Comments on: BREAKING: Koenigsegg backs out of buying Saab from GM

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:31:50 +0000

SAAB is no different from Saturn. It is basically rebadged Opel which nobody wants to buy. Just shut it down if no one is interested. GM needs to shrink and consolidate their European operations anyway. http://bit.ly/2Lsw39

By: zermatt

zermatt — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:20:17 +0000

I have to think that the low sales volume of Saab is a serious deterrent to purchasing the manufacturing operations. The name has value and that may be the only thing that some company would be interested in.

When it came to being a good steward of the Saab marque, GM failed to make the Swedish tradition of auto making distinctive enough or appealing enough.

The Saab marque should be allowed to die a semi dignified death.

By: GMfan87

GMfan87 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:32:21 +0000

well that sucks…emma's right the chinese are saab's only hope now.

“all your auto companies are belong to us”…oh wait that was a japanese thing…fail

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:31:50 +0000

By: zermatt

zermatt — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:20:17 +0000

By: GMfan87

GMfan87 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:32:21 +0000

well that sucks…emma's right the chinese are saab's only hope now.

“all your auto companies are belong to us”…oh wait that was a japanese thing…fail

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:50:09 +0000

WOW! Sucks for GM i feel bad for them.

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:31:30 +0000

Ahh, our Chinese friend will buy it. They wants to control GM sooner or later.

By: teknoboy66

teknoboy66 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:59:58 +0000

man oh man, why do I think the UAW had something to do with this?

By: watcher68

watcher68 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:20:10 +0000

Wow! Too bad! GM really screwed the pooch on this one. They cooked the books on Saab making it look better than it was. Koeniggsegg (and their wealthy backers) would have been a great spiritual fit for the Swedish brand.

So, is Opel next?