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This might be an ignorant observation but wouldn’t a “top selling vehicles” list always consist of lesser-expensive cars? Assuming the list is based purely on volume per model.
Would you ever see a BMW, Audi or […]

This is probably the dumbest thing I have heard on SU in some time. Liability to manufacturers? Are you nuts? Tell that to the ~200 NA dealers that got screwed by Saab. If it wasn’t for the dealers, Saab drivers […]

I second that. Furthermore, BMW is not going to share space with Saab. In otherwords, a new facility will have to be utilized while there are existing Saab dealers with buildings, trained staff, special tools, […]

Dealers are moving on. I’d assign about a .0001 percent chance of Saab actually being bought as a whole unit and vehicles with Saab badges being produced again.
It’s incredibly sad to admit but holding our […]

If, and I stress the word, “IF”, BMW is bidding on Saab, this would kind of make sense.
Volvo is gaining ground in the lux-euro segment and gaining marketshare (small compared to BMW, et al but gaining, […]

Saw this hit the wire this morning. Sadly, this will look very appealing to administrators, in my opinion. Even sadder, this appears to be a step closer to China production Volvos.

Let me preface this with saying: I don’t see this happening in a million years. Why on earth would BMW ever dream of getting into the mess of taking over the Saab brand. And sadly, it is a mess with GM-owned IP, […]

Furthermore, I don’t believe any of what Brightwell is saying. If there’s any shot at this, it lies with Mahindra and Mahindra. And they’re showing signs of pulling away.

This is pretty black and white. GM is not talking to ANYONE. They are not going to license the 9-4x or 9-5 to ANYONE.

The $$ it will take to buy the company with NO models to sell (I say no models as I don’t […]

I wouldn’t get too excited about the connection with “Lotus”. It’s not the Lotus you’re thinking of. It’s a badge on a china-built vehicle.
I’m all for Saab coming back but more and more this is leaning toward […]

This is pretty spot-on.

Soon Sweden will be without 2 iconic brands and an auto industry (They’ll at least have Koenigsegg) when Geely pulls operation into China (Geely already announced that 2 new Volvo models […]

The real shame of this whole thing is the most recent North American leadership was really made up of some of Saab’s greatest people throughout the last 20 – 30 years. People that had returned to Saab for the […]

An independent Saab dealer can perform warranty but they cannot process warranty directly to GM. They have to have a partner Saab / GM dealer facilitate the processing and reimburse the independent.
This does […]

100 percent agree.

What happened to the post “Youngman’s bid arrived today”?

“I just googled “Audi A4″. It received a minor facelift in 2009.”
The 2009 A4 is on a new platform…not a facelift. What the Saab 9-3 got in 2008 was a facelift.

I live, eat, breathe, sleep this product […]

I’ve read many, not all, of the 118 comments.

From a dealer’s perspective:

1. Current 9-3 only: Not happening unless they content it to the roof with every option available and price it thousands less than […]

What about the US jobs that will be lost? The catastrophic financial loss to any of the 190 Saab dealers throughout the US, Saab affiliated employees, suppliers in US and direct employees of Saab Cars North […]

My hope is someone with a voice makes it known that GM was given a life-line by the US taxpayers. Those same tax payers were slapped in the face yesterday by the very company we bailed out. ~190 US dealers and […]

RE: Youngman’s proposal
The Saab infrastructure (dealers, suppliers, etc.) will collapse in 2 years and have to be started from scratch. I love the prospect of the brand continuing in some capacity but the […]