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"Those plants produce products for other brands, and we think we can increase volume on those products that will meet market demand," Arb said.

"It's going to wind down ... it's not something that is going to happen in the next month or two," Elwell said. "Customers won't see a difference."

Local job loss is also expected to be absorbed by moving the jobs to the other dealerships in AJAN, Elwell said.

Elwell said the local Saturn dealership will continue to sell 2010 model-year Saturns that are scheduled to be delivered in addition to the 15 or 20 vehicles currently in stock.

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"What really drew me in was another salesman told me the philosophy Saturn has, the way they do business," he said. "It's not about making a sale, it's about making a friendship."

For a man who deeply identified with the Saturn brand and ideology, making the change to work at another dealer shouldn't be as easy as a lateral-move.

Plans for the Saturn building are already in the works, with "a bunch of ideas brewing," he said.

Penske Automotive Group Inc., announced it is walking away from the deal, unable to find a manufacturer to make Saturn cars when GM stops producing models sometime after the end of 2011.

The Saturn brand was first unveiled by GM in 1983 but the project was slow to develop, officially launching in 1990.

Both those purchasing 2010 model Saturn vehicles and current Saturn owners will be able to service their cars at the dealership until it closes.

GM will stop making Saturns as soon as possible, but no layoffs are expected, said GM spokeswoman Sherrie Arb. Saturns are made at two plants in the U.S.; one in Michigan, the other in Kansas; and one plant in Mexico.

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Shortly afterwards GM announced it would stop making Saturns and would close down the brand, like it did with Oldsmobile in 2004 and soon will do with Pontiac.

"It kind of caught us by surprise," said Don Elwell, director of marketing and public relations for AJAN.

"Everybody is going to be fine," he said.

It featured the iconic tag-line "a different kind of car company" and people were attracted by its low-key showrooms and no-haggle pricing.

SEBRING -- A monthly managers meeting for the Alan Jay Automotive Network Thursday morning coincided with the news that a deal for General Motors to sell Saturn failed.

The Toyota building might expand into a superstore-type dealer using the new space, Scion might get its own building, or a large lot with pre-owned cars may occupy the building once Saturn moves out.

This approach to the business impacted local sales consultant Ferron Jackson, who started detailing the cars in 2005. He has been in sales for Saturn for the past three years.

Afterwards, according to GM, owners will be able to go to certified GM dealers for service and repairs, like the one owned by the AJAN across the street from the Saturn dealership, Elwell said.

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