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<text id=92TT1564>
<title>
July 13, 1992: Maybe a Swan After All
</title>
<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
July 13, 1992 Inside the World's Last Eden
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
THE WEEK, Page 18
BUSINESS
Maybe a Swan After All
</hdr><body>
<p>GM's Saturn, once scorned, gets high marks for quality
</p>
<p> For most of its bumpy, 10-year history, General Motors'
Saturn project was derided by auto-industry critics as a $5
billion ugly duckling -- an experimental, money-losing attempt
to match the value and quality of import models. To ensure
customer satisfaction, Saturn built cars at its all-new plant in
Spring Hill, Tenn., with the crawly pace of a craft shop. It also
gained something of a quirky reputation for recalling them at
the tiniest hitch.
</p>
<p> Saturn's diligence has finally paid off handsomely with a
third-place finish in J.D. Power's highly regarded annual survey
of car customer satisfaction. Not only was that the highest
ranking achieved by any U.S. make in the respected survey, but
at an average price of $12,500, Saturn was alone among luxury
favorites such as Lexus, Infiniti and Acura, all with price tags
three times as high.
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</body></article>
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