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The Saturn Corporation, also known as Saturn LLC, was an American automobile manufacturer, a registered trademark established on January 7, 1985, as a subsidiary of General Motors. The company was an attempt by GM to compete directly with Japanese imports and transplants , initially in the US compact car market.
Sep 22, 2023 · Saturn prototypes and concepts were running by late 1984, before Saturn Corporation was founded and before Spring Hill, Tennessee, was confirmed as the site for its high-tech plant.
Oct 1, 2009 · 1985Saturn Corporation is incorporated as a GM subsidiary and Spring Hill, Tennessee, is chosen as a plant site. Joseph Sanchez dies three weeks after he's named Saturn's first president.
Jan 14, 2023 · Jesse Batson January 14, 2023. When it debuted, Saturn got a lot of attention for GM, but it was dissolved 25 years later. Find out why in this look at the Saturn car company.
Company History: Saturn Corporation grew out of a project begun in 1982 within General Motors Corp. to explore the potential for building a small car of superior quality and value as efficiently as possible, combining the most advanced technology with the newest approaches to management.
Jul 1, 2019 · The Life and Death of the Saturn Brand. by Matthew Keegan. Updated: Jul 14, 2022 • Published: Jul 1, 2019. Once billed as “a different kind of car company,” Saturn was originally a standalone car company, one wholly owned by General Motors.
According to Saturn, the idea for an all-new type of small car came from Alex C. Mair in summer 1982. By fall 1983, GM president F. James McDonald and chairman Roger B. Smith were on board with ...
