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Angelo, I think this is what pretty much happened.
GM didn’t want to sell Saabs in volumes -especially in the US- so the advertising, models or trims were not set to create that IMHO.
Spyker inherited much of […]

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“In August 2011 Till72 took 50% ownership of SU since the website had just become way too big for one person to manage and as of June 1st 2013, Till now has 100% ownership of the site.”

Lets just hope he […]

“Price it high so people think it competes with BMW” has failed enough for me to conclude that doing the same thing and expecting a different, better outcome is a recipe for going out of business…AGAIN.

Angelo, […]

To my surprise the press in Scandinavia slammed the handling of the X1 when the conditions weren’t perfect.

If NEVS ever produces a turbo Saab they should make the entry car a rock solid, ultra safe FWD that […]

Rune, unfortunately the “questionable” marketing they did came with a very hefty price tag… Inexperienced leadership usually underestimate the importance of saving money. The 9-5 sedan was never going to sell […]

We’ve had this discussion before lol.
If you drive 400k km the car isn’t worth anything after that anyway. On the other hand trading every year for a new one will not save money. It will always depreciates more […]

Tim, maybe it’s time to arrange a poll on this.
When I checked -again- the hybrid pricing, they strike me as expensive. A big base Toyota Wagon (25k) costs a heck of a lot less than a base Prius (40k) and one […]

I respectfully disagree
A 10 sec rear wheel boost is exactly what you sometimes need in a FWD ICE car (if that is what NEVS is going to build). A hybrid is completely different animal and still very expensive. […]

Pacey, yes IMO all this will be required in order to sell in large volumes. The fanbase is also expecting a truly premium and versatile product from NEVS or sales will be slow..
A big(ger) turbo hatch or wagon […]

It feels like this festival was a real eye opener for Mattias? There is just something special about this car brand I hope NEVS will continue to cherish.
Cars for ‘all purposes’.

Oh but we know
At least I didn’t think that all the fuel sitting in the brand new tank on a new EV Saab would be meant as compensation to the individual towing us home after the batteries are dead.
Although […]

They couldn’t come to the house in the morning but had to pull her over while driving and start making threats…

“Saved more than 3 kg weight and gained 2 liters of volume compared to equivalent plastic tank”

Why would this be relevant unless it’s a normal size tank? A heather requires so little fuel they could hide a […]

Can only mean that NEVS/Saab’s production restart of the upgraded ICE 9-3 is getting near?

Angelo, where have I said they did financially fantastic before? The problem were not the products they had but what they didn’t have, thanks to non-commitment or lack of recourses when GM took over. That is a […]

I agree with Kimberly and sorry Angelo for being on your case again but I can’t understand this statement:
”… yes, BMW got a foothold and kept making bigger and more expensive cars. It worked for them. It did […]

Angelo, sometimes I feel you have tunnel vision or a bad memory… The 50k+ 9-5 was the most expensive Aero V6 version. There were also 40k+ 9-5′s available a bit later on.
People got so stuck on the 50k mantra […]

Bernard, the wear and tear won’t show up under warranty but lets wait for the car to reach a certain age (number of unnecessary start-stops). Won’t bother the not so premium vehicles or the first owners […]

Off topic.
No Start n Stop without the ability to at least turn it off, please.
It’s just a gimmick to lower CO2 values but in the long run it will break the engine much faster. One can only imagine what it […]

Good post Tim and the issue needed clarification.
The bottom line is SAAB didn’t want to get rid of the hatchback/coupe but in a joint effort with GM everything got screwed up.
IMHO the 9-3 sedan would have been […]