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Article: GM PLANS TO SWALLOW ANOTHER SLICE OF SATURN.
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- Automotive News
- Article date:
- August 24, 1998
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Saturn Corp. plans to move hundreds of product engineers from its payroll to General Motors North American Operations.
The transfer is another phase of Saturn's absorption into GM's small-car group.
Saturn has about 700 product engineers who create vehicles and components. Over the next couple of years, Saturn will give up half to three-quarters of the staff. NAO engineers will create Saturn products, with the remaining Saturn engineers ensuring that the work sticks to the Saturn brand image.
The move represents a symbolic change at Saturn. When the company was created in the mid-1980s, a dedicated engineering staff was seen as crucial for creating ...