GM promised the moon and stars, gave us Saturn instead; be grateful From: The Boston Globe | Date: October 23, 1994| Author: John R. White, Globe Staff | Copyright 1994 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Saturn is more than a car, more than a company, much more than another division of General Motors. Saturn is a concept. Saturn is an effort to prove that the domestic industry could build a small car competitive with the Japanese. And, probably most important of all, the Saturn division of GM is an effort to shake free of the corporate stupidity that passes for conventional wisdom at GM.

Is Saturn a success? On the whole, yes. Saturn has damn near become the centerpiece of an aut...

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