Cars
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- More Troubles For Swedish Carmaker As Saab Great Britain Files For Administration
The impasse on the sale of Saab Automobile to Pang Da and Youngman has not been resolved, due to Saab shareholder and supplier General Motors objecting to its platform and engineering technology being transferred to the Chinese. Swedish Automobile N.V....
- 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...
- Gm Sells Saab 9-3, Current 9-5 And Other Assets To China's Baic
It was confirmed today that General Motors has come to an agreement with Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Ltd (BAIC) for the sale of certain key assets from SAAB. BAIC, China's fifth-largest automaker, bought the intellectual rights for Saab's...
- Gallery : 2010 Saab 9-5
Any search for critics of anything won't take long. Criticize Michael Jordan for gambling. Criticize Barack Obama for trying to do too much. Criticize Ferrari for charging too much. That's the best basketball player ever; the most popular public...
Cars
THE BAD 8 v2.0 - PART VIII
SAAB 9-5
Despite his status as the best basketball player of all time and the honour duly given to him by The Good Car Guy (most especially in his junior high school playing days) Michael Jordan attempted to un-retire too many times. Nobody even attempted to deny his inherent talent, his grand stature as the game's brightest light, and the fact that his first un-retirement resulted in three consecutive championships. But, imagine how we would remember MJ if he'd completed his career before the current century.
Now, the Saab 9-5 will never be recalled as the best midsize luxury sedan. It was, however, in its day, a bright shining Swedish light. Turbocharged refinement; class and charm. Still, what was once respect turns quickly into regard, then faint reminiscence, and just before the wretching; rejection. We don't want the 9-5 anymore, and despite arguments to the contrary on behalf of its power and its content, the Saab doesn't cut it in a field of candidates - both bigger and smaller - that outperform it in terms of desirability.
And guess what, Saab execs: at this price level, desirability counts for plenty.
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Alternatives: Round trip with stops in Goteburg, Stockholm, and Kiruna; Audi A4; Cadillac CTS
Necessary Incentivizing To Switch To The Good 12 v2.0: Buy 1 Saab 9-5, receive 50% off Cadillac CTS-V.
Anything Else? If General Motors has a future, or if it can sell the future of Saab to somebody else, Saab appears to have hope... at least in terms of product.
- Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life: What Saab’s Demise May Mean For Buyers
"If Saab’s future seems jolly rotten There's something you've forgotten You can buy a heavily discounted brand new car When you're feeling in the dumps Don't be silly chumps Just walk into your nearest Saab dealership - that's...
- More Troubles For Swedish Carmaker As Saab Great Britain Files For Administration
The impasse on the sale of Saab Automobile to Pang Da and Youngman has not been resolved, due to Saab shareholder and supplier General Motors objecting to its platform and engineering technology being transferred to the Chinese. Swedish Automobile N.V....
- 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...
- Gm Sells Saab 9-3, Current 9-5 And Other Assets To China's Baic
It was confirmed today that General Motors has come to an agreement with Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Ltd (BAIC) for the sale of certain key assets from SAAB. BAIC, China's fifth-largest automaker, bought the intellectual rights for Saab's...
- Gallery : 2010 Saab 9-5
Any search for critics of anything won't take long. Criticize Michael Jordan for gambling. Criticize Barack Obama for trying to do too much. Criticize Ferrari for charging too much. That's the best basketball player ever; the most popular public...