The WriteRunner (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
How We Turned a Wreck Into a New Car On November 3, my wife lost control of our 2003 Subaru Outback on the Interstate. It spun off the highway, up an embankment, rolled over, and landed against a guard rail. Here’s her account with pictures . She was fine…the car was totaled. Here’s the process we went through that finally landed us a new car. I’m sure that we made a few mistakes,...
Cars review info (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Saturn Vue is powered by a 143-hp 2. 2-liter four-cylinder engine matched with a five-speed manual transmission. A step up is the model with a four-speed automatic and a higher level of standard equipment is also available. Saturn Vue is an attractive fashion statement among many less exciting suvs. Styling | 8 out of 10expert quotes: crossover with characterthe detroit newseverything is well laid...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
By Thomas J. Morgan On the local front: A year ago today: Little Compton police identify the woman whose body was found in Sakonnet Harbor as Bobbi R. MacCraken, 54, of New Bedford. The police said they received a report of a partially submerged 2005 Saturn Vue at the end of the boat ramp next to the breakwater. Firefighters pulled the body from the water. MacCracken was pronounced dead. An autopsy...
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
The 2011 Buick Regal was debuted today in Los Angeles. It will launch here in the US in the spring of 2010. In Europe, the Regal is sold as the Opel Insignia, where it was named 2009 European Car of the Year. It is also being sold in China, where GM has already made over 64,000 sales. The 2.4-liter four cylinder engine is estimated at 20/30 city/highway mpg. The follow-up model, due a few months after...
Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
General Motors may have offloaded its Saturn brand but a replacement for one of its more popular models, the Aura mid-size sedan, will soon be arriving in North America--only it will be wearing a Buick badge. The stylish Opel Insignia sedan was destined to serve as the replacement for the Saturn Aura but with the brand’s sale, GM ...
Wheels (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
General Motors is recalling almost 53,000 Chevrolet Cobalts, Saturn Ions and Pontiac G5s because a fuel leak could cause a fire.
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Filed under: Coupe , Sedan , Recalls , Safety , Chevrolet , GM , Pontiac , Saturn 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS - Click above to view high-res image gallery General Motors may have shed itself of much of its pre-bankruptcy problems, but the automaker still has to tend to its warranty and recall duties. As such, GM is recalling 53,000 Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5 and Saturn Ion models for a potential fuel...
KickingTires (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
GM has issued a recall for 52,937 vehicles, including the 2006-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2007 Pontiac G5 and 2006-2007 Saturn Ion, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall is for vehicles sold or currently registered in Arizona, California,...
Leftlane (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
If you thought the end of the Saturn brand would only affect car buyers in America, think again! The Opel Antara on the roads today has shared a body and interior with the Saturn Vue. Now that the Vue is going away, the Antara needs a new body double. Judging from our spy [...]
Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
It is easy to assume that certain automakers build only reliable cars and others don’t, however, nearly every manufacturer have their share of winners and losers in our annual reliability survey. Each company and even brand product portfolio runs a spectrum of reliability performance, with its own best and worst examples. For some, the range can span from much better than average to much worse...
Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Fisker Automotive, a company that plans to begin selling an advanced plug-in hybrid luxury sedan next spring, agreed to buy the former General Motors assembly facility in Wilmington, Del., for $18 million. The Wilmington plant was used to make the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky roadsters. Fisker said it was interested in the plant because of its size and its proximity to rail lines and a port. The...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Government/Legal , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Plants/Manufacturing , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery In Wilmington, Delaware this morning, Governor Jack Markell was joined by Vice President Joe Biden and Henrik Fisker for the official announcement about the purchase of General Motors' closed plant there . Fisker will re-tool the plant to build...
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
As reported yesterday, Fisker Automotive confirmed today that it has purchased General Motors’ Wilmington, Delaware plant, which produced that Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice and the Opel GT until July. Fisker said that it has signed a letter of intent with Motors Liquidation Co., formerly known as the wonderful General Motors Corp. to purchase the Wilmington plant [...]
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Manufacturing/Plants , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery In Wilmington Delaware this morning, Governor Jack Markell was joined by Vice President Joe Biden and Henrik Fisker for the official announcement about the purchase of GM's closed plant there . Fisker will re-tool the plant to build a new more affordable plug-in hybrid sedan to slot...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Alongside Vice President Joe Biden , Fisker Automotive executives announced today they'll buy GM's now shuttered Wilmington, Delaware assembly plant to develop " Project NINA ," an "affordable, family-oriented plug-in hybrid sedan." So, basically, GM's selling Fisker a factory to develop a Volt-killer. So basically the U.S. government is paying Fisker to buy a shuttered plant from...
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