I mentioned back in October 2006 that Saturn and Opel would eventually integrate most of their model lines. That plan has Saturn and Opel selling virtually the same models with one or two American GM products included in the Saturn line up (Saturn Outlook, for one).
Some of the smaller Opel models weren’t originally being considered, [...]
General Motors has made it quite clear that the future of its Saturn brand is tied directly to its Opel brand. Opel is General Motor’s strongest European nameplate, having been part of the GM fold for nearly 80 years.
Saturn isn’t quite that old, about two decades in fact, and it is no longer a wholly [...]
As part of its plan to virtually unite the company’s Saturn operations with its European Opel division, General Motors will be importing the Opel Astra and rebadging it as the Saturn Astra in 2007.
The Astra will be built in Belgium alongside its Opel namesake and imported next fall as a 2008 model. The compact Astra [...]
