back on the line at the Lansing Delta Township plant by the end of summer. GM said Friday that 900 laid-off union workers will return to their jobs at the assembly plant by the end of August when a second shift is brought back. They will be part of a second shift that is being restarted after it was dropped in March. At the time, 1,100 workers were laid off. Local GM spokeswoman Heidi Magyar said soli...

From Kelley Blue Book: The 2009 Saturn Outlook is part of a family of three-row crossover vehicles that include the Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia and Chevrolet Traverse. For most families, the Outlook offers all the relevant capability of GM's three-row, truck-based SUVs, but with better ride and handling, easier entry and exit and better fuel economy. The Outlook and its GM brethren appear poised for unprecedented success in a category pioneered by the now-defunct Chrysler Pacifica and still compet...

G. Chambers Williams III from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: The Saturn Outlook offers seating for up to eight people, and GM believes that many consumers who might have considered buying a minivan in the past will choose these vehicles instead. Ours had the optional seven-passenger configuration, which includes two captain’s chairs each in the first and second rows, and a three-person bench seat in the third row. Unlike most of the Outlook’s competitors, there is ample room for three adults ...

We were confused when we learned the all-new 2009 Chevrolet Traverse would launch in September with GM's direct-injection 3.6-liter V-6. After all, the Traverse is designed to be the high-volume, entry-level model in the midsize crossover architecture (Lambda) family. Yet its more expensive cousins, in ascending order of price: the Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia, and Buick Enclave are on the road without DI. Ed Peper, Chevrolet general manager, clears it up for us. The Traverse, to be built at the S...