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Saab Restarts Production at Trollhättan, First Cars Under Spyker Ownership Roll Off the Line
Heralding a new era for Saab as an independent company freed from the shackles of General Motors, the first cars of the Swedish automaker under the loving arms of Spyker Cars and its CEO Victor Muller rolled off the production line today at the firm's Trollhättan plant. During the talks between General Motors and the Dutch supercar-maker, the factory had been idled for a period of two months.
The first Saab to roll off the production line today was an all-new 9-5 saloon, destined to join a test fleet prior to the premium sedan's official launch later this year. The 9-5 was joined shortly after by a 9-3 Convertible.
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Swedish Debt Office And Gm Allow Antonov To Invest In Saab
It appears that Saab's hopes of survival continue to depend after all that happened on Vladimir Antonov, the Russian banker who was forced by GM to sell his initial shares in Spyker for the Saab sale to occur. Spyker today confirmed that the Swedish...
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Saab Ceo Jan Ã…ke Jonsson To Retire, Victor Muller Takes Over Temporarily
Dutch automaker Spyker Cars NV announced on Friday that Saab Automobile’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Jan Åke Jonsson, has decided to step down from his position on 19 May, 2011. The company said that until a successor to the longtime...
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Saab Seals Engine Deal With Bmw, Gets 4 Cylinder Turbo Units From 2012
The BMW Group and Saab-owner Spyker Cars N.V. have come to an agreement for the use of the German automaker's petrol engines in Saab's vehicles from 2012 onwards. The long-rumored deal, which will ultimately help Saab further reduce its reliance...
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Gm Extends Deadline For Saab Bidders, 2010 9-5 Sedan Production To Restart
General Motors has dropped a December 31 deadline for Saab bids and will soon restart production of certain models to the pleasure of the Swedish brand's employees, dealers, interested buyers and of course, the automaker's fans. However, this...
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Spyker Renews Offer For Saab, Gm Says It Will Revaluate
In what could be a final attempt to save SAAB from closing down, tiny Dutch sports car maker Spyker submitted a new 11-point proposal to buy the Swedish brand from General Motors on Sunday. The Dutch company said that its new proposal addresses all the...
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