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Penske Backs Out of Saturn Deal; Brand to Wind Down

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(PAG) has terminated its discussions with General Motors Company to acquire the Saturn brand, citing concerns directly related to the future supply of vehicles beyond the supply period it had negotiated with GM. Today’s disappointing news comes at a time when we’d hoped for a successful launch of the Saturn brand into a new chapter.

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Penske Seeking to Buy Saturn

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and Penske Automotive Group confirmed details of a proposed transaction under which Penske would acquire the Saturn brand. If completed, the deal would save more than 350 dealerships and 13,000 jobs at Saturn and its retailers in the United States, and would preserve the Saturn brand. General Motors Corp. Earlier post.)

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Tesla FSD fleet passes 1 billion-mile milestone

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That’s a cumulative number of miles that exceeds the distance between the Earth and Saturn. to consumers recently, with Elon Musk now requiring delivery centers to include a test drive with the advanced driver-assist system as part of the customer vehicle delivery process. Tesla has been pushing FSD (Supervised) V12.3

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GM recalling 656 Cadillac ELR extended range electric vehicles over calibration of Electronic Brake Control Module

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Meanwhile, GM has decided to replace the ignition switch in all model years of its Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Pontiac G5, Solstice and Saturn Ion and Sky in the US, since faulty switches may have been used to repair the vehicles. About 95,000 faulty switches were sold to dealers and aftermarket wholesalers.

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A Brief History of the World’s First Planetarium

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According to the Zeiss Archive, a large sphere held all of the projectors for the fixed stars as well as a “planet cage” that held projectors for the sun, the moon, and the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Part of a continuing series looking at historical artifacts that embrace the boundless potential of technology.

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GM's CEO Waggoner Announces Saturn Plug-in Hybrid; Bio-fuel Hummer

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Wagoner said GM is using the Saturn Vue hybrid sport utility vehicle to develop a plug-in hybrid, which can be re-charged from a standard electrical outlet, and will offer biofuel-capable Hummer SUVs. He said "energy and environmental leadership" is a key part of GM's ongoing turnaround plan. Tags: GM plug-in hybrid Saturn.

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NASA’s Artemis I Revives the Moonshot

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Looks like we’re looking back toward the Saturn V. But Nelson is right: The rocket is retro in many ways, borrowing heavily from the space shuttles America flew for 30 years, and from the Apollo-Saturn V. “When you look at the rocket, it looks almost retro,” said Bill Nelson , the administrator of NASA.

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