These Disappointing Cars Ruined The Companies That Made Them

The car market is a crowded one, so companies sometimes have to try to push the envelope to make their cars stand out. This can mean creating cars that are ahead of their time or packed to the gills with features, or it can mean making a car so 'affordable' (cheap) that it barely withstands its first test drive. More often than not, these seemingly revolutionary cars spell disaster for their makers. Curious to know which cars were epic failures? Check out these disappointing cars that ruined the companies that made them, or sullied their hard earned reputations.

Saturn Ion

Poor Saturn. The American automaker tried desperately to revive the then-struggling American auto industry, but ultimately came up short in the face of stiff international competition. Saturn was branded as “a different kind of car company” but was effectively just another GM subsidiary. In 2003, Saturn attempted to enter the crowded compact sedan market with the Ion, which faced up against the wildly popular Honda Accord and Toyota Corolla. American car buyers were not enthused by the Ion, nor by its poor safety ratings.