Saturn: 1982
June 15, 1982: Alex C. Mair, then vice president of what is now GM's Advanced Engineering Staff, summons engineers Joe Joseph and Tom Ankeny to his office. They discuss a new, innovative, "small car project."
July, 1982: "Saturn" is selected code name for the project. Phil Garcia, chief designer - Advanced Studio -- GM Design Studio is credited with the selection of the "Saturn" name, which referred to the Saturn rocket that carried Americans to the moon during the space race with the USSR. The Saturn small car project's goal is to design an American vehicle that can beat the Japanese in the small-car race.
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