Swedish website, SVD Naringsliv, seems to have sourced a sketch of the new Saab 9-3. What we have going on here is a bit of current 9-5 at the front, some old 99 towards the rear quarter panel and there is a teensy bit of Exige/Cayman going on at the back. In all, if this [...]
Saab’s fate has been very much in question as of late, especially since there’s been trouble with keeping the Swedish brand afloat and complications with parts from the Japan earthquake in March. But now, it seems like things are beginning to settle down for the brand born from jets. Just recently, Saab announced that they [...]
Swedish Automobile (formerly known as Spyker), announced yesterda that Saab is still continuing discussions with its supplier base on material supply and delivery terms in order to be able to resume production at its Trollhattan plant. “As delivery of all parts needed to secure a production start is not yet agreed production will not resume [...]
Over the past few weeks, Saab and Swedish Automobile (formerly known as Spyker Cars) have been able to raise about 61 million euros ($87 million USD) in additional funding. Saab announced yesterday that it aims to restart production at its Trollhaetten plant on Aug. 9. The good news comes after Swedish Automobile was given the [...]
Just as we thought Saab was going to be saved by Chinese company Pang Da Automobile Trade Co., things for the Swedish automaker started to fall apart once again. Saab said earlier this month that it has no idea when it will start building vehicles after shutting down production for the third time. Following that statement, Saab said [...]
Saab announced today that it will be unable to pages to employees as it has not obtained the necessary short-term funding. “Swedish Automobile and Saab Automobile are in discussions with various parties to obtain short-term funding, including via the sale and lease-back of the real estate of Saab that was announced previously, and with their [...]
Saab, which is working hard to recover from a production shutdown through most of April and May, hit another stop yesterday. The reason for the halt in production came again due to supply disruption. The latest issue is expected to be resolved today, Saab siad. “We will start tomorrow again,” Saab spokesman Eric Geers. “It’s [...]
It almost doesn’t get any more ridiculous than this Saab. In fact, this new creation might be the key to saving the struggling Swedish make! Ok, that may be pushing it. But this one-off creation was made by a die-hard fan who originally totaled his Viper and decided to salvage the powertrain by throwing it [...]
Saab announced today that it is establishing a new sub-assembly plant in cooperation with ZF Chassis Systems, a leading international supplier of driveline and chassis systems. Located in Halvorstorp, the plant will be operated on just-in-time, leak production principles and will supply front sub-frames and complete rear axle assemblies for installation on next-geration Saab vehicles. The [...]
Before Saab goes ahead and offers a full redesign of the 9-3 lineup, it will put the model through another facelift for the 2012 model year, which will debut at…you guessed it – the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. For the 2012 model year, the Saab 9-3 gets new front bumpers and signature Saab ‘ice block’ headlamps. [...]
