Saab

Swedish Pickle: Study says GM lost $5,000+ on each Saab sold over the last 8 years

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Filed under: Car Buying , Saab , Earnings/Financials 2008 Saab 9-3 Turbo X - Click above for high-res image gallery When the automotive history of the last ten or so years is written, one of the most curious chapters will be why big, flush with cash American car companies purchased relatively diminutive, relatively oddball Swedish brands. Ford and Volvo, while still not a match made in heaven, at...

Hammer Time: Finding A Good Home for a 1988 Saab 900 Turbo

The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

The old Saab was virtually perfect. 1988 900 model. Turbo. Convertible. It was as if the vehicle had been taken through a 21 year time warp right to my lot. The prior owner had become tired of frequent $85/hr fixes and now needed a four door instead of two (in Orwellian speak). He traded it [...]

Saab vehicles in short supply

Leftlane (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

The 2010 Saab 9-5 promises to be one of the best vehicles to roll out of Trollhättan, but the all-new sedan is putting the squeeze on Saab’s current lineup. With Saab retooling for the production start of the 9-5, production of Saab’s current models has slowed to a trickle. Saab dealers across the country now [...]

REPORT: Saab dealers 'running out of cars'

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

Filed under: Car Buying , Plants/Manufacturing , Saab , Earnings/Financials 2010 Saab 9-5 - Click above for high-res image gallery With new vehicle production at a trickle, and its dealer network slashed by a third , retailers of the Saab brand are finding inventory shrinking to drought levels. Some of the remaining dealers may even run out of new vehicles before replacements arrive. Point the blame...

Classic Ad: Saab 95

Wheels (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

This week's classic car ad is for an early-60s Saab 95, a.k.a. "the family car with aircraft quality."

Poll: Will the Saab 9-5 Save the Company?

KickingTires (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

We just heard that Saab will cull its dealer base in the U.S. because of slow sales. Its new product lineup kicks off with the 2010 9-5 sedan — check out dozens of pictures of it below — and the...

Koenigsegg reportedly rejects 81 out of 218 U.S. Saab dealers

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

Filed under: Government/Legal , GM , Saab 2010 Saab 9-5 - Click above for high-res image gallery According to Automotive News , Federal Express letters arrived at 81 of Saab's 218 dealers on Thursday stating that their franchises had not been selected to move forward and become a dealer for the post-sale entity, Saab Cars North America. The package from General Motors said that Swedish supercar maker...

Gary Marshall: Unemployment? There's an app for that

TechRadar (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

Modern mobile phones can do all kinds of things - including adding to the unemployment queues. When you install an app you're not just getting something that will make your life easier; you're contributing to the ultimate destruction of entire industries. Well, unless you're installing iFart, anyway. There were two excellent examples this week. First, the car price guide Parker's launched a rather...

Previous Saab 9-5 production in China

eurocarblog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

The previous Saab 9-5 will be constructed in China by Beijing Auto (BAIC), which will start assembly operations in the next six months of the old sedan model. The project has come about after BAIC[...]

How A Daewoo Became A Buick Became An Opel Became A Buick Became A Daewoo [New Cars]

Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

GM's large international operation and the popularity of Buick in China leads to some strange intercontinental platform sharing. We untangle part of the mess below. Currently, Buick is selling the Daewoo Lacetti-based Buick Excelle in China. Yes, this is the same car the Suzuki Forenza was based on. But this is getting replaced! Not by a Daewoo product, but rather by the Buick Ying Lang , which is...

Confirmed: Beijing Auto to build last-generation Saab 9-5 in China

Leftlane (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Last month, we reported that Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corporation was planning to buy the tooling and rights to assemble Saab’s now-discontinued previous-generation 9-5 in China, and now the Chinese automaker has confirmed that it will begin production in about six months. BAIC got the old 9-5 tooling in exchange for taking a small share in [...]

New Award

MAYS DAZE (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

Well firstly,I think I've taken the right award and I thank Liz http://laceribbonsbuttonsandbows.blogspot.com/ for it so much and congrat on your latest DT position hun. Apparently I have to answer about 6 million questions so here goes 1 Where is you cell phone - I think it's still in the bedroom 2 Hair - dragged through hedge backwards comes to mind 3 Mother - 7 miles down the road 4 Father - ditto...

REPORT: BAIC/Koenigsegg may produce Saab 9-5 in China

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

Filed under: China , Government/Legal , Plants/Manufacturing , Saab Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC), announced as a minority partner in Koenigsegg's deal to purchase Saab from General Motors two months ago, plans to produce the Saab 9-5 on Chinese soil next year. The involvement of BAIC in the Saab transaction helps Koenigsegg close the deal and gives the Chinese company leverage to...

Beijing Auto plans China production of Saab 9-5

INAUTONEWS (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Beijing Auto, which may buy General Motors’ Saab unit via Swedish carmaker Koenigsegg, is planning to take the last generation Saab 9-5 and produce it in China once the latest model is launched in Europe in April next year, media reported today. In September, Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC) agreed to take a minority stake [...] > Read complete article inside...

Made in China Saab 9-5?

The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

If the GM-SAAB-Koenigsegg-BAIC deal ever closes, Beijing Auto (BAIC) would be interested in taking the current generation Saab 9-5 and produce it in China once the 2010 Saab 9-5 is launched in Europe in April next year, Chinese media reports via Gasgoo. Last September, BAIC had agreed to take a minority interest in the Koenigsegg-owned Saab. [...]

• Beijing Auto plans China production of Saab 9-5 - Gasgoo.com

BAIC to buy the design rights of outgoing Saab 9-5

habser | 10/04/2009

The tooling and design rights to the outgoing Saab 9-5 are likely to be bought by the Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC), according to our sources. Recently, BAIC became a minority shareholder in the Koenigsegg Group, which is seeking to buy Saab from General Motors.

2010 Saab 9-5 Hybrid in the works

habser | 09/10/2009

The 2010 Saab 9-5 will get its own hybrid version, the powertrain of which will not only cut fuel consumption and emissions but also supply a higher level of torque when accelerating. Saab said that it intended to bring an extra boost to the car however specs have yet to be disclosed. According to Autocar , the car will have a 1.4-liter turbocharged unit that will be assisted by a small electric unit.

Official: 2010 Saab 9-5

trymi | 08/28/2009

Marking a new era for Swedish firm Saab is the official launching of its new flagship 9-5 saloon, which the company claims will be the most technologically advanced car it has ever produced.