Saab announced earlier this week that the new 2012 Saab 9-4X crossovers has started arriving at its U.S. dealerships. The Swedish automaker said that it has received more than 100 orders for the 9-4X so far. Production of the Saab 9-4X began in February at a General Motors plant in Mexico after several delays. The [...]
The new 2012 Saab 9-4X has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award. “The 9-4X is rated good in the Institute’s front, side, and rollover evaluations based on good performances for its structural twin, the Cadillac SRX,” the IIHS said. “A separate rear impact test was conducted for the seats/head [...]
Saab’s financial setbacks may have shut down their Sweden assembly plant, but the 9-4x will still grace showroom floors next month. Instead of their depleted funds resulting in a production halt, it was contracted out to the General Motors’ plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. Production still began last week as scheduled. Click here for more [...]
The first 2012 Saab 9-4X crossover rolled off the assembly line today at the company’s Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico. Saab Automobile President & CEO Jan Ake Jonsson was on hand to see regular production begin. Jonsson was joined by Executive Director Vehicle Lines Anders Svensson and 9-4X Product Manager Mikael Jacobsson. “This is a great [...]
Saab Automobile AB is planning to begin distribution in China some time next year, said CEO Jan Ake Jonsson. “ Until we launch the new 9-3 at the end of 2012, it will be just a couple of thousand units (annually), all based on imports. As we lead up to this, we have to make [...]
The 2012 Saab 9-4X, which made its world debut at the 2010 LA Auto Show last week, will go on sale in May 2011.Prices for the 2012 9-4X start at $34,205 (excluding destination freight charge, tax, title, license, dealer fees and optional equipment). The first 500 customers to sign up through the special Saab 9-4X [...]
While most of Saab’s press conference consisted of CEO Jan Ake Jonsson and Spyker Cars head Victor Muller telling us why the Swedish brand was worth saving and how they plan on making it profitable, seeing the new 2012 Saab 9-4X kind of made us believe the new Saab bosses. North American sales of the [...]
As we learned previously, the 2012 Saab 9-4X will make its debut at the 2010 LA Auto Show next month – however, new owner Spyker Cars today released details and images of the crossover ahead of its public debut. “The 9-4X significantly broadens the appeal of the Saab brand,” says Saab Automobile CEO Jan Ã…ke [...]
The Saab 9-4X is scheduled to make its world debut at the 2010 LA Auto Show in November but we’re getting an early look today through some spy shots shared by Saabs United. The Saab 9-4X crossover will be based on the same underpinnings as the Chevrolet Equinox GMC Terrain and the Cadillac SRX, which [...]
The 2010 LA Auto Show will be held this November and we’re really looking forward to paying a visit to the west coast. According to LA Auto Show’s Twitter status, Saab has confirmed that it will unveil the new 9-4x Crossover at the show in November. The Saab 9-4X crossover will most likely be based [...]
