Compact

Keep: Saturn Astra

Base Price: $16,495
Base Engine: 1.8-liter, 4-cylinder; 138 horses
Fuel Economy: 24/32 mpg
YTD Sales: 10,813

Saturn, the niche brand established by General Motors (GM) in the early 1990s to win over import customers, may not survive much longer. GM is reportedly mulling cutting Saturn loose as part of its restructuring. Still, this compact Astra is almost a direct import of a similar Opel model sold overseas to thrifty Europeans.

Kill: Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet Cobalt, Ford Focus, Pontiac G3