Saturn started out as a refreshing new face on the automotive landscape, with some decent products and an attractive marketing strategy. But once they started to simply re-badge the Pontiacs, the glimmer wore off. A shame.

What is troubling, is that the sale to Penske was a linch-pin in the business plan of GM moving forward. I'm sure that this has a lot of people, including it's owner Obama, asking what to do now. GM desperately needs to put another product into the show room that holds the American interest, and I hardly see Fiat as the answer. So what now?

GM promised exciting new 'green' cars, but rushing anything though development and into the market will no doubt sacrifice the end quality of product, and time is not on GM's side.

Doesn't look good. Again.