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StylinRed 05-29-2009 05:02 PM

Magna takes over Opel
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8074924.stm

Quote:

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...

Sunfighter 05-29-2009 07:04 PM

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.

tiger_handheld 05-29-2009 09:09 PM

^ would you buy a canadian car? Proly wont cuz no matter where its made, its still a saturn!

maxx 05-30-2009 12:06 AM

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooo



dammit. opel is gone.

asian_XL 05-30-2009 01:37 AM

it's good only we get the OPC

kumbo1 05-30-2009 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiger_handheld (Post 6443499)
^ would you buy a canadian car? Proly wont cuz no matter where its made, its still a saturn!

Stupid ignorant ass idiot.

dark0821 05-30-2009 06:05 AM

wow.. that is exciting...

tiger_handheld 05-30-2009 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kumbo1 (Post 6443894)
Stupid ignorant ass idiot.

Why do you drive a honda and not a saturn?

StylinRed 05-30-2009 05:18 PM

they should bring the Opel brand to Canada or Vauxhall :) that'd be sweet




id love to drive one of these


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Tigra_2_vl.jpg

kumbo1 05-30-2009 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiger_handheld (Post 6443968)
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.

Nightwalker 05-30-2009 09:13 PM

This could be badass indeed!

Sp0r3 05-30-2009 09:45 PM

Rebadging the GM Saturn back to Open or Vauxhall might freshen up their image in North America. Bring in some Opel Insignia!!!

tiger_handheld 05-30-2009 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kumbo1 (Post 6444731)
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!

Lomac 05-30-2009 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiger_handheld (Post 6443499)
^ would you buy a canadian car? Proly wont cuz no matter where its made, its still a saturn!

:rolleyes:

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!"

kumbo1 05-31-2009 06:18 AM

^Too bad that they so ignorant, that they fail to realize it's all Opel underneath the skin.

thumper 06-01-2009 06:56 AM

i'm confused... is magna canadian, or canadian/austrian?

7seven 06-01-2009 10:19 AM

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.

Timpo 06-01-2009 10:26 AM

I have never heard about Magna

Timpo 06-01-2009 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sunfighter (Post 6443347)
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.

Meowjin 06-01-2009 11:47 AM

but the parts are made in canada.

q0192837465 06-01-2009 12:22 PM

They should do something about the brand image. Seriously, call me ignorant, but I'd love to get an Opel, but not a Saturn.

Timpo 06-01-2009 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MajinHurricane (Post 6446670)
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.

Lomac 06-02-2009 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by q0192837465 (Post 6446705)
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 (Post 6446717)
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.

JesseBlue 06-02-2009 09:26 PM

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...

q0192837465 06-03-2009 01:11 PM

[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.
QUOTE]

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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