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Originally Posted by CadiEldo67
Agree with the whole statement, but want to just focus on bold print. So I think that the Opel Insignia should be built in the US, as either a Pontiac or a Buick, actually it would make an excellent Lucerne. If Pontiac received the makeover that Saturn did, where would GM be today?
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Thanks!
I think the Insignia should be built in the US as well. If I had my way, and Saturn were eliminated, the Insignia would go to Pontiac as the new G6.
Let me explain:
GM has already announced that the Insignia will NOT be a direct replacement for the Aura, unfortunately. The Aura's update has been delayed. So this would have eliminated Saturn from getting the product anyway (even if I weren't to have killed Saturn).
Since the Insignia is based on the Epsilon II platform (so will the LaCrosse) and since they are both roughly the same size, I think that this means that Buick wouldn't be eligible to sell the Insignia either since it would mean two products are sold in the same segment for Buick (they did that with the Centry and the Regal - same size, similar layout, but one was cheaper than the other --- not a good idea).
The Lucerne is way too large for the Insignia to replace -- that product would be far too large and dont know if they could stretch the Insignia's width or length to accomodate it.
Which leaves -- Pontiac. It is the only choice for the Insignia in the US and would make an outstanding product. I'd love to see a chop with the Insignia and a Pontiac twin-port grille!
Any chop-magicians out there who can show that to us?
