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I have a 9-5 with the 1.9 tid engine and it is perfect for long highway journeys.Lots of power, smooth and economical. But I must say I was dubious about this engine in a convertible because as soon as I open the […]

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You are keeping us on edge Tim. What a great story.

I think the fact that NEVS do not want SAAB parts says it all for me. Go Youngman! Go M&M!

Incidentally, my comment that the 9-3 is ‘simply not good enough’ is not based on my opinion of the car. I quite liked it. My comment is based on what other people say when comparing the 9-3 to the BMW, Audi and […]

I think we should assume no new SAAB cars produced for 3 or 4 years if M&M buy SAAB. I hope the cars manufactured after this are entirely new designs with no GM content. The 9-3 is simply not good enough to do […]

It’s about growth Tim. India has this potential. The growth potential in the US is surely low by comparison. Europe has very little growth potential. Car makers have to think about the future and where the rich […]

It’s about growth potential Tim. India has it. The US does not.

This all makes sense to me. But if you look at the history of economic and financial crises such as the 1930s they are times when very long term investments in plant and machinery, and R&D have been made. I think […]

I teach students from India in England. If they can afford to come to England and pay our high tuition their parents can afford a SAAB even at inflated Swedish prices.

According to this report there are 50 […]

Why do Audi, BMW and MB make money in the UK and US markets? Because they are more efficient producers than SAAB. SAAB will have to be as efficient as they are or it will fail again as a car maker. This really is […]

Indeed, India means any car maker with global ambitions will make cars in RHD.

As a UK car owner I can tell you LHD is a very poor option in the UK when all the competing cars are available in RHD (Audi TT, A4 vert etc). I see the occasional Ford Mustang imported from the US in LHD but no […]

A new SAAB will have to restructure production so it can make money in the US like BMW, Audi and MB. That may mean design in Sweden and increasing production in India etc.SAAB does not have enough brand appeal to […]

If SAAB do not make cars RHD in future then that will be the end of sales in the UK (and Australia, NZ etc) and importantly, India. I cannot imagine that a reborn SAAB would be unwilling to sell new cars to this […]

This doesn’t make a lot of sense Tim. On this logic SAAB would never have bothered to sell any cars in the most competitive market in the world, the USA. The sad fact is that car makers rip off purchasers in […]

India drives RHD.

All available in RHD.

It’s a competitive market, like the USA.

I think Jason is wrong too. India drives RHD and Britain was the second or third export market for SAAB. New SAABs will be RHD or SAAB will give up sales in what has historically been one of the strongest markets […]