by TimR
July 23, 2011 in News
Our reader Ivan asked us for help yesterday, if anyone on SU could find out more information about this car:
http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?listingId=69522716&CMP=usedInv
Car fax: http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory/p/Report.cfx?vin=YS3AL76L6P7002965&partner=DLR_3&zipCode
The car is located in Bloomington Illinois, USA.
by TimR
July 23, 2011 in News
Yes you can, there are two dealerships in Sweden for example that have imported one 9-4x each and they are fully approved for driving on the roads of Europe. Previous legislation demanded that US-Cars being imported to Europe needed to have the larger scale in km/h but these rules were changed a few years ago so that the car only needs to show the speed limits in Europe. The 9-4x can be modified so that the digital display shows km/h and other Saabs can also be modified so that the speedometer is controlled by km/h. So if you feel like becoming the first customer in Sweden or Europe to buy a 9-4x this is your chance!
Bilpartner in Lund Sweden: Saab 9-4X 3,0i 265hk XWD BASE A6 -12
Otto Olsson bil AB in Tomelilla, South Sweden: Saab 9-4X 2,8T Aero 300hk XWD -12
by TimR
July 23, 2011 in News
Our good friend Dan from State of Nine was kind enough to drive by Charles River Saab in Boston yesterday to supply us with these nice photos of a 9-4x they had parked outside the dealership! =)
by TimR
July 23, 2011 in News
Just Saab in Cincinnati, Ohio have sold their first 9-4x and here are the photos from that! =)
by Carl-Henrik
July 23, 2011 in Editorial
I have no words to say and tears are falling down on the desk while I write this, and my heart is filled with sorrow.
On behalf of the entire Saab community we today put all our thoughts regarding Saab a side and our thoughts go to Norway and the two horrible and meaningless acts of violence that have struck the country. Our thoughts goes to the victims and their families, the wounded and their families, and all other – you are all in our hearts.
Norway – we stand by your side in these dark hours.
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by TimR
July 23, 2011 in Editorial
It was a dramatic friday morning to say the least, it really left me thinking about what actually happened? On my part I picked up my iPhone right after waking up to check my e-mail as I do every morning, I also checked the crew-email and saw a couple of e-mails from our readers that linked to the news that Saab Tools had been demanded into bankruptcy.
Without eating breakfast or anything I just jumped straight to my office and started looking at the different news stories that were emerging about the fact. I was called up by a couple of reporters from different Swedish news website that basically asked me: “Tim, what the hell is going on?”. Some of them wanted information about what Saab Tools actually did… Having worked at Saab I did have some idea about it but I decided that it wouldn’t help Saab to disclose that information to the reporters… if they wanted to know that they could just as well call Saab themselves.
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by till72
July 22, 2011 in Editorial
On days like these it’s pretty hard to keep your lifestyle healthy. Too many cigarettes, too much coffee…
As we heared now the issue seems to be solved though we most likely won’t hear an official statement from the court before Monday. I’d like to share my thoughts about todays events.
The basics are quite clear: supplier Swepart Tools AB filed for bankrupcy of Saab Tools because their bills have not been paid. This is something you can do if you don’t think there is another way to get your money. As it looks like it worked out for Swepart one might think that others will follow. But I tend to disagree.
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by TimR
July 22, 2011 in News
The New StateofNine.com is here! I’m not sure everyone can appreciate this as much as I, but it is kind of like saying goodbye to your old daily driver. Bitter-sweet, but a relief that you are going to get where you need to go without breaking down. When I started this business about nine years ago, I distinctly remember uploading web pages one by one and working at Saab events on dial-up Internet. Kind of like roll-up windows and no AC, a lot has changed since then. Our old system got us here safely and our new system is going to take us into the future.
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by TimR
July 22, 2011 in News
The supplier and Saab Tools have reached an agreement and the demand on bankruptcy has been withdrawn according to Eric Geers and other sources to SaabsUnited!
by TimR
July 22, 2011 in News
Zeewolde, The Netherlands, 22 July 2011 – Swedish Automobile N.V. confirms that one of the suppliers of Saab Automobile Tools AB (Saab Tools) filed for bankruptcy of Saab Tools, a subsidiary of Saab Automobile AB. The District Court has received the filing, but has not yet rendered a judgement which is expected in a few weeks. Saab Tools is currently assessing the issue and aims to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
by TimR
July 22, 2011 in News
According to DI.se and TTELA (both referring to Reuters) one supplier has demanded that Saab Tools be placed in bankruptcy due to unpaid invoices. Saab Tools have borrowed money to Saab Automobile while it had an unpaid invoice of more than half a million SEK (~ €45’000).
The daughter company was established when Saab was divided up to provide guarantees for the EIB-Loans. Saab Parts for spare parts and Saab Tools for machines and tools for the production line.
Update 3: According to DI: http://di.se/Default.aspx?showNextPrevious=true&pid=240982__ArticlePageProvider&epslanguage=sv some of Saabs other suppliers don’t have any plans on demanding Saab to be placed in bankruptcy. DI has spoken with the suppliers Plastal and Kongsberg Automotive. Per-Ewe Wendel, CEO of Plastal, wants to wait until the summer vacations are over to see how the situation evolves. Mr Wendel also doesn’t get any panic at all with this present situation. Mr Joachim Andersson, CEO of Kongsberg Automotive, say that they continue to negotiate with Saab regarding Saabs debt to them.
by TimR
July 22, 2011 in News
In several articles in Swedish media today, the CEO for the european supplier organization, Lars Holmqvist, states that even if Vladimir Antonov would be let in to Saab, he would not have enough money to restart operations. Read the rest of this entry →
by TimR
July 22, 2011 in News
From GP.se (original article here):
To allow for the EIB-Loans Saab Automobile was divided up into several different companies. One of them was Saab Parts with spare parts and Saab Tools for machines and tools.
According to the half year report, Saab Parts has an invoice to Saab Automobile of 315 million SEK (~ €34,6 million). The accountants have issued a warning that these money will go lost if Saab Automobile would go bankrupt. This is also the reason why Saab Parts will not get a credit-rating by the company Business check.
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by Carl-Henrik
July 22, 2011 in News
We got an e-mail in the middle of the night from Anders in Stockholm. He had been to “Svenska bil” (a Saab reseller) in Akalla, Stockholm. And guess what? They have a 9-4x there on display. So for everybody in the Stockholm-area who wants to see this great car should take a drive over to them.
by TimR
July 21, 2011 in SaabsUnited Related
Some of us in the crew here at SU have started to use google-talk and some people have already added us at saabsunitedcrew@gmail.com which is the account we use. If anyone is interested to talking directly with us please feel free to add this account to your contact list =)
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