# Penske deal fails, Saturn to be shut down

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**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [October 1, 2009, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/penske-deal-fails-saturn-to-be-shut-down/203842 "2009-10-01T08:39:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cheeks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cheeks/32/5930_2.png) [@Cheeks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cheeks)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/penske-deal-fails-saturn-to-be-shut-down/203842/22 "2009-10-06T14:10:27Z")

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> [@Wegman's is trend setting](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wegmans-is-trend-setting/41265/34):
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> a line of credit from a bank is not the same as tax payer bailout money from the government. Ford also sold off it’s lesser performing brands a few years ago anticipating this economy. Ford is still a family owned business who cares about the future, GM and Chrysler just hire a CEO who could care less about the company after he retires. As long as he gets his money.
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> If GM and Chrysler made a better product for less money than toyota or nissan, etc…, they would not be in this situation in the first place, so yes, their products are inferior.
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> Who said the foreign companies don’t employ americans? And it really has nothing to do with the discussion, but thanks for throwing it up there.

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