Opel
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The recently launched Opel Astra will make its way stateside as the Saturn Astra, GM has confirmed. In a move that surprised no-one, GM said the hatchback would officially unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show in February. The Saturn Astra will be nearly identical to the 2007.5 Opel Astra, unveiled this week at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy. It will be sold in the United States and Canada in three-door and five-door configurations. The Astra will be the latest in a range of cars coming over from Opel to be branded as Saturns. Early examples of this collaboration include the Saturn Sky and...
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New Opel Astra Sedan Rolls InThe final variation of the popular Opel Astra has been unveiled ahead of its official debut at next month’s Istanbul Motor Show. Sales of the new Astra sedan are likely to follow soon after in early 2007, and may even reach the US and Canada where it will be sold wearing Saturn badges as part...
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GM’s Kappa Gives Birth To The Saturn Sky And Opel GT
Platform sharing seems to be the route most car manufacturers are taking in these days of parts rationalization and cost cutting. Just as General Motors Company's [NYSE:GM] Zeta platform will give birth to the new Camaro and GTO (here’s hoping), the American auto giant's smaller rear-drive...
Alex Kaufmann
