Saturn ASTRA (2008)
Car Online | News (Free subscription) | 12/23/2008
Holden will start building an all-new small car in Australia from 2010. It’ll be based on GM’s Delta small car platform, which underpins the new Vauxhall/Opel/Saturn Astra and Chevrolet Cruze, and this solitary teaser picture reveals next-gen Astra design cues grafted onto...
Or, indeed, the veteran Paul kiss. (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Correctly answer three of the five questions about the Saturn Astra to get entered in a sweepstakes for a chance to win a gift card. Balcony death plunge father John Hogan blames moment of insanity for son's death. By a vote, the council's Democrats, Republicans and iran Ward Councilor Karen Paul tabled an initial development agreement with the Green Mountain Children's Museum. First British sighting...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
The Linian is a cooperative project between the Guangzhou Automotive Group (GAG) and Honda, bringing together the visual aspects of a Honda S2000 , new Nissan 370Zish headlights and just a touch of Saturn Astra in the rear. There are no details available regarding engine choices, drive layout or just about any information at all for that matter (probably because it will never be produced). The badge...
45-Caliber Justice (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
FYI Blog (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
Congratulations to Dana Roberts, of Gilroy, Calif., who won a brand-new Saturn Astra in IMSaturn’s Kiss My Astra contest. Roberts, whose photo jokingly offered her neighbors’ miniature donkey, Poppy, in trade for a new Astra, gathered more than 8.000 votes during two weeks of voting. The next five finalists each won $300 gift cards [...]
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
No, the overpriced and weak-selling Euro-model Saturn Astra is not being discontinued. But Automotive News (sub) reports that the next-gen Astra will be built at the St Louis Potosi plant in Mexico, in hopes of it actually turning a profit in the dollar zone. The new Astra is currently in development, and will be released [...]
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
GM today gave a sneak peek at the next-generation Vauxhall Astra, also known as the Saturn Astra on the stateside. The design of the new Astra is said to take major inspiration from the new...
Leftlane (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Since gas topped the $4 mark earlier this year, small, efficient cars have been selling like gangbusters. MINI is completely sold out for 2008 and most of the efficient models on the market have been selling at a clip of 50,000 units per month. But while the segment continues to thrive, General Motors’ [...]
CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Opel’s British arm Vauxhall, has released the first teaser images of the all-new 2010 Astra ahead of its official launch at next year’s Frankfurt...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Filed under: Frankfurt Auto Show , Euro , Hatchbacks , GM , Saturn , Opel , Vauxhall Click above for high-res gallery of fourth-gen Astra sneak peek We just told you about Bob Lutz' comments that the Saturn Astra is too expensive and not making any money in the U.S., but that may change when the next iteration arrives. Of course, the next Astra will debut in Europe first as an Opel (and Vauxhall in...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Filed under: Car Buying , Economy , Euro , Hatchbacks , GM , Saturn Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Saturn Astra XR Car buyers here in the States are clamoring for fuel efficient transportation, but so far the Saturn Astra hasn't been on the top of buyers lists. The Astra is a smash hit in Europe and we liked it during its short stay in the Autoblog Garage , but it may just be too expensive...
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants , Saturn To say that the Saturn Astra has not been a roaring success would be an understatement of the highest order. It's not that the Astra is an awful car, in fact it's actually quite a nice ride. The problem is that GM literally invested almost nothing to bring it here. Aside from switching the units on the gauges from metric to U.S., the rest of the interior...
Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
Carl-Peter Forster, head of GM Europe, has confirmed that the start of production for the next-generation Opel Astra at the carmaker’s Bochum plant in Germany has been delayed until 2011. The factory at Bochum will be responsible for the wagon version of the Astra and is now scheduled to start building the cars [...]
AskPatty - Automotive Advice For Wo (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Saturn dealerships across the country are planning special events to help promote the "Kiss My Astra" national photo contest, offering Saturn fans an opportunity to show just how much they would love to win a new Saturn Astra. Contestants can...
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
TrueDelta has released the August results of its Vehicle Reliability Survey. Among the models surveyed: the 2009 Nissan Murano, 2009 Jaguar XF, 2008 smart fortwo (no caps) and 2008 Saturn ASTRA (all caps). The Murano follows the Rogue in requiring fewer repairs in its first few months than Nissan's previous redesigns. The smart requires more [...]
