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Declaring bankruptcy doesn’t necessarily mean that you close shop – just ask GM and Chrysler. But when the receivers walk in begin selling off your assets, though, as is the case with Saab, it would take a miracle (to say the least) to survive.
- Saab Auto's New Owner To Launch An Ev Based On The 9-3 By Early 2014, Will Initially Focus In China
Saab, the Swedish car brand that just refuses to die, will have a new pure-electric model based on the underpinnings of the 9-3 on the market by the end of 2013 or early 2014, according to the company's new owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden...
- Saab Saga Is A Wild Turkey: Istanbul-based Equity Firm Added To Buyers’ List
Saab hasn’t made a car since last March. Its initial deal with the Chinese fell as did every subsequent overtake attempt basically because GM wasn’t willing to give away its technology to the Chinese for free. Eventually, the company's...
- Report: Gm And Saab Reach A Mexican Stand-off Over Chinese Deal
When General Motors sold Saab to Spyker, company execs must have been somewhat relieved to get the brand out of their hands. However, GM didn’t cut its ties completely as it remains a shareholder and a major parts and technology supplier. Now...
- Saab Deal Supported “in Principle†By Chinese Authorities
Last Friday, Swedish Automobile N.V. [Swan] signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Pang Da and Youngman for the sale of the Saab brand to the two Chinese companies. A MoU, however, does not mean that the transaction is completed. Especially when the...
- Saab Signs Three-way Deal With China’s Pang Da And Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile
Lately, it seems whenever there’s a problem with production at Saab’s Trollhattan plant, the Swedish automaker’s parent company Spyker Cars N.V. announces a new deal with a Chinese company. Today, Spyker signed a non-binding memorandum...
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Run, Youngman, Run: Chinese Still want Saab Even Though its Assets Are Being Sold
Declaring bankruptcy doesn’t necessarily mean that you close shop – just ask GM and Chrysler. But when the receivers walk in begin selling off your assets, though, as is the case with Saab, it would take a miracle (to say the least) to survive.
Then again, perhaps miracles do happen. Reuters reports that Chinese group Youngman, which had originally agreed with Saab's owner, Swedish Automobile, to buy the brand and had even injected some cash into it but saw the deal fall apart due to GM’s refusal to let its intellectual property fall into the hands of its rivals, is ready to make a comeback.
Read more »- Saab Auto's New Owner To Launch An Ev Based On The 9-3 By Early 2014, Will Initially Focus In China
Saab, the Swedish car brand that just refuses to die, will have a new pure-electric model based on the underpinnings of the 9-3 on the market by the end of 2013 or early 2014, according to the company's new owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden...
- Saab Saga Is A Wild Turkey: Istanbul-based Equity Firm Added To Buyers’ List
Saab hasn’t made a car since last March. Its initial deal with the Chinese fell as did every subsequent overtake attempt basically because GM wasn’t willing to give away its technology to the Chinese for free. Eventually, the company's...
- Report: Gm And Saab Reach A Mexican Stand-off Over Chinese Deal
When General Motors sold Saab to Spyker, company execs must have been somewhat relieved to get the brand out of their hands. However, GM didn’t cut its ties completely as it remains a shareholder and a major parts and technology supplier. Now...
- Saab Deal Supported “in Principle†By Chinese Authorities
Last Friday, Swedish Automobile N.V. [Swan] signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Pang Da and Youngman for the sale of the Saab brand to the two Chinese companies. A MoU, however, does not mean that the transaction is completed. Especially when the...
- Saab Signs Three-way Deal With China’s Pang Da And Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile
Lately, it seems whenever there’s a problem with production at Saab’s Trollhattan plant, the Swedish automaker’s parent company Spyker Cars N.V. announces a new deal with a Chinese company. Today, Spyker signed a non-binding memorandum...