Saturn Honors Two Houston Retailers for Exceptional Performance; Summit Award Recognizes Excellence in Executing Saturn Experience

HOUSTON--July 11, 2006--Saturn Corporation has awarded its prestigious Summit Award to two Houston Area retailers: Saturn of Houston--Katy Freeway and Saturn of Houston--Northwest 290. The award recognizes excellence in multiple areas, including sales, service, customer experience and community involvement.

"All Saturn retailers are known for their commitment to creating the Saturn experience," said Bob Abernathy, vice president/COO, Saturn of Houston Katy Freeway. "So when we are recognized as one of the best, it says a great deal about our employees and their ability to carry out the Saturn vision every day."

Fernando Somoza, retailer, Saturn of Houston Northwest 290, said, "We are honored to be recognized as one of the best Saturn retailers in the country. As Saturn moves into a new era with exciting new products like the SKY(TM), AURA(TM) and VUE(TM) Hybrid, the core values that we established in the beginning will continue to earn us the most loyal customers in the industry."

The Katy Freeway store has won the Summit Award three of the last four years, while the Northwest 290 store has won twice over the last three years.

This year, Saturn will double the number of entries in its portfolio beginning with the SKY roadster that is now arriving at Houston area retailers. Later this summer, the hybrid VUE Green Line will be joined with the all-new AURA sports sedan and the 260-horsepower turbocharged SKY Red Line. The eight-passenger OUTLOOK(TM) crossover utility enters the market toward the end of the year. Saturn also recently announced plans for a Green Line Hybrid of the AURA sedan in 2007.

About Saturn of Houston

There are currently five Saturn Retailers in the Houston area, including Katy Freeway, Northwest 290, North Freeway, Southwest Freeway and Gulf Freeway. For more information, visit saturnhouston.com.