Newsday-Astra to be imported for Saturn

steve333 · 05-19-2006, 08:39 PM

It appears to have moved from a rumor to a plan. According to an article in Newsday today Saturn will import the Astra in 2007. It will retain the name and be priced from $16,000. Saturn expects sales of 20,000-40,000 per year.
Now, the ION sells a little over 100,000 per year and starts at a price of about $13,000.
So, what is Saturn going to do about the lower price range? Are they just going to give up all those sales? Doesn't it make sense to keep making the ION or at least build a Cobalt clone and keep the ION name?

ION-Astra-Aura

Makes sense to me, but they have to keep the ION as a entry point model.

Bravada · 05-19-2006, 08:44 PM

I think both the article and all the issues you mentioned are discussedin another thread. Use the search

steve333 · 05-20-2006, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Bravada

I think both the article and all the issues you mentioned are discussedin another thread. Use the search

I didnt see a confirmation there. Oh well, whats a boy to do?

05-19-2006, 08:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
steve333 5.3 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,486	Newsday-Astra to be imported for Saturn It appears to have moved from a rumor to a plan. According to an article in Newsday today Saturn will import the Astra in 2007. It will retain the name and be priced from $16,000. Saturn expects sales of 20,000-40,000 per year. Now, the ION sells a little over 100,000 per year and starts at a price of about $13,000. So, what is Saturn going to do about the lower price range? Are they just going to give up all those sales? Doesn't it make sense to keep making the ION or at least build a Cobalt clone and keep the ION name? ION-Astra-Aura Makes sense to me, but they have to keep the ION as a entry point model. __________________ http://www.fairus.org http://www.usenglish.org

05-19-2006, 08:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bravada 70 MPG Two Mode Saturn Hybrid Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 10,834	Re: Newsday-Astra to be imported for Saturn I think both the article and all the issues you mentioned are discussedin another thread. Use the search __________________ Debunking the myth - GM has too many brands Only @ GMI!

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