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16 Suitors For Saturn, GM Says: Day After Filing For Bankruptcy, Automaker Also Sells Hummer Brand
CBS News / The Associated Press ^ | June 2, 2009

Posted on 06/02/2009 9:43:44 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

General Motors Corp. says it has 16 buyers interested in purchasing its Saturn brand, while three parties are interested in the Swedish Saab brand.

Company CFO Ray Young told reporters and industry analysts on a conference call that GM is continuing to pursue manufacturing agreements with a new Saturn buyer.

Bridge loan discussions with the Swedish government are progressing, Young said.

He and CEO Fritz Henderson are hosting the call.

Earlier, GM had said it has a tentative deal to sell its Hummer brand. Young said the company is not prepared to identify the buyer because both sides are still working through sale documents.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: agenda; automakers; bho44; economy; generalmotors; gm; hummer; obama; unemployment
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Looks like the Chinese are going to get their entree into the American market after all.


41 posted on 06/02/2009 10:27:19 AM PDT by Antoninus (Queer is boring.)
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To: SeaHawkFan
Sad? You should be glad that some other company will be able to continue the brand without government intervention.

Probably Shanghai Peoples' Motor Works.
42 posted on 06/02/2009 10:28:07 AM PDT by Antoninus (Queer is boring.)
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To: Xenalyte; Peanut Gallery
I’m sad. I’ve been a Saturn devotee since back in the day.

My wife on I are on numbers 2(Relay) and 4(Outlook) now. Number 1(SL2) was outgrown, and Number 3(Outlook) was destroyed by an accident.

Love 'em. Curious to see who the buyer might be.

43 posted on 06/02/2009 10:28:55 AM PDT by Professional Engineer ("A republic if you can keep it" responded Franklin. Sorry Dr. Franklin)
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To: Venturer

My 95 Saturn SL2 was getting 35+ MPG in 96. Have a 02 SL2 now getting 27 MPG in city driving. Also have the best model Saturn ever made - 2007 Saturn Aura XR.

PS. Have had 5 Saturn’s in past 14 years. Two driver in family also


44 posted on 06/02/2009 10:34:43 AM PDT by supermop (Somebody has to clean up the mess he will leave)
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To: nascarnation

When I wuz a kid, my next door neighbor was an engineer at CALSPAN and the chief timer and scorer at the US GP in Watkins Glen. Guess that it’s not all that surprising that I’ve been interested (and more) in the auto industry as an adult. GM going bankrupt sucks. That 0be owns it now is even worse.


45 posted on 06/02/2009 10:35:25 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: nascarnation

http://www.calspan.com/


46 posted on 06/02/2009 10:39:05 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: Paladin2

http://www.calspan.com/history.htm


47 posted on 06/02/2009 10:46:18 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: nascarnation
Buy a copy of Millikan and Millikan.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Race-Vehicle-Dynamics-William-Milliken/dp/1560915269

48 posted on 06/02/2009 10:56:32 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s starting to look like when the govt. made the phone company break up in to about 30 companies.
Money money money money but did the service get any better?


49 posted on 06/02/2009 12:16:19 PM PDT by Joe Boucher
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To: Paladin2

http://www.bentleypublishers.com/images/features/GEMK/bentley_gemk_new.product.announcement.pdf


50 posted on 06/02/2009 1:06:19 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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