Summary
The youngest of GM's marques has gone all Euro lately, introducing vehicles developed by its German Opel division to the fold, including the all-new Vue sport-ute and Aura sedan. The Ion's departure brings to a close Saturn's Grand Experiment of creating an entire line of dent-and-ding-resistant plastic-bodied models. Shopping carts throughout the land are declaring total victory and are considering the terms of surrender. The Ion's replacement is the Astra from -- you guessed it -- Europe. Elsewhere, there's one less minivan as Saturn has axed the Relay without delay.
It's rare to see one of General Motors' divisions dispatch more than half its fleet in one shot, but that's exactly what Buick has done by cashiering the Rendezvous (a close relative to the long-gone Pontiac Aztec and built on a soon-to-be gone GM minivan platform), the Rainier sport-ute and Terraza minivan. When it's time to clean house, Buick uses the really big broom. As Buick begins to reinvent itself as a world-class brand with aspirations of taking on the best from Germany and Japan, it becomes more obvious why the Rainier, Rendezvous and Terraza were let go. Just look at the new Enclave.See the full content of this document
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The Good Times Roll...Just Not Forever
By Malcolm Gunn
DURING the hustle and bustle of the fall new-car-launch season, the spotlight is on the new offerings and improvements/additions to the current models. Rightly so.However, every year there are models that, amidst the hubbub, f...See the full content of this document
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