Saturn : 1985
January, 1985: Oldsmobile general manager Joseph Sanchez is tapped as Saturn president, but died of a heart attack less than three weeks later.
January 7, 1985: GM announces addition of new automotive operating unit -- Saturn Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary --- to its passenger car divisions.
February, 1985: William E. Hoglund appointed new Saturn president.
July, 1985: Historic new labor agreement for Saturn reached between GM and the UAW establishing the partnership. Selection of Spring Hill, Tennessee, as site for Saturn's manufacturing facility finalized.
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