COLMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: Signage remains on the sales lot of the closed Saturn of Colma dealership September 30, 2009 in Colma, California. General Motors announced today that they will close its Saturn brand after negotiations with Penske Automotive to sell the brand fell apart. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

COLMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: Signage remains on the sales lot of the closed Saturn of Colma dealership September 30, 2009 in Colma, California. General Motors announced today that they will close its Saturn brand after negotiations with Penske Automotive to sell the brand fell apart.

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  1. A Saturn sign marks the entrance to a dealership in Medford, Massachusetts October 1, 2009. General Motors Co will close Saturn and wind down its dealership network after a deal to sell the faltering brand to Penske Automotive Group collapsed, the automaker said on Wednesday.
  2. Cars are parked in a lot at a Saturn dealership in Medford, Massachusetts October 1, 2009. General Motors Co will close Saturn and wind down its dealership network after a deal to sell the faltering brand to Penske Automotive Group collapsed, the automaker said on Wednesday.
  3. Saturn Outlooks sit on the sales lot at the Saturn of Denver dealership in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo., on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. For those who expected General Motors' once-funky Saturn brand to live on with a new owner, there has been a sad twist. Saturn, once billed as a different kind of car company, appears as dead as Pontiac and Oldsmobile.
  4. General Sales Manager Peter Van Den Berghe, left, talks to Jeff Harvery, center, of Auiroa, Colo., about the Saturn Outlook that he is about to test drive at the Saturn of Denver dealership in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo., on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Salesman Tim Duff is pictured at right. Harvey a two time Saturn owner was not concerned that General Motors is going to quit the Saturn line.
  5. COLMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: The closed Saturn of Colma sales lot sits empty September 30, 2009 in Colma, California. General Motors announced today that they will close its Saturn brand after negotiations with Penske Automotive to take over the brand fell apart.
  6. COLMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: The sales lot of the closed Saturn of Colma dealership sits empty September 30, 2009 in Colma, California. General Motors announced today that they will close its Saturn brand after negotiations with Penske Automotive to sell the brand fell apart.
  7. COLMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: Signage remains on the sales lot of the closed Saturn of Colma dealership September 30, 2009 in Colma, California. General Motors announced today that they will close its Saturn brand after negotiations with Penske Automotive to sell the brand fell apart.
  8. COLMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: A car display ramp remains on the sales lot of the closed Saturn of Colma dealership September 30, 2009 in Colma, California. General Motors announced today that they will close its Saturn brand after negotiations with Penske Automotive to sell the brand fell apart.
  9. General Sales Manager Peter Van Den Berghe, left, talks to Jeff Harvery, center, of Auiroa, Colo., about the Saturn Outlook that he is about to test drive at the Saturn of Denver dealership in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo., on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Salesman Tim Duff is pictured at right. Harvey a two time Saturn owner was not concerned that General Motors is going to quit the Saturn line.
  10. An emblem of a Saab car is covered with raindrops at an car dealership in Hamburg in this February 20, 2009 file photo. U.S. auto giant GM's Saab Automobile said on November 27, 2009, it was talking to possible buyers, days after tiny Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg pulled out of a deal to take over the closure-threatened unit.
  11. A Saab 9-X Convertible Concept car is seen behind a curtain at the exhibition stand of General Motors Corp's (GM) Swedish unit Saab during a preview day of the 79th Geneva Car Show at the Palexpo in Geneva in this March 2, 2009 file photo. U.S. auto giant GM's Saab Automobile said on November 27, 2009, it was talking to possible buyers, days after tiny Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg pulled out of a deal to take over the closure-threatened unit.
  12. A worker is interviewed as he leaves the Opel assembly plant of Antwerp November 25, 2009. General Motors carmaker representatives and Opel unions are due to meet today to discuss the future of G.M.'s European branch.
  13. Workers leave the Opel assembly plant of Antwerp November 25, 2009. General Motors carmaker representatives and Opel unions are due to meet today to discuss the future of G.M.'s European branch.
  14. A security guard closes the workers' entrance gate to the Opel assembly plant of Antwerp November 25, 2009. General Motors carmaker representatives and Opel unions are due to meet today to discuss the future of G.M.'s European branch.
  15. A trade unionist attends an interview at the Opel assembly plant of Antwerp November 25, 2009. General Motors carmaker representatives and Opel unions are due to meet today to discuss the future of G.M.'s European branch.
  16. The Opel assembly plant is seen in Antwerp November 25, 2009. General Motors representatives and Opel unions are due to meet on Wednesday to discuss the future of G.M.'s European branch.

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