If Roger Penske buys Saturn Division from General Motors,
Will the Penske Racing teams shift to Saturn?
Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman in Saturn cars?
Penske is a hell of a businessman.
He could make Saturn work as a standalone brand.
Roger Penske/Saturn Motors
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Re: Roger Penske/Saturn Motors
My understanding is that he wants the dealer network, not the cars.
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He also has attempted to purchase other brands from auto manufacturers for the last 10 years. Penske tried to acquire Freightliner from Daimler as far back as 2001.
I am pretty confident that he has the credit and financing.
I am pretty confident that he has the credit and financing.
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Re: Roger Penske/Saturn Motors
The very idea, a car guy single-ownering a car builder once again, for the first time in ages. I how exciting that could be! Maybe if he buys Saturn, they'll throw in Pontiac.
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Re: Roger Penske/Saturn Motors
That is a notgonnahappen.com.Jet Black wrote:Maybe if he buys Saturn, they'll throw in Pontiac.
Remember that horrible Pontiac version of the Citation called a Phoenix???? Well somebody in GM think that when the winds of doom and gloom blow over, Pontiac will rise from the ashes just like that - A regular Firebird (so to speak - pun intended.)
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Re: Roger Penske/Saturn Motors
I've thought of that too, maybe it will happen, but there will be no independent Pontiac dealers left by then.
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