Saturn Sky Customized by Bulgarian Design House Vilner

The nearest Saturn Sky Europe is the sister of the GM model, the Opel GT Speedster, but the Bulgarian Vilner Design House has managed to get his hand a model example of the American Roadster.

The sky was made by a client who wanted to change the look of your two-seater sports model.

Vilner began with the outer body covering Saturn roadster in a pearl blue vinyl wrap, combined with matte black accents for the grille mirror caps, rear diffuser and wheels, and a dull shade of gold for the wheel bolts and trim shield headlights, taillights and front. LED units at the front is also part of the package.

The Sofia-based tuner continues with the interior was completely redesigned with custom leather skins in red and black Alcantara covering most surfaces with details in carbon fiber finish. Vilner also made some changes to the dashboard-style heaven.

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GM to Manufacturer New Mid-Size Pickup in Missouri, and Two New Mid-Size Models at Former Saturn Plant

[Chevrolet Colorado Concept from 2011 Bangkok Motor Show pictured above]

General Motors has revealed plans to build a new mid-size pickup truck at its Missouri plant as well as to reopen a former Saturn assembly plant in Tennessee for the production of two new mid-size models.

A GM representative declined to provide further information, saying that the company will not comment on its future products, however, the most likely candidates for the pickup truck model are the successors to the Chevrolet Colorado or the GMC Canyon.

While the Detroit automaker has released details on the Asian Pacific and South American region 2012 Chevrolet Colorado, which will be manufactured in Thailand, GM has not clarified if the pickup truck will be available in the States as well.

Whatever the new mid-size pickup truck may be, it will be built at the Wentzville plant where GM will invest around $380 million, according to details released as part of the labor pact signed between GM and the UAW, in which the company has also agreed to invest $2.5 billion in new products thus retaining or creating new jobs.

As for the two unnamed new mid-size passenger cars, they will be manufactured at GM's Spring Hill facility in Tennessee, which has been idle since 2009 after the company shut down the Saturn brand.

Story Source: Autonews [Sub. Req.]

 

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