October 2, 2009 Spring Hill worried about failed deal SPRING HILL (AP) — Residents in the small town where the Saturn auto brand came to life say a failed deal to sell the car line will hurt an area already struggling in a tough economy. General Motors Co. said Wednesday that it plans to shut [...]
October 2, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091002/AUTO01/910020348 Silver cars continue to stand out For ninth year, evolving color outshines other vehicle shades SCOTT BURGESS The Detroit News Troy — Silver continues its nine-year reign as the No. 1 color choice for cars and trucks, paint supplier PPG Industries said Thursday at its annual Automotive Color Trend Show. One [...]
Saturn dealers plot a future without GM — again Options include shutting down, selling imports queryvar=”saturn,dealers,plot,,a,future,without,gm,–,again”; Chrissie Thompson and Jamie LaReau Automotive News | October 1, 2009 – 12:01 am EST Some Saturn dealers say they will look for other franchises now that Penske Automotive has canceled its plans to buy Saturn from GM, [...]
U.S. light-vehicle sales (all manufacturers have reported) Click here to skip table and read story Automaker Sept. 2009 Sept. 2008 Pct. chng. 9 month 2009 9 month 2008 Pct. chng. BMW Group* 19,205 18,543 4% 179,489 236,660 –24% Chrysler Group LLC 62,197 107,349 –42% 715,516 1,183,519 –40% Daimler AG** 17,814 20,575 –13% 147,969 195,626 –24% [...]
