he typical relationship between automakers and dealerships, of course is for the dealers to sell the cars that the automaker produces. Bu with General Motors shedding like a dog in springtime, it's th dealers who have been looking to buy the brands themselves. Followin interest expressed by German dealers to acquire Opel and a group o investors including equity firm Black Oak and the brand's own dealer to acquire Saturn, one of the country's biggest dealership groups i stepping up to the plate as a serious contender to take over the n hassle GM division Suburban Detroit-based Penske Automotive Group statistically sells th second most amount of new cars in America. It also runs truck leasing shipping/logistics and, of course, racing operations to great success But Penske has also got experience shaping the fortunes of automakers as well, after handling the introduction of Smart cars in Nort America and the turnaround of Detroit Diesel from a money-losin operation into a profit-generating one. Of course, Penske is just on of many potential buyers for Saturn, but with Roger's business acume and proven track record, he's one the General can't afford to ignore View the attachments for this post at [url]http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=20032933#2003293[/url]
