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Saab is in trouble. With mounting debts and limited capital investment, the Swedish company is a prime candidate to go the way of the dinosaurs. The troubled automaker has not built a single vehicle since the 1st of April, and a much touted deal with China’s Hawtai Motor Group has fallen through. They did however sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with another Chinese company called Pang Da Automobile Trade Co. Ltd, earlier this week, but we will have to wait and see if the deal goes through.
- 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 Responds To Media Reports, Says Deal With Pang Da Still On
Responding to recent media reports, Saab's parent company Swedish Automobile N.V. [Swan] issued a short statement saying the investment deal with China's Pang Da Automobile is still on the table. Pang Da Automobile had signed an agreement in...
- Saab Finalizes Deal With Panga Da And Youngman, Announces New 9-1, 9-6x And 9-7
Saab’s parent company Swedish Automobile NV said on Monday it converted the non-binding memorandum of understanding with Pang Da Automobile Trade Co. and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co into a final agreement. However, the deal is still...
- 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...
- Saab’s Deal With China’s Hawtai Motors Collapses, Future Once Again Uncertain
Another day, another deal gone sour for Saab and its parent company Spyker Cars N.V. Today, less than two weeks after Saab announced an agreement with China’s Hawtai Motor Group that would have invested €150 million (US$215 million) into...
Cars
What Lies Ahead in Saab’s Future?
Saab is in trouble. With mounting debts and limited capital investment, the Swedish company is a prime candidate to go the way of the dinosaurs. The troubled automaker has not built a single vehicle since the 1st of April, and a much touted deal with China’s Hawtai Motor Group has fallen through. They did however sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with another Chinese company called Pang Da Automobile Trade Co. Ltd, earlier this week, but we will have to wait and see if the deal goes through.
In light of this, I’ve thought up four plausible (though unlikely) scenarios for Saab. These range from the hugely cynical all the way to the brazenly optimistic. After all, isn’t it better than Saab has some future rather than no future at all? Without further ado, here are your options:
Read more »- 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 Responds To Media Reports, Says Deal With Pang Da Still On
Responding to recent media reports, Saab's parent company Swedish Automobile N.V. [Swan] issued a short statement saying the investment deal with China's Pang Da Automobile is still on the table. Pang Da Automobile had signed an agreement in...
- Saab Finalizes Deal With Panga Da And Youngman, Announces New 9-1, 9-6x And 9-7
Saab’s parent company Swedish Automobile NV said on Monday it converted the non-binding memorandum of understanding with Pang Da Automobile Trade Co. and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co into a final agreement. However, the deal is still...
- 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...
- Saab’s Deal With China’s Hawtai Motors Collapses, Future Once Again Uncertain
Another day, another deal gone sour for Saab and its parent company Spyker Cars N.V. Today, less than two weeks after Saab announced an agreement with China’s Hawtai Motor Group that would have invested €150 million (US$215 million) into...