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. [...]
Saab’s got some catching up to do ever since it broke off ties with General Motors. At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Saab will debut two models including the new 9-5 SportCombi and an unknown concept. Known as the ‘visionary concept for future products,’ the model is expected to debut Saab’s new design theme as [...]
And now we take a break from everyday fun news to bring you some boring recall news. Saab has announced that it is recalling 4,400 units of the 2010 and 2011 model year 9-3 sedans that were built between June and October of 2010. The recall is being conducted to fix fuel pumps that cold [...]
At the 2010 Paris Motor Show later this month, Saab will be taking its first step towards producing an all-electric vehicle with the Saab 9-3 ePower. The Swedish company, which is now owned by Spyker Cars, will test a prototype fleet of 70 vehicles in Sweden early next year. “By 2015, annual global sales of [...]
We’ve seen so much interest from new owner Spyker to build an Audi A1 fighting Saab 9-2 that it seems like the car is already rolling down the production line. There is even a huge interest from Saab fans who have already started a “Saab 91 Petition & Support Group” on Facebook. The latest reports [...]
Since many luxury automakers are currently conducting electric-vehicle testing programs, Saab figured it should jump on the bandwagon as well. The Swedish automaker is getting ready to launch a test-fleet of “100 percent electric vehicles” based on the next 9-3 in the first quarter of 2011. The test-fleet program will deployed across the world including [...]
Saab announced Friday that it has hired former Bertone and Pininfarina designer Jason Castriota as its new design director, meaning Saab models are expected to get sexier than ever before. According to insiders, Saab is working on an all new 9-3, which will launch in 2012 and will be rebadged as a 93 (without the [...]
Saab Cars North America has launched its first sales event as a new company – a leasing program built around the 2010 Saab 9-3. Buyers can go for the 2010 Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan 2.0 with an automatic transmission for $399 a month with a 3,374 down payment with a 48 month term. Saab plans [...]
During a live chat session with General Motors Company’s CEO Fritz Henderson last week on GM’s FastLane Blog, the head of the Detroit automaker was asked what cars he has in his garage right now. Fritz replied that he owns a “Camaro, my 2005 corvette and a Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible.” Henderson did not specify [...]
