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No 2009 Saturn Astra - too many 2008 models still available

Vehicle models have different life spans in different countries, and Americans are used to having new – or at least refreshed – cars pretty much every few years. One model that the U.S. will not be getting new in 2009 is the Saturn Astra. The reason is that Saturn still has a 139-day supply of the 2008 models. Canada will still get a 2009 edition. The car hasn't been a star seller, having found about 12,000 owners in the U.S. during 2008. GM is planning on resuming new Astra deliveries in late summer or early fall as a 2010 model, ... Read more →

Rendered speculation: 2011 Opel/Vauxhall Astra Sam Abuelsamid

AutoExpress has produced a couple of renderings of what the next-generation Astra will look like for Opel and Vauxhall. The new compact lineup is set to debut this September at the Frankfurt Motor ...

Leakage: The new Opel/Vauxhall Astra Xavier Navarro

Leaks of new designs come from all over, and the source of this image is quite odd. It has appeared on a user forum of a Brazilian car magazine but shows the new generation of the Astra that GM Europe ...

Frankfurt 09 Preview: Opel releases teasers of the new Astra Sam Abuelsamid

click for a high res gallery of the teasers We're still a month away from the Paris Motor Show which alternates every other year with the Frankfurt Motor Show. Nonetheless, GM has released some ...

Next-gen Saturn Astra to be built in the U.S. Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

It's all about location: Saturn Astra fuel economy impressions vary 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Astra for a high res gallery The launch of the new Saturn Astra marked a turning point for GM's youngest brand as it finally abandoned the idea of making a different kind of American small car to compete with imports. The Astra is in fact an import produced in Europe by Opel. For its ...

Chicago Preview: Saturn Astra 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the 2008 Astra General Motors is officially retiring the era of the plastic bodied Saturn with the introduction this week of new Saturn Astra. The new entry level Saturn is coming this fall courtesy of the gang in Russellsheim, Germany. ...


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