Even Santa drives a Saab!
C’mon GM, you can’t strip Santa Claus of his ride. Won’t someone think of the children!!!!
No other sled handles winter conditions quite like a Saab and Santa needs the superb seats in order to ensure that his very arduous trip is made in comfort.
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On a more serious note, I really hope GM executives are working on this deal over the Christmas period. Sure, have dinner and hand out the presents, but a 3 or 4 day break when the deadline is only 8 days away is just not on.
Remember that stunt when Rick Wagoner flew in a corporate jet to Washington to beg for money? Sure, it made sense from a business and time-management perspective, but the only thing people remember is one of the senators saying “What, you couldn’t downgrade to First Class?” It was another PR nightmare.
Work on it, GM. The spotlight is on. Sell Saab.
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This image was provided to me by Tim W, who did get the creator’s permission to pass it on for use here. Unfortunately I don’t have the creator’s name, so I’ll just have to say a big, hearty Thankyou and wish you a great holiday season.
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Is this the rumored first Spyker-Saab concept car?
“What, you couldn’t downgrade to First Class?”
I wonder if we could come up with a witty little phrase like that pertaining to Saab. Something that would catch on easily… hmmm.
Great picture, brilliant.
To quote my wife:
“Deadlines are for other people not Ed.”
The GM employees who want to keep their jobs will be working.
Buyers keep giving GM options. “It’s not over until it’s over.”
If you don’t build it I can’t buy it! (my quote)
“Cowboy Up”
Well goodnight Saab Nation…keep the faith!
That. Is. Awesome.
Fantastic picture, well done to the creator!
It’s pretty ironic that a Chevrolet ad popped up right between the post and the comments.
Can’t decide whether to click on it, so it costs them some $$ and give it to Swade, or not to, so some marketing analyst doesn’t see the stats and say, “see, Saab enthusiasts LOVE GM cars, they’re clicking on our ads!”
Not sure if this has been noted yet, but IF Metall is in support of the Spyker bid on Saab and urges the Swedish government to do the same.
http://www.bombaynews.net/story/580655
But wait a second…wouldn’t that be RWD?
@ Ryan:
No, it would be RWD. Reindeer Wheel Drive.
A bit off topic, but not alot – don’t remember reading this here – but just to show you how turned around GM was with Saab, in the 1990 – 1991 period I remember reading in the newspaper (before widespread use of the internet) that it was going to build its new top sedan – with Rear Wheel Drive! While I supported GM’s purchase over Fiat at the time, I knew right then that it was not looking good for Saab.
Breaking News: Tiger to buy Saab from GM to save his wife’s homeland
Santas ride is pretty sweet….
I’ll bet he’s got playboy bunnies for a pit crew…Oh I can see the ski and tire changes and what a sight it is
a little humor is always needed this week!!!!
SANTA UP!
I am curious to know if the talks with Merbanco are stil going on as well or if the deal is 100% in Spyker’s court? Are meetings still going on or is the wind down starting simultaneously? What about the Swedish Gov? Not a peep out of them. Curious as heck.
One more question. Why isn’t CJ interested in some of Saab if he can still get it? A piece would at least mean he could try and start Saab back from the basics. That to me wouldn’t be all that terrible. Let me know if I’m wrong. I am responding to Merbanco saying it’s all or nothing if they were to have Saab.
Santa, you can leave this sled. If we just had some more snow over here.
Posted several places to Gavin Green at Carmagazine.co.uk
Gavin, you are the Saab champion in UK motoring press, please do your bit to support Saab to strive for independence over closure. GM is still in negotiations with Spyker and another consortium so it’s not over yet. There is a strongly held view in the Saab community that GM wish to close Saab regardless due to corporate political pressure – this can be exposing factual criticism of their actions and a groundswell of opinion in favour of giving the underdog a chance of independent life. If Saab can realise a value to GM (and the US taxpayer who own GM) now (and there is a significant value being offered), why would they not sell? Saab should live or die buy its business plan which has been approved by KPMG, EIB, Deutche Bank and Swedish Government – yet GM want to close. Let them give Saab the chance to live or die by their OWN actions, not a global corporate ‘tidying up’ decision. Please highlight the ongoing nature of the negotiations and help Saab survive – we’re relying on you.
Saabsunited.com as ever has the latest info.
Thank-you.
Troy, which piece would that be?
If they stop production of 9-5 and 9-3, the dealers will run out of cars to sell => no dealer network.
And that piece is surely the biggest piece of the puzzle, no? Without it, there’ll be no Saab. At least not for a good while.
And sent similar pleas to Hilton Holloway at Autocar.
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More on the Russia vs Tiger buying Saab story, link above
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