Gene Stefanyshyn's original plan was to take the Opel Blitz symbol off the front of the Vectra and simply add the Chevrolet Bowtie badge that would turn the mid-size sedan into a Malibu. That would have been the ultimate expression of the value of GM's new architecture strategy as envisaged and engineered by the engineer/MBA from Canada who is the vehicle line executive for Malibu, Pontiac Grand Am and Saturn L-series, and the person most responsible for the creation of the Epsilon architecture design.
