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  • #16
    Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

    Originally posted by popsicle
    Does this mean you'll keep your job there Joe? Or you don't really know yet?
    I dont know yet.

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    Jill Lajdziak

    We are still Saturn

    From our very beginning, Saturn has always sought a better way. We pioneered no haggle-no hassle shopping, built dent-resistant cars, set a new benchmark for customer service and forged a unique relationship with our retailers, workers and customers. From the beginning, Saturn was launched as a “Different kind of Car Company.”

    Well, here we go again.

    You may have read that General Motors delivered a plan to the U.S. government that outlined the corporation’s plan for long term viability. In that plan, GM stated that Saturn would work with its retailers to investigate options for the future of the Saturn brand. We said that all ideas were on the table and we meant it.

    Today, we confirmed that Saturn and GM would further investigate one of those options: a spin-off of an independent Saturn Distribution Corporation.

    The Saturn Distribution Corporation already exists as an indirect subsidiary of GM. It’s the entity with which our retailers currently have their franchise agreement. An independent Saturn would still have its great retailers, and it would continue to source current products from GM through 2011 and if successful, SDC at that point would source products from other manufacturers.

    The goal -- from a product perspective – would be to find future vehicles that match the Saturn brand: fuel efficient, safe, reliable and affordable. From a retailing perspective, we would build on our core strength of unmatched customer service. The same hassle-free experience that is a hallmark of the brand could be taken to even higher levels.

    While this process proceeds, we will continue to do what we have always done best: Sell great vehicles and take care of our customers. We have a fresh portfolio of award-winning, fuel-efficient vehicles and a network of retailers that is second to none. And our new vehicles are still backed by a 100,000 mile/5-year (whichever comes first) Transferable Powertrain Limited Warranty. When you add Roadside Assistance and Courtesy Transportation Programs, we believe it is the industry’s best overall coverage. It is coverage that GM and Saturn will continue to firmly stand behind and GM will support the continued availability of Saturn parts and service as needed.

    This is an exciting time at the Saturn brand, and I have to confess, it feels a bit like it did back in the 1980’s when the original Saturn project was being developed. As loyal Saturn owners and enthusiasts, I know you support this brand and you can believe we are working towards a vibrant future. Difficult times sometimes yield the most innovative solutions, and those who are willing to take on the challenge will emerge victorious. Stay tuned.

    - Jill Lajdziak
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    • #17
      Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

      i would actually like if saturn made a sick come back, and made GM look like idiots. while tryin to make fuel efficient safe i hope there is a fun factor for some of the cars in their that they plan


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      • #18
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        Saturn sends letter to faithful owners describing spin-off plan

        Yesterday we told you about Saturn's proposed plan to become independent of General Motors. Today we have more details via a letter that Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak just sent to the brand's faithful owners that warns of changes to come. Using the company's "Different Kind of Car Company" tagline, she points out that Saturn has always sought to do things differently. Whether it's no-haggle shopping, dent-resistant cars or luxury-car levels of customer service in a mainstream dealership, Saturn has been a pioneer on several fronts. Now the company is looking to blaze a trail on another path entirely. As part of GM's Viability Plan, Saturn will only be supported with new GM vehicles through 2011. Unless the company gets spun off, GM will phase out the brand. That's where the new plan comes in.

        Saturn could go independent, with dealers taking over the Saturn Distribution Corporation. The SDC is the existing "indirect subsidiary" of GM that manages franchise agreements with dealers. Under this proposed plan, the dealers would essentially buy the Saturn name and continue to run Saturn dealerships. The catch is that after 2011 they would have to arrange to distribute non-GM vehicles in their showrooms. As Jill explains it, the goal would be to find "future vehicles that match the Saturn Brand: fuel-efficient, safe, reliable and affordable." This could directly benefit Chinese or Indian automakers looking for a foothold in the U.S.

        You can read the full letter from Jill after the jump. Thanks for the tip, Mike
        http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/19/satu ... -off-plan/

        all the dealer would buy Saturn Saturn has had some higer-ups in to talk with the owners of the dealer I work at. Also the managers had a video confrence call with Jill Lajdziak last night just before closing.


        This may be actualy happening!

        I hope they do take saturn and do great without gm!
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        • #19
          Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

          that would be pretty darn cool!

          Originally posted by bigs4610
          Just please done import cheap cars from china or India and rebadge them as saturns please no!!

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          • #20
            Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

            maybe if saturn (gm) hadn't turned their backs on their original customers, they would be in better shape.

            When saturn (gm) changed the brand from what it was intially, to instead try and make it more upscale and european, they the customers that were buying saturn to begin with. One of my best friends family bought only saturn back in the day. At one point, they owned about 2 saturn SL1 sedans, 3 saturn SL2 sedans, and 1 saturn SC coupe.

            Once saturn (gm) changed the brand from affordable, small, fuel efficent cars with plastic dent resistant panels to upscale, pricer "european" type cars, they stopped buying saturn alltogether. It wasn't the saturn they had grown to love. They felt like saturn had went turncoat on them, that their brand loyalty wasn't rewarded. They now have a mix of chevy cobalt and ford focus.

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            • #21
              Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

              GM did really screw up Saturn.

              Saturn customers are really loyal but they have lost a big part of ther customer base. A big part of why Saturn may make it on there own is the brand loyalty, if they return too there roots. I think if they become the saturn of old people will come back to them + the ones that never left.
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              • #22
                Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

                Originally posted by jedi3
                GM did really screw up Saturn.

                Saturn customers are really loyal but they have lost a big part of ther customer base. A big part of why Saturn may make it on there own is the brand loyalty, if they return too there roots. I think if they become the saturn of old people will come back to them + the ones that never left.
                They need to go back to what attracted the original customers.

                Simply build small, fuel efficent cars, reliably designed, with dent resistant door panels, priced attractively, and people will buy saturn again.

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                • #23
                  Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

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                  • #24
                    Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

                    And Good salespeople cause.....
                    J/K!


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                    • #25
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                      • #26
                        Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

                        Early Saturn automobiles were not that good at all. But they did stand behind their products and took care of their customers well. That built loyalty. It's really too bad they didn't built on that loyalty.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

                          just a prediction nothing more but I know Saturn wants to remain/get back to American made.

                          what American auto maker uses blue in there logo?
                          they seem to be comming out with alot of nice car as of late and they could use an economy car division maybe.


                          hint pooners wife has one
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                          • #28
                            Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

                            Originally posted by jedi3
                            just a prediction nothing more but I know Saturn wants to remain/get back to American made.

                            what American auto maker uses blue in there logo?
                            they seem to be comming out with alot of nice car as of late and they could use an economy car division maybe.


                            hint pooners wife has one
                            ford dummy


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                            • #29
                              Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

                              ZR1????

                              Remember if "the" and "and" are spelled right its not a genuine Ahuhn post


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                              • #30
                                Re: Saturns Fate will be set in Next few Days

                                Originally posted by jedi3
                                just a prediction nothing more but I know Saturn wants to remain/get back to American made.

                                what American auto maker uses blue in there logo?
                                they seem to be comming out with alot of nice car as of late and they could use an economy car division maybe.


                                hint pooners wife has one

                                omg! you mean that saturn could become acura's entry level devision?!

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