Wednesday, Penske Automotive Group Inc. (PAG) terminated its discussions with General Motors Co. (GMGMQ.PK) to acquire the Saturn brand, citing concerns directly related to the future supply of vehicles beyond the supply period it had negotiated with GM. Since announcing its discussions with GM on June 5, the company was in the due diligence process to determine the feasibility of developing an independent distribution model for Saturn-branded products and service parts in the United States.
The company noted that it had negotiated a definitive agreement with GM to source vehicles on a contract-manufactured basis for a period of time. After this period, the company had to source vehicles from another third party under a similar contract-manufacturing agreement, which it failed to achieve.
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