The original Saturns were good cars, when GM folded Saturn under the GM corporate structure from their original autonomy they went south in short order.
We have a Saturn Aura 2008 XR and the car is excellent.But,we wait to see if we’re to be recalled for power steering.Never Again,GM
“When GM folded Saturn under GM corporate”... You mean from the beginning?
I live just 15 miles north of the Saturn plant and worked at the hotel in Nashville they used to bring in all the new dealers and orientate them on the “new kind of car company”.
Almost immediately after starting construction in Spring Hill, TN they broke a promise (all lies actually) that ALL employees would come from the local area. They instead moved hundreds from Michigan (all UAW members) because the UAW threatened other plants with walk outs, strikes, slow downs, etc. if THEY weren’t hired instead.
Then their lies about only buying from local suppliers that moved into the area anticipating business was over about a month later when they announced many parts would be brought in from other UAW controlled plants.
One big lie from the beginning. Now here in middle TN we have a bunch of semi-retired and retired UAW union thugs running around with Obama stickers and whining all the time.
See what happens when Unions control the product? The workers just want goodies and do not care about the things they make.