Archive for the ‘Saab’ Category

Official: Saab Is Bankrupt

Monday, December 19, 2011 15:13 by Arman Barari No Comments

They tried everything, but nothing really worked. And today Saab and all its subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy. But they can hold their head up high. Read More… It’s been almost certain that the Chinese will take over Saab, like they did with Volvo, they repay their debts, restart production, and all will be fine. But [...]

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New Saab 9-3 Sketch Leaked

Monday, October 31, 2011 17:40 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

God knows how they did it with literally no money at all, but Saab is readying a new 9-3. And it looks good. Read More… The picture above was discovered in a presentation Saab supplied to a potential investor last year. The new 9-3 is said to a very strategic model for the Swedish firm, [...]

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Pang Da and Youngman To Buy Saab

Friday, October 28, 2011 13:47 by Arman Barari No Comments

Saab signs a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pang Da and Youngman as they agree to buy 100 percent shares of the Swedish company. Read More… Based on this agreement, the Chinese firm buys 100% of the shares of Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) and Saab Great Britain Ltd. (Saab GB) for a consideration [...]

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Saab 9-5 Named Car of the Year In Singapore

Monday, October 10, 2011 7:52 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

In the midst of all the misfortunes, finally some good news for Saab. Their 9-5 Sedan 2.8V6 Turbo has been named Car of the Year in Singapore. Read More… I know it’s not much, but when you are inches from death knowing that some people somewhere in the world are still interested in you is [...]

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Saab 9-4X Crossover Earns Top Safety Pick Award

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 17:26 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

Even though Saab has secured some Chinese fund to stay in business, it is still struggling, badly. But if it’s any consolation to them, IIHS just awarded Saab 9-4X as a top safety pick! Read More… The big crossover joins Saab 9-5 Sedan which received the same accolade a few weeks earlier. Being a top [...]

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Saab Singes MOU With China’s Pang Da

Monday, May 16, 2011 12:49 by Arman Barari No Comments

After the deal with Hawtai collapsed last week, Saab and Spyker announced they will be looking for a new partner in China, and they seem to have found one. They’ve just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pang Da Automobile. Read More… Pang Da is China’s largest publicly traded automobile distributor with over 1100 [...]

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Not Again! Saab Deal With Hawtai Terminated

Thursday, May 12, 2011 15:08 by Arman Barari No Comments

Every time Saab is about get up, things go wrong somehow. A couple of days ago we told you about their deal with the Chinese Hawtai Motors which could save the company. But guess what. Read More… They are now reporting that the deal has been terminated, because: “Since it became clear that Hawtai was [...]

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