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General Motors says the new Vauxhall/Opel Insignia, will make its global debut at London Motor Show, will be the basis for the new Saturn Aura. The Aura will have a completely different skin and interior, but sub-systems, suspensions and powertrains will be shared, though we are not sure just how many of the six available [...]

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Spy photographers have shots of new Opel Vectra (US customers know this car as Saturn Aura). The sedan shown in the photo will be a new generation of Opel Vectra and accompanied by a five door hatch and wagon variants. We’ll be seeing the new Vectra pretty much intact on American shores in a couple [...]

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GM unveiled the 2008 Saturn Vue, a compact five-door crossover based on the european Opel Antara. The 2008 Vue will be available in XE, XR and Red Line trim levels. Will offer a wide range of powertrains, including a more powerful four-cylinder engine, and two V-6 choices mated to six-speed automatic transmissions. Five-speed manual transmission [...]

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Tuner Gravana and GM unveiled at the SEMA the Saturn Gravana Sky ??” a souped-up version of the popular roadster. The Saturn Gravana Sky features a 300 hp engine, giving it more output than the range toping 260 hp Saturn Sky Redline. Enhancements to the Gravana Sky include an Aerodynamic Lower Ground Effects Kit, Full [...]

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Saturn plans to selling a local version of the Opel Astra, a compact euro car. The Astra is a cool little model – stylish, comfortable and sporty. The plan for the Astra – Saturn is still mulling names for the U.S. market, including Ion and Astra – aims to learn from those mistakes. The U.S. [...]

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The Opel Vectra C Wagon will be imported and rebadged as a Saturn. The target is 50,000 units annually, beginning in 2008 or 2009. The mid-sized wagon will be assembled in Ruesselsheim, Germany, using GM’s front-wheel-drive Epsilon platform. The Opel Vectra wagon will become the second Opel import in Saturn’s lineup. GM will replace the [...]

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