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05-29-2009, 06:02 PM
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| Magna takes over Opel
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Germany has agreed a deal with Magna International, a Canadian car parts maker, to take over Opel, the European wing of US carmaker GM, reports say.
Talks in Berlin continued into early Saturday before Germany's finance minister announced a deal...
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05-29-2009, 08:04 PM
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Honestly, this is about the most exciting news I have heard in a long time. A true, Canadian auto maker.
The dream plan for Magna : buy Saturn, consolidate vehicle lineups with Opel (beyond the Astra and Sky), use existing manufacturing capacity within Opel/Saturn/Magna to continue building cars. Use excess capacity as cash-flow (liquidate) or for R&D. Man this makes soooo much sense on so many levels. You already have the brand identity and infrastructure in Europe. Saturn could be your North American gateway. Love it.
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05-29-2009, 10:09 PM
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^ would you buy a canadian car? Proly wont cuz no matter where its made, its still a saturn!
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05-30-2009, 01:06 AM
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nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooo
dammit. opel is gone.
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05-30-2009, 02:37 AM
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it's good only we get the OPC
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05-30-2009, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld  ^ would you buy a canadian car? Proly wont cuz no matter where its made, its still a saturn! | Stupid ignorant ass idiot.
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05-30-2009, 07:05 AM
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wow.. that is exciting...
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05-30-2009, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by kumbo1 Stupid ignorant ass idiot. | Why do you drive a honda and not a saturn?
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05-30-2009, 06:18 PM
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they should bring the Opel brand to Canada or Vauxhall  that'd be sweet
id love to drive one of these 
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05-30-2009, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld Why do you drive a honda and not a saturn? | When did I drive a Honda? And for the record there is a Saturn Aura in the family.
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05-30-2009, 10:13 PM
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This could be badass indeed!
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05-30-2009, 10:45 PM
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Rebadging the GM Saturn back to Open or Vauxhall might freshen up their image in North America. Bring in some Opel Insignia!!!
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05-30-2009, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by kumbo1 When did I drive a Honda? And for the record there is a Saturn Aura in the family. |
Your profile says "vehicle: Honda" , and good on you for supporting domestic products!
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05-31-2009, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld ^ would you buy a canadian car? Proly wont cuz no matter where its made, its still a saturn! | 
Saturn actually has good cars. It's just too bad that people make comments such as yours that perpetuate the myth that "ZOMG domestics are bad cars!"
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05-31-2009, 07:18 AM
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^Too bad that they so ignorant, that they fail to realize it's all Opel underneath the skin.
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06-01-2009, 07:56 AM
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i'm confused... is magna canadian, or canadian/austrian?
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06-01-2009, 11:19 AM
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| http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...ZqCobc0LJG4drw Quote:
Canadian autoparts manufacturer Magna, chosen by Berlin to take over automaker Opel, said Saturday it wants to build cars by the German company in Canada.
"We want to build Opel cars in Canada," Magna chairman Frank Stronach told The Globe and Mail, without however providing details of where the vehicles could be assembled.
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06-01-2009, 11:26 AM
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I have never heard about Magna
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06-01-2009, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Sunfighter Honestly, this is about the most exciting news I have heard in a long time. A true, Canadian auto maker. | the only Canadian car maker I know is Bricklen.
and no, you can't really call Opel a Canadian automaker.
that's like saying Jaguar and Land Rover are Indian cars.
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06-01-2009, 12:47 PM
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but the parts are made in canada.
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06-01-2009, 01:22 PM
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They should do something about the brand image. Seriously, call me ignorant, but I'd love to get an Opel, but not a Saturn.
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06-01-2009, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane but the parts are made in canada. | if you're talking about made in Canada thing, then Honda and GM (and others) vehicles would fit in this category.
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06-02-2009, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by q0192837465 They should do something about the brand image. Seriously, call me ignorant, but I'd love to get an Opel, but not a Saturn. | Aaah, image whores. Why the hell does it matter what badge is on the front of your car? A good car is a good car, regardless of who makes it. Quote:
Originally Posted by Timpo if you're talking about made in Canada thing, then Honda and GM (and others) vehicles would fit in this category. | If a car company was Canadian owned, had its parts made in Canada, and was then assembled in Canada... you'd be very hard pressed to not call it Canadian.
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06-02-2009, 10:26 PM
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reminds me of an episode in initial d when they stated that the nissan gtr was a domestic...
a good car maybe a good car but again the perception is what counts in a lot of people...same thing as why people buy brand items rather than no name...
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06-03-2009, 02:11 PM
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[QUOTE=Lomac;6448822]Aaah, image whores. Why the hell does it matter what badge is on the front of your car? A good car is a good car, regardless of who makes it.
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Not really. Ur car is an extension of urself, just like ur clothes. Why do u buy expensive clothes when cheap Old Navy clothes will last you just as long?
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