It’s the weekend here and there probably won’t be that much writing going on. It’s been another gruelling week with plenty to report on.
I’ll be spending most of my weekend looking up Mazda parts that I can’t afford and when I’m not doing that, I’ll be putting together an all-new site from scratch for my wife. She’s just started to sell some of her paintings and wants to put them online.
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This time yesterday, Opel belonged to GM. Now there’s MOU’s being prepared to sell it to some Canadians.
How’s that for change?
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Since Reuters picked up on the Koenigsegg news, stories of Saab’s suitors have spread around the ‘net like wildfire. It’s great to see Saab get so much positive press, though the web publisher in me is a little frustrated about that fact that we’ve been covering these bidders right from the get-go and Dagens gets all the links.
I don’t want or need the recognition, but the inward linkage from so many highly ranked sources would have been very good for the future of this site.
About those stories then…..
These are just a few. It’s great that the stories are so positive, but perhaps what’s even better is the goodwill in comments to those threads.
Just about any story to do with Saab over the last few years has been laced with anti-GM snickery. This makes for a very pleasant change, I think.
Jalopnik: Koenigsegg wants to buy Saab
Motor Trend: Chinese out, Koenigsegg in as a potential Saab suitor
Autoblog: Koenigsegg a finalist in bid to buy Saab
Autospies: Koenigsegg is top remaining bidder to buy Saab
Edmunds: From jets to jets? Koenigsegg may buy Saab
Autocar: Koenigsegg bidding for Saab
The Motor Report – Koenigsegg keen to keep Saab in Sweden
Leftlane News: Koenigsegg interested in purchasing Saab
Auto Evolution: Saab Battle Down to U.S. Billionaire Ira Rennert, Koenigsegg
EgmCarTech: Koenigsegg is bidding for GM’s Saab
The interesting thing is that whilst all these reports are pretty much based on the initial Reuters story, they all care about one thing – Koenigsegg.
That’s where the interest is here and it’s this interest that Saab could tap into from a marketing perspective and capitalise on.
I hope Koenigsegg are working their tails off to get their best bid possible on Deutsche Bank’s desk. They’ve got a heck of a lot of good will behind them.
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Go Koenigsegg! Don’t be cheap and just make it happen.
Not really Saab related but the so-called Conservative government here in Canada has pledged $11billion dollars to save 10000 jobs at GM. Yes guys and gals, that’s $1000000 for each and every GM job and I think that is an absolute disgrace. GM workers in Canada pre-recession earned $75 per hour (or $146250 per year when the average annual income here is $36000 a year.) Its obvious the unions greed and the fact they build cars that nobody wants is the cause for GMs problems here in Canada but union leaders blame anyone but themselves.
I am sick and tired of these overpaid workers and I think they should just pay them $150000 each and shutter the auto industry here in Canada.
What of the part suppliers you say?
That has been brought up in the media and alot of of these parts manufacturers do a lot of business in the US.
PS
Kroum +1!
Im with ya buddy but Id love to hear who is bankrolling their bid.
It’s our beloved government, Zip – they will pay CAD 150,000 tax-free cash to everyone leasing a new Saab.
i finally got my first saab.
a 2001 9-3.
5 speed.
Hold back a bit on the “Canadians”… Sounds like Magna are getting 20%, and the Russians a _whole_ chunk more. Our friend Derepaska/Gaz again.
Congrats! Have a similar one.
Great time to buy a Saab, Mortlock. Nice one.
The Financial Times has an editorial criticizing the bailouts of carmakers. Pretty scathing about the Opel bailout.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3bd63df8-4c77-11de-a6c5-00144feabdc0.html
Similar commentary here in Australias Sydney Morning Herald.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/our-car-industry-has-seen-the-future-and-it-looks-like-toyota-20090529-bq6j.html?page=1
Interesting read.
“I’m confident that GM-Holden will remain part of the new GM,”
“Is Holden about to be sold or spun-off? The answer is no. Are there discussions to sell or even offer a stake in Holden? No. We remain confident about our future.”
Déjà vu, anyone? Replace “Holden” with “Saab”, and that is how it sounded 8 months ago from both JAJ and GM management regarding Saab.
@mortlock – you got a great model year in the 2001 9-3. ENJOY!
Congratulations mortlock, I got my first Saab last August after far too many years of drooling.
How’s that TurboX?!!
kroum, if the Liberals were in power we’d be banned from owning cars ie Green Shaft and they’d spend $20billion on GM and stash another $2billion to their own party coffers in brown envelopes.
I like zippy. I’m glad I’m not the only logical(aka fair and equal) one around here…
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