Well, not so different: Saturn is feeling GM's gravitational pull.(includes related article on the ongoing strike at General Motors)

From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: August 3, 1998| Author: Holstein, William J. | Copyright information

Saturn Corp, a division of General Motors Corp, began its existence as a company with a spirit of cooperation between management and workers, but that spirit has been threatened and the company's first strike seems likely. Company difficulties are discussed.

Saturn is feeling GM's gravitational pull

In 1986, Kenny Duncan moved from upstate New York to Spring Hill, Tenn., a small town 35 miles south of Nashville, to take part in a grand experiment in auto manufacturing. ...

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