A Car built for Australian conditions? Heck...it is easy to build a car to handle heat...it is harder to build a car to take minus 40....Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
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A Car built for Australian conditions? Heck...it is easy to build a car to handle heat...it is harder to build a car to take minus 40....Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
I hope they don't cough up mouldy old dough. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
Well you...know you feed Civil Servants Soylent Green and Yeast and that is what you get..Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
I hope a solution is found and jobs are saved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
However, I have never liked their cars http://www.alfisti.gr/forum/images/smilies/yuk.gif
Ok. What now? I may be missing something but wasn't SAAB bought by koenisegg? (spelling?) Or was that a figment of my wandering mind?
I believe they made the first offer. But it fell apart because of financing. Then Spyker stepped up. They apparently also had shakey financing. Now Lil Bernie is tossing his hat in the ring, and I believe Spyker is still playing too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
There are now rumors that Genii/Ecclestone and Spyker might join forces in the bid to get Saab.
Saab Saga Update: Genii and Spyker pondering joint bid?Quote:
Swedish-language outlet Svenska Dagbladet has reported that Genii and Spyker may team up to present an even stronger bid, and Dagens Industri has gone so far as to speculate that Genii and Spyker might try to pull Renault into a three-way deal (as you may remember, Genii purchased Renault's Formula One team recently), but Saabs United indicates that there's not much to this rumor.
In what critics are suggesting as a less-than-good-faith move, GM may also schedule transportation of the 2010 Saab 9-5's tooling to China as early as tomorrow, January 15, where the model would likely be built wearing Buick badges. The General appointed Steven Taylor and Peter Torngren to oversee the liquidation of Saab on Monday, and as part of that move, they replaced both Saab's CEO and board effective immediately.
I've never owned one, but Saabs used to be known as rather stylish and unique cars over here. Hopefully the brand survives.
P.S. I didn't realize that Genii (and Ecclestone???) had bought Renault's F1 team. I guess I don't get out much.
I never thought I would root for Bernie to be successful at something, but in this one I am. The world of cars is poorer for not having Saabs.....
Ecclestone's Genii group is out. Spyker is back in (maybe).
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/24/r...-to-step-down/
Trading In Spyker Shares Suspended Pending Press Release
Saab will be dead in all but name soon thoguh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior