by Red J
June 21, 2011 in News
Many of you may have already read about this, but for the the others may be of interest.
The British car magazine What Car? has asked its readers to review the 9-5 SportsWagon.
The reviews shown in the video are all positive, but the most interesting is what car those reviewers drive.
by TimR
June 21, 2011 in Editorial
Talk about a surprise today when I checked my e-mail in Mallorca while sitting in the flightdeck during a turn-around Gothenburg flight. 114 E-mails… gotta watch those roaming fees a bit more carefully in the future! =)
In total I received 144 e-mails up to now regarding yesterdays post about the telephone conference and I have read every one of them! What can I say, an extreme amount of mixed feelings, some very positive, some very negative towards the current situation. Everyone who knows me personally knows that my feelings have been a roller-coster, during the past weeks, but mostly on the positive side. Right now I’m feeling more positive than ever about the situation even though the situation is probably more serious than ever… why?
by TimR
June 20, 2011 in News
I was allowed to listen in to a telephone conference between the US suppliers and Victor Muller tonight. What I can say is that they have a course of action and to me, it sounds extremely positive.
I also learned that there might be some very important news regarding the short-term funding very soon!
Victor made note of a previously announced fact that has been underreported – that Youngman has been preselected to make a deal with Saab by the NDRC. This makes the process of gaining the necessary approvals considerably easier.
The repayment plan is generous and flexible for suppliers, and while I can’t reveal specifics, it gives them a concrete idea of when to expect full payment for receivables, plus overdue interest.
UPDATE FROM JEFF: after the jump Read the rest of this entry →
by TimR
June 20, 2011 in News
I have just talked with Gunilla Gustavs to verify the data being published on other media sites and no definite date for a production restart that has been set, but it is earliest on the 4th of July as stated in other media. This is the information that has gone out to the employees at this time.
Pang Da liked the 9-4x very much and they see a very high potential for that car, a number of the ordered cars from Pang Da are 9-4x and they are being produced and deliveries are being performed according to schedule.
The work continues with the sale of the Saab facilities continues and may still take some time before completion.
Many people have asked us, what can we do? And right now there is not a lot we can do, except one thing! We can, if we like go out and buy additional or spare original parts for our cars, this will generate money directly for Saab and help them out. It might not be much but it is, at least, something!
by TimR
June 20, 2011 in Uncategorized
While we await news from Saab I want to give you some good news from SaabsUnited. The mobile theme has now been upgraded with a comments feature. So all you mobile users can now comment directly on a post through your android, iphone or ipad!
by TimR
June 20, 2011 in Uncategorized
From what we have heard the managers at Saab have recently come out of a meeting and we are expecting news shortly!
by Red J
June 20, 2011 in News
Saab will have a telephone conference with its suppliers today at lunchtime, so says ttela.se.
The employees will be informed after lunch.
Looking at the order of the meetings, it looks like the employees will be informed about when production will be restarted.
by TimR
June 20, 2011 in News
From everyone here at SaabsUnited we want to wish Mr Vladimir Antonov a Happy Birthday!
Vladimir celebrates his 36th birthday today and has during his life accomplished more than most people could dream of!
The photo is taken from Vladimir’s facebook page from last summer when he drove in the midnight sun rally wearing a Spyker Cars cap.
We hope you get a very nice day together with your family! =)
by TimR
June 20, 2011 in News
According to di.se (original article here), the company Hemfosa which are owned by Folksam, a huge swedish insurance agency having 50% of Swedens life insurances and 20% of all cars registered in Sweden as customers, and Fjärde AP-fonden a equally big pension fund,are close to finalizing a deal for the purchase of Saabs facilities for more than 290 million SEK. The same deal which was negotiated with Mr Vladimir Antonov. Read the rest of this entry →
by TimR
June 19, 2011 in Uncategorized
Here is another one of the SaabsUnited-Cars rolling around with a www.SaabsUnited.com plate-holder and this one is a real beauty! =) This 2010 9-3 Linear Active TTiD belongs to Jonas who lives in Sweden. Click on the photo for a high-resolution version.
by TimR
June 19, 2011 in Sotw
This weeks Saab of the week does not need any presentation, the photo was shot at a spring meeting of the Saab Club of Latvia a few weeks ago and it is amazing! I know a lot of people have been asking for it. And here it is: High Res, click on the photo! =)
by TimR
June 19, 2011 in News
Some new 9-5′s from 2010 and 2011 have started to show up on the used cars market. ANA the biggest retailer in Sweden has a couple of 2010′s with a few thousand km’s on the meter and a big bunch of brand new 2011′s with 0 km’s on the meter that they are now selling out for a very good price! The reason for the sale is to make room for the new 2012 models that are on the way in. One used car in particular that caught my attention was this one:
by Red J
June 19, 2011 in News
China News have good news about how things are evolving in china.
Pang Qinghua, chairman of Pangda Group, said during an interview on June 16 that the due diligence on its partnership with Saab is coming to an end, and he is confident that their three-party deal will get government approval after checking the due diligence report.
by Red J
June 19, 2011 in Saabology
Saab may be a good kept secret in the automotive industry, but good (and positive) articles about Saab seem also to be kept in secret.
Cover4fleet insurance is a British fleet insurance broker, and a couple of days ago they wrote a positive article on the Saab 9-5 Vector SE 2.0 TiD, which is very good news for Saab as the fleet market is important.
The article begins with a fact we already knew.
While driving the Saab 9-5 Vector in the past months I have come to realise that it is not just a car, but also gives you a sense of belonging to a community.
by Rune
June 19, 2011 in Events
Jim C sends word that he is arranging a little climbing driving event starting/ending in Rochester, Vermont. The event will be similar to last year’s Mount Washington trek. As you can see mentioned below, there is a new and improved video posted of that event.
Jim C explains: Read the rest of this entry →
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