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    PENSKE bought Saturn

    PENSKE bought Saturn .............. absolutely brilliant move

    Watch what he will do with this brand.

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    What could possibly go wrong?

    He's been very good for racing which I love, so I hope this works for him.

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    Penske has a wee bit of business expertise...

    * Penske Racing - Marlboro Team Penske (IRL), Penske South (NASCAR), Penske Motorsports (ALMS)
    * Penske Automotive Group - (PAG:NYSE - a 40+% stake) 151 United States Car Dealerships and 101 International Car Dealerships. It is the second largest dealership group in the world.
    * Penske Motor Group - Owns and operates automobile dealerships in California.
    * Penske Truck Leasing - Joint venture with GE Equipment Management
    * Penske Logistics - Transportation Logistics
    * VM Motori S.p.A. - Owns 51% stake and 49% DaimlerChrysler Group, Truck-Lite, and Davco (transportation component manufacturing).
    * Truck-Lite - Lighting Manufacturer for Heavy trucks (18 Wheelers)
    * QEK Global Solutions - QEK Global Solutions is a provider of a wide range of integrated support services to vehicle manufacturers, their tier-one suppliers, and other businesses outside the automotive sector.
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    Never said he didn't. In fact I'm rooting for him.

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    Love to see the financing... He was probably paid to buy it.
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    Good Luck . . . .

    Quote Originally Posted by Bummler View Post
    Penske has a wee bit of business expertise...:
    He's gonna need it.

    I remember when Mr Penske engineered the take-over of Allison, a few years back. It's easy to make money picking low-hanging fruit out of GM's ratty corporate tree. But Saturn? Apart from some Jimmy-re-bodies and that Solstice/Sky thing . . . what did he buy? Business accumen will only get you so far. If he's not selling a product that people actually want, then he doesn't have a business. How many Saturn's have you had in your garage?

    I'm sure Mr Penske will find a way to make some money on the deal --- if he hasn't already; making money is what he does best. As for actually building cars that can be sold for a profit, well . . . . I don't see anything about product-development anywhere in Mr Penske's resume. At least Pontiac had their Holden connection to pull products from; the GTO and G8 were actually fun. But Saturn? Well, like I said . . . good luck.

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