Right about now, Roger Penske was supposed to finalize a deal to buy Saturn from struggling automaker General Motors.

Last week, the company announced the deal fell through and it would not continue making the brand.

That's left some local dealers are wondering what to do.

"Saturn is worth something," Bill Shotwell, owner of Saturn of Raleigh and Saturn of Cary. "What we do know is we're still open, we're still here, we're taking care of the customers, we are selling cars still, we're repairing cars that need to be repaired and we'll be here as long as we can."

GM plans to end all franchise agreements by October of next year, but with 70 employees Shotwell is trying to fix this latest breakdown.

"I have contacted (U.S. Senator Richard Burr), I've contacted (U.S. Senator Kay Hagan) to say 'You guys are the ones who said you'd give the bailout money to General Motors and Chrysler,' " Shotwell said. "'How are you not letting this sale go through?'"

In the meantime, Shotwell and his crew face another challenge, convincing potential buyers the store will still be around.

"If i have a problem, I don't feel like I'd have anyone I could take it to and no accountability for it," Randa Davenport said, adding that she wouldn't buy a car that's being discontinued. "I just don't feel like it would be trustworthy."

A spokesman for GM said the company will work with Saturn customers to honor all their warranty and service needs in the coming years.

Others say the company, not the car, is the reason for an unstable future.

"I don't think they're going out of business because of the quality of the car they make," Colleen Stanley said, adding that she would buy a Saturn. "There is just saturation in the market. Not everybody is going to make it."

Shotwell still has hope to keep the doors open.

"We own the building, so we're going to be open," he said. "The agreement that we have with General Motors regardless is that we'll repair the cars."

Selling Saturns, however, may be a thing of the past.