Saab: All lives used up?
20/12/11 18:42 Filed in: News
The news that Saab is to enter administration is a bitter end to what has been a roller coaster since we ran the premature obituary on this blog exactly two years ago.
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Read More...Saab looks boldly to the future
04/03/11 19:38 Filed in: News
Saab has signalled its future design direction under its new ownership with the Saab PhoeniX concept car unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show.
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Read More...Saab 9-5 pitches for executive market
13/11/10 19:58 Filed in: Road tests
This is the new model that seemed doomed to be stillborn only a few months ago. But, against all the odds, here it is. The new Saab 9-5. And judging by the response to Saab’s potential demise, there are a whole lot of Saab enthusiasts out there ready to reach for their chequebooks.
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Read More...Saab's new 4x4 crossover
20/10/10 19:27 Filed in: News
Just months after its takeover by Spyker, Saab is about to launch a new model at next month’s Los Angeles Auto Show. The new Saab 9-4X is clearly aimed at the growing market for 4x4 crossovers particularly in the USA.
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Read More...Saab 9-5 the start of a new era
11/06/10 21:56 Filed in: News
Six months on from the obituaries, against all the odds Saab is back with a brand new model the new Saab 9-5. Started under the ownership of GM, the new car is launched under its new owners Spyker.
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Read More...Saab 9-3X driven by all fours
19/06/10 19:52 Filed in: Road tests
Just six months ago it looked like Saab was doomed, as reported in my rather blunt, but sad, post ’Saab: The end’.
But, despite everything, here they are and I was handed the keys of the Saab 9-3X Estate. Although the 9-3 has been around for some time, the 9-3X is the four wheel drive version that was just launched at last year’s Geneva Motor Show.
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But, despite everything, here they are and I was handed the keys of the Saab 9-3X Estate. Although the 9-3 has been around for some time, the 9-3X is the four wheel drive version that was just launched at last year’s Geneva Motor Show.
Read More...More detail about way forward for Saab Spyker
02/02/10 14:07 Filed in: News
The intention is that Spyker Cars NV will change its name to Saab Spyker Automobiles NV, with two separate operating companies – Spyker and Saab – focussed on their own particular markets and their own vehicle lines. Read More...
Spyker statement on Saab purchase
27/01/10 11:05 Filed in: News
General Motors Company and Spyker Cars N.V, late yesterday confirmed the details of a binding agreement over the transfer of ownership of Saab Automobile AB of Trollhättan, Sweden.
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Read More...Spyker submits offer on Saab
07/01/10 19:52 Filed in: News
Spyker Cars, of The Netherlands, today confirmed it has made a revised offer to General Motors for the acquisition of Saab Automobile AB.
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Read More...Saab: The end.
19/12/09 15:20 Filed in: News
A short statement from Spyker signals the end of the road for Saab. The General Motors-owned Swedish manufacturer is now expected to close its doors after 71 years.
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Read More...New Saab 9-5 revealed
28/08/09 09:01 Filed in: News
Against all the odds of a difficult market and the bankruptcy in the USA of former parent company GM, Saab has entered its new era of Koenigsegg ownership with the launch of the new Saab 9-5, the flagship of its range.
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Read More...Koenigsegg moves closer to take Saab
16/06/09 14:19 Filed in: News
General Motors and Koenigsegg have reached an understanding that could pave the way for Saab to return to secure Swedish ownership.
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Read More...Saab takes road to independence
26/02/09 13:33 Filed in: News
After 20 years of foreign ownership by General Motors, the future of Saab Automobile is once again in Swedish hands. Read More...