Did Saturn follow the practice of farming out their componets? I have a 2006 Vue that I absolutely love. We take it in for it’s scheduled oil changes and that’s it. Never had a problem with it. It’s got 28,000 miles, but only because my hubby had to get rid of his brand new truck when he lost his job last year.
I don’t know any specifics about Saturn, but my feeling is that is was as multisourced as any car in history. The OEM (GM in this case) keeps the specifications for the components and probably has at least three suppliers for any assembly they don’t make in house.
For any relatively popular brand, there are dozens of after market suppliers. You can still buy newly manufactured Model-T parts.