If Saturn is dead, who should get the new Astra?

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Jan 14, 2009 | 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by flowmotion

I'm sorry, but if this car was "too expensive" for Saturn, it is "way way too expensive" for Pontiac.

My guess is that nobody gets it here, unless they decided to build it in North America.

I think the reason the current Saturn version is seen as too expensive is because of the Aura 2.4L. Astra is less car for not really that less money. On top of that is gets worse mileage than the Aura (30 vs. 33) which is one of the main reasons people buy smaller cars.

Jan 14, 2009 | 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by flowmotion

I'm sorry, but if this car was "too expensive" for Saturn, it is "way way too expensive" for Pontiac.

My guess is that nobody gets it here, unless they decided to build it in North America.

GM does have Lordstown and the HHR plant in Mexico to build Deltas. Both would be cheaper than building the car in Europe and shipping it across the Atlantic.