Saab Swedish sales data – August 2011
September 1, 2011 in ssd
Saab has sold 63 cars in Sweden in August 2011.
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by Red J
by TimR
Sweden Saab Sales Data – July 2011
August 1, 2011 in ssd
TTELA (original article here):
Saab sold exactly 100 cars during July in Sweden. Compared with last year when 801 news Saab’s were registered it is a significant decrease. This is of course due to the situation at Saab where almost no new cars have been produced since april.
by Carl-Henrik
Stockholm: Do you want to see the 9-4x?
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
9-4x sightings
July 18, 2011 in Saabology
Update 2011-07-19: Fabian from Germany was in Sweden the other day and also wants to share some photos he got on two 9-4x he spotted. One is the same as Niclas saw, but one photo is on another one in grey. / Carl-Henrik
This letter came to us today from Niclas along with some stunning photos of a 9-4x!
Hello SaabsUnited!
I was on a small trip to the west coast in Sweden last week, at Thursday we were driving through Uddevalla and we visited Torp (many stores there). When we should drive off i saw a car and was very surprised to see it on the road, I know its close to Trollhättan here but it looked like a civil trip in the car. So i grabbed my camera and snapped of a couple of photos of a brand new 9-4x outside a McDonalds with a couple sitting inside…. Read the rest of this entry →
by Carl-Henrik
First 9-4x for sale in Sweden?
July 16, 2011 in News
We just got a mail from Jaap who sent us a link to what is perhaps the first 9-4x for sale in Sweden.
It is shown on Blocket, which is similar to E-bay: http://www.blocket.se/ystad/Saab_9_4X_2_8T_Aero_300hk_XWD_34927131.htm?ca=2&w=3
The add has been uploaded to Blocket by “Otto Olssons bil” and they are located i the small town of Tomelilla in Scania (southern part of Sweden). It is perhaps not the first 9-4X actually for sale in Sweden, but it is the first one we have reports on being sold through a add on the internet as well. Check the link for some photos. If the car is sold the add will be deleted…
The car then? A Diamond White 9-4X Aero 2,8T 300 HP XWD and the price is 519000 Skr (= 56 146 EUR / = 76 619 USD). That price can put a perspective on the price for this beauty over in the US, where the Aero-version has a starting price of 48 010 USD. 
Update: As Joe__ pointed out in the comments the Swedish price includes VAT, and if we remove that the Swedish price is more around 61 000 USD. Still a bit different though.
by Red J
Saab Swedish sales data – June 2011
July 1, 2011 in ssd
Saab has sold 221 cars in Sweden in June 2011.
In figures
9-3
June: 182 (708 in 2010)
YTD: 2474 (2259 in 2010)
9-5
June: 39 (130 in 2010)
YTD: 663 (928 in 2010)
Total
June: 221 (838 in 2010)
YTD: 3137 (3187 in 2010)
The figures are bad, but I didn’t expect much more.
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by Red J
Saab Swedish sales data – May 2011
June 1, 2011 in ssd
The production stoppage has hurt a lot.
Saab has sold 290 cars in Sweden in May 2011.
In figures
9-3
May: 259 (560 in 2010)
YTD: 2292 (1551 in 2010)
9-5
May: 31 (151 in 2010)
YTD: 624 (798 in 2010)
Total
May: 290 (701 in 2010)
YTD: 2916 (2349 in 2010)
No time for excuses. We should now look forward and not in the past.
by Red J
Swedes love Saab cars
May 12, 2011 in Saabology
At least if they search for a used car.
The figures for the used car sales in April in Sweden are out, and in opposition to the new car sales, the Saab 9-3 and the 9-5 are second and third on the YTD top list.
Number one is the Volvo V70, but the Volvo is a special car in Sweden. 
by Carl-Henrik
SSD – 2011 vs. previous years
May 7, 2011 in ssd
Update 1: Graph for Germany 2007-2011 added!
Update 2: Added data for the Netherlands 2007-2008.
by TimR
SaabsUnited Days 14-15th of May, Update!
May 6, 2011 in News
Here is the latest news about the SaabsUnited Days 14-15th of May – that is open for EVERYBODY:
SATURDAY 14th: ANA Trollhättan 1100-1500
SaabsUnited together with ANA will host this day and feature the following:
- See, touch, feel and sit in the Saab 9-4X and 9-5 SportsCombi that will be on display for everyone in the launch facility at ANA provided by Saab =) ANA has a couple of 9-3 Griffins available for you to enjoy! =)
- Saab has sponsored us with no less than 5 Saab 9-5 Sportsedans that may be taken out for a ride! ANA has placed about 10 cars (9-5′s and 9-3′s) for test drive at your disposal. So in total about 15 cars available, some of them are fully equipped Aero’s, TTiD’s etc.
- We have a number of interesting lectures at ANA, a presentation of ANA it self, Tim will present SaabsUnited in detail and show how we work and Lars Carlström will talk about the Saab sales process in 2010 (this lecture is preliminary only depending on time).
- Very good deals on New and used cars provided by ANA, specially for this day and this day only!
- Special deals on parts from the ANA shop
- Some very distinguished Saab people will be in place to mingle with the fans! =)
- A Saab knowledge competition will take place with special prizes being handed out on sunday! =)
- SaabsUnited together with ANA provides some coffee and cookies =)
16:00
- We all move to the channel-locks area (map will be provided on location) to have a small car show if the weather is good! =)
20:00 – Very late
- Party at a local pub! =)
SUNDAY 15th: SAAB MUSEUM 11:00-16:00
- Free entry all day for everyone mentioning that they were invited by SaabsUnited at the front desk.
- Feel free to mingle among the cars, movies will be shown and lectures by people at Saab and SaabsUnited will be held.
- Winners of the Saab Knowledge Competition will be announced.
From SaabsUnited you will be able to meet TimR, PeterS, Tompa, Rune and RickardH, Carl-Henrik will try to be there =)
Follow the event on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177389032309120
by Red J
Saab Swedish sales data – April 2011
May 2, 2011 in ssd
Now we have the proof. 4 weeks of no production have an effect on the number of sold cars.
Sweden has sold in April 2011 only 560 cars. It is still more than in 2010, where Saab sold 528, but compared to the almost 900 of last month it is a low value.
YTD Saab has sold 2.626 cars, compared to 1.648 last year it is an increase of almost 60%.
For an increase of 100% over the last year Saab should have sold about 1.200 cars.
The split is:
9-3
April: 433 (330 in 2010)
YTD: 2033 (991 in 2010)
9-5
April: 128 (198 in 2010)
YTD: 593 (657 in 2010)
by Rune
Safe to buy a Saab in Sweden
April 30, 2011 in Editorial
Vi Bilägare today posted a summary of the potential pitfalls of buying a Saab in case the sky is falling.
First up they cover the warranties:
The warranty is a contract between the buyer and the resaler. This is entirely independent on whether Saab continues its existance or not.
Second issue is spare parts:
Among the most important assets that will befall the government should Saab not be able to repay the EIB loan is the spare parts business supplying parts to the 1.5 million Saabs rolling around all over the world. It will remain a profitable business for at least ten years, which translates to good availiability of parts for the consumer
The third issue discussed is the second hand value:
For Swedish business customers, this has been solved by the dealers who now guarantee the residual values. For private buyers there exists no such guarantee. But we must keep in mind that it was the OG 9-5, a completely outdated model that was struck the hardest during last years residual value turbulence. The residual values of the new 9-5, especially the new combi shipping this summer, will most likely stand more firm in a worst case scenario.
So, in conclusion: If you really want to make sure you have everything covered, then just buy an extra Saab.
by Carl-Henrik
SvD: Politicians are missing the point
April 23, 2011 in News
The last few weeks I’ve sometimes posted news about what Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) is writing about Saab. Why? Well – after reading many different Swedish news sites it seems to me that SvD is the most balanced one reporting. They are not using bad headlines as DI trying to gain readers only. No, SvD present good facts from all sides.
So, once again I’ve read a post at SvD, this time by Erik Bergin (english translation).
TimR just reported in a previous post here about the EIB and their decision, and this article is also about that, but with more focus on the supplier chain. SvD has talked to Svenåke Berglie at FKG (Fordonskomponentgruppen = Swedish Vehicle Supply Group, a group of companies providing companies like Saab and Volvo with most needed parts).
Several Swedish companies are involved in providing the companies with needed parts, and Svenåke Berglie thinks that the government with Maud Olofsson at the helm of the department of industry isn’t take the risk of Saab failing seriously.
“Behind Saab there is much more that can be affected very hard if Saab fails. Looking at the employment it is much more than only Saab that can be affected,” Berglie told SvD.
My thoughts on this article, which is perhaps not bringing so much more news into to story we all know by now, is that it does point to the fact of what could happen if Saab were to fail. While we’re confident that won’t happen and not wishing it so, if it happened – the consequences would hit more than just Saab, and I do hope that the government are aware of what that will mean for Sweden in the global economic situation we’re in right now.
Saab up!
by RobinM
“It was because of Saab” – Rob and Leah
April 6, 2011 in Saabology
A weekly feature where we invite you the SU readers to tell us your stories.
A story about how you met your partner or lifelong friend– was it because of Saab? If you can think of anything that happened in your life because of Saab, we want to hear about it.
If you have a story you would like to tell, email it to the SU crew for publication. Send a few pictures along and we will publish it so the whole SaabsUnited community can have a read.
This weeks story comes from Rob and Leah.
by Red J
Saab Swedish sales data – March 2011
April 1, 2011 in ssd
The sales data for Saab in the Swedish market are out.
Saab sold in March 888 cars (388 in March 2010)
Those can be splited in 708 9-3 (6th this month, 7th YTD) up from 224 in March. 2010 and 180 9-5 up from 164 in March 2010.
The 9-3 is going strong, and when the first SC < 119g hit the market it will be able to reach the 1000 units.
The 9-5 is doing well, but it needs the SC to really be able to sell more units.
The 9-3 TTiD SS sub 120g was sold 222 times in March, which means the 12th most sold “green” car in Sweden. Saab was able to sell more TTiD SS sub 120g than E85 models this month.
