Archive for the 'Saab' Category
Saab 9-3 sedan to be built on New platform,9-2 may share platform with BMW
Saab’s new Dutch owner, Spyker Cars NV, intends to spin additional models off its new Phoenix platform after it yields a redesigned Saab 9-3.
Saab is planning to release the next generation of 9-3 sedan in 2012, Spyker Cars Chairman Victor Muller said [...]
August 6th, 2010 | Posted in Auto News, Saab, Spyker, spyshots and future model | No Comments
BAW/BAIC bring Saab 9-3/9-5 get the new life
These are the first pictures of the BAW (Beijing Auto Work) C60, which are ready to show at the 2010 Beijing Motor Show . Despite the packaging is great to see that this was a old Saab 9-3.
BAW buy the production rights and paid for equipment from Saab [...]
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in BAIC, Saab | No Comments
Cadilac ATS Sedan, Coupe rendering and information
Cadilac plan to lauch the car will target to compet the BMW 3-Series, the Mercedes C-Class, and the Audi A4/A5. the car will be name as Cadilac ATS will be available as a sedan, wagon, coupe, and convertible As the source said, Cadillac is “not too sure about the [...]
April 13th, 2010 | Posted in Cadilac, General Motors, Saab, spyshots and future model | No Comments
Next Saab 9-3 still based on GM’s Epsilon I, plus more details on Saab’s new model
9-3
We’ve heard Saab thumping its chest about the new 9-3, saying its newfound independence could allow the company to move away from its GM ties. The next 9-3, due in 2013, will still have at least one large GM contribution: [...]
April 5th, 2010 | Posted in Saab, Spyker, spyshots and future model | No Comments
Ford closes deal with China’s Geely to sell Volvo
Ford Motor Co. on Sunday said it has reached an agreement to sell Volvo Car Corp. to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group of China for $1.8 billion in a virtual all-cash deal.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Co. agreed to buy Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co. for $1.8 billion in [...]
March 29th, 2010 | Posted in Auto News, Ford, Geely, Saab | No Comments
Spyker buy saab,deal done!
Dutch sports car maker Spyker Cars on Tuesday agreed to buy Saab in an eleventh hour deal to keep General Motors Co. from tossing the Swedish manufacturer onto the scrap heap.
“GM has always had the hope to find a solution for Saab that would avoid a wind down of the brand,” said [...]
January 27th, 2010 | Posted in Auto News, General Motors, Saab, Spyker | No Comments
Spyker Could Be The Only Investor To Consider For Saab
Amid rumors that Swedish car maker Saab could be sold for a nominal $1, Swedish businessman Lars Carlstrom told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday that his consortium will submit a revised offer for the company.
For the bid to be successful, Carlstrom’s consortium, which includes Luxembourg-based investment firm [...]
January 20th, 2010 | Posted in General Motors, Saab, Spyker | No Comments
breaking: Saab is not officialy dead as Spyker tries second bid for Saab.
General Motors Co. Sunday said it had received several new enquiries about Saab Automobile AB, its Swedish unit, as Dutch sports car maker Spyker Cars NV (SPYKR.AE) tried to resurrect a deal with a new offer it hopes will overcome the obstacles which [...]
December 21st, 2009 | Posted in Auto News, Saab | No Comments
GM To Close Saab After Talks With Spyker Collapse
General Motors Co. came under fire from the Swedish government Friday after opting to close its Saab unit following the collapse of last-ditch talks to sell it.
The U.S. auto maker had set a year-end deadline to finalize a sale of the loss-making brand, but said unidentified issues [...]
December 19th, 2009 | Posted in Saab, Spyker | No Comments
BAIC to make Saab design-based cars as soon as 2011
* First vehicles using Saab IP available as soon as 2011
* Exploring other opportunities, including green vehicles
Beijing Autos said Friday it wants to explore further cooperation with GM’s Saab Automobile such as “new energy vehicles,” after earlier announcing the purchase of car and engine technology from [...]
December 19th, 2009 | Posted in Auto Loan, Saab | 1 Comment