General Motors in the US will once again call on its European cohort for its latest addition to the Saturn lineup. Starting from 2009, US customers will be able to sample the Vectra Caravan, which will be sold alongside its Saturn Aura sedan sibling. The first cars are scheduled to roll out of Opel’s Rüsselsheim plant in Germany in 2009 with an allotted 50,000 cars being shipped across the Atlantic.
[Source: Motor Authority]
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The introduction is part of GM’s push to offer more fuel efficient cars in its lineup. Both the Aura and its new wagon cousin are important vehicles for Saturn and form the basis of the brand’s rejuvenation as a profitable label that can compete with other European imports.
Before the wagon arrives, Opel’s Astra hatch will hit showrooms in the US with the first orders shipping later this year. It doesn’t end there. Saturn execs are planning for the introduction of even more European designed models, with some cars, including the next-generation Opel Corsa, tipped to enter production in the US.
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About time GM borrowed some architecture from their European cohorts. Opel has been long been producing award-winning products for the European markets, which the Americans, and more specifically we Canadians, could only hope would be imported over to our shores. But this never happened. Who knows, maybe GM was afraid of Renault’s reception years ago, which ended quietly after two short years. Or GM/Isuzu’s equally poor attempt at penetrating the Canadian market several years later that saw them ultimately pull up stakes and sell off their interests. But with Opel, GM has a proven German manufacturer with a solid mix of vehicles, plus several choices of fuel-efficient engines including diesels. ABOUT TIME GM. Just make sure we see them in Canada!
PH