Spyker Cars announced today that Saab’s Trollhattan plant begin rolling again today, “heralding a new era for the Swedish premium car maker as an independent company. To celebrate the occasion, Saab Automobile CEO Jan Ake Jonsson, Spyker Cars CEO Victor Muller and Trollhattan Plant Director Gunnar Brunius took up positions on the line alongside assembly [...]
General Motors has officially taken away the Dec. 31 deadline for bids for its Saab brand and said that it will restart some production lines in January after a shutdown. Originally GM had given itself until the end of the month to consider bids for the loss-making Swedish brand as it moves forward with winding [...]
As General Motors gets ready to sell or wind down Saab, the automaker is rumored to be planning on saving the 9-5 sedan as a rebadged Buick. According to a report by Dagens, GM is seeing positive opportunities to closing Saab including selling Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Ltd (BAIC) of certain Saab 9-3, current [...]
Key Competitors: Volvo S80, Acura TL and Cadillac STS. Power: 2.0L 4-cylinder turbo 220-hp; 2.8L V6 turbo 300-hp / 295 lb-ft of torque. Transmission: 6-speed automatic. Availability: 2010. Pricing: TBA. If General Motors can find a buyer for Saab, the new 2010 9-5 sedan will go on sale next year. However, things are looking bad [...]
- Key Competitors: Volvo S80, Acura TL, Cadillac STS. – Engine: 2.0L 4-cylinder turbo diesel rated at 160-hp; 2.0L 4-cylinder turbo gasoline rated at 220-hp; 2.8L V6 turbo gasoline rated at 300-hp/295 lb-ft of torque. – Transmission: 6-speed automatic. – Fuel-Economy: TBA. – Pricing: TBA. Will go on sale in 2010. The new 2010 Saab [...]
According to a report by AutoCar, Saab is already working on a hybrid version of the new 9-5 sedan. The hybrid version will use a small petrol engine backed up by an electric motor in an effort to increase fuel-economy and cut emissions. Saab is working on a new 120-hp turbocharged 1.4L gasoline engine that [...]
Just last week, General Motors released a statement that it has reached a deal with Koenigsegg that will give the small Swedish supercar maker 100 percent control of Saab after “closing conditions” are agreed upon. The new 9-5 will play an important role in a product offensive that Koenigsegg plans to announce once its purchases the brand. [...]
GM’s sales of Saab to Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg is expected to be completed in the third-quarter of 2009. Under the new agreement, dealerships would continue selling vehicles under the new owner. However, Koenigsegg has the power to drop some dealerships as it sees fit, reports Automotive News. “As part of the proposed transaction, GM will [...]
