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Press Release: Saab Automobile Signs Innovative Supply Agreement with ZF Chassis Systems

March 18, 2011 in News

  • ZF to set up sub-assembly plant close to Saab Automobile factory for supply of advanced front sub-frames and complete rear axles
  • Greater quality control, reduced transportation and inventory costs
  • Operations start with launch of all-new successor to Saab 9-3 next year

Trollhättan, Sweden: Saab Automobile is advancing its entrepreneurial business strategy by initiating the establishment of a sub-assembly plant in co-operation with ZF Chassis Systems, a leading international supplier of driveline and chassis systems.

Located in Halvorstorp, just three kilometers from Saab Automobile’s state-of-the-art production facilities at Trollhättan, the plant will be operated on just-in-time, lean production principles and supply front sub-frames and complete rear axle assemblies for installation in the next generation of Saab cars.

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Saab cooperating with C.O.T.

February 28, 2011 in News

It is not much information available about that, but it looks like Saab is cooperating with a Swedish Company based in Gothenburg called Clean Oil Technology.

COT has developed some technologies to keep the oil in the engine cleaner. While the oil is clean, it can be further used, and thus the intervals between oil changes could be increased.

In the 2010 review of the company, there is a small paragraph about their cooperation with Saab.

Saab Automobile now has funding in place for the continued operation of the COT which meant we could advertise the cooperation that lasted a long time. Saab Automobile AB is planning to further strengthen its position in the fields of environmental technology and safety. Among the interesting new environmental technologies being studied is the COT Oil Refiner ™. Our study and evaluation of the COT Oil Refiner ™ by field tests have been ongoing during 2010 and most of 2009. The results, which so far we have achieved, meet our expectations, “said Kjell ac Bergstrom, CEO of Saab Automobile Powertrain AB. He continues: “COT Oil Refiner ™ provides us with potential opportunities in the future to extend our service intervals, in our evaluation of the system also includes planning for the introduction of selected models to emerge.” Together with Saab, which has a recognized reputation as innovators and a pioneer in cutting-edge technology in the automotive industry, we have now reached the result that opens a whole new international market for the COT Oil Refiner™.

If this is true, Saab has been working on that for at least 2 Years, but without assigned funding, the Trolls seem to be good at that.

With this technology Saab intends to increase the oil change intervals, which, in my point of view, would make Saab cars very interesting.

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