GM Lets SAAB Die
#1
GM Lets SAAB Die
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motors is shutting down its Swedish car brand, Saab, after attempts to close deal with a buyer failed.
GM had announced earlier this year that it was close to reaching a deal with Swedish super-carmaker Koenigsegg. That deal fell, though.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/18/auto...osed/index.htm
GM had announced earlier this year that it was close to reaching a deal with Swedish super-carmaker Koenigsegg. That deal fell, though.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/18/auto...osed/index.htm
#3
Such a shame I never really was a Saab fan (other than the Sonett III), but this just seems like the same sort of bungling Mercedes did with Chrysler.
If I were a swede car guy, I'd be pretty damn pissed.
Speaking of the Sonett III, it was powered by a Ford V4 engine that was the progenitor of the Cologne V6 used in the Mustang.
If I were a swede car guy, I'd be pretty damn pissed.
Speaking of the Sonett III, it was powered by a Ford V4 engine that was the progenitor of the Cologne V6 used in the Mustang.
Last edited by bossco; 12-18-2009 at 09:28 AM.
#4
I don't think GM did everything they could have with SAAB, but I've heard it said more than once that if GM had not bought SAAB, they wouldn't have been around this long. They were just too tiny and making cars is just too expensive.
Shame about the 9-4X and 9-5 since they were already design locked. Maybe they can be "recycled."
#9
3 years ago, we bought my wife's 04 9-3, and after owning it two and half years, I wasn't too thrilled with it. I'm glad we sold it when we did. Electronics are horrible, and they don't share many parts with NA epsilons. I do like the design of the later ones, but ultimately they don't make much sense in this automotive climate.
#13
I dunno who it was (James May or Jeremy Clarkson, probably) that commented somthing along the lines of:
GM managers admitted they bought Saab as "sort of a hobby"
I cook for a hobby. That doesn't mean I should open a restaurant.
GM managers admitted they bought Saab as "sort of a hobby"
I cook for a hobby. That doesn't mean I should open a restaurant.
#15
GM: No Plans To Sell New Saab 9-5 or 9-4X
DETROIT — General Motors on Friday said there are no plans to sell certain assets of its Saab brand, such as the redesigned Saab 9-5, which was supposed to go into production early next year, or the Saab 9-4X.
I wonder if GM will do anything with these?