Hi all,
I just wanted to take a quick opportunity to highlight the work being done by people around the world in organising Saab support meetings on the weekend of the 14th and 15th January next year.
When we had the Saab Support Convoys in 2010, they were held over three separate weekends. It’s great to see everyone jumping on board early to make sure the main weekend, the 14/15th of January, will be a busy day in the Saab calendar.
If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you might be aware that investors are taking the opportunity to look at Saab, both as a going concern and for its technology. As written by Ttela, Victor Muller is still in there fighting for the company’s future as well.
Saab was bought whilst in liquidation back in 2010 and you should be assured that it can happen again.
With that in mind, here’s a list of the locations where Saab support meetings are currently being organised. It’s great to see people getting on board. If you want to show your community’s support for the brand, then get your friends together and register at outside-saab.com or via the email address below.
- The Netherlands
- Belgium – Brussels
- Sweden – Trollhättan
- United States – Massachusetts, Minneapolis, California, Oregon, North Carolina, New Mexico, Texas
- Poland – Warsaw
- Austria – By Saab club Austria
- Italy – Rome & Northern Italy
- Czech Republic – Brno, Prague
- France – Paris
- Hungary – by Balazs
- Denmark – Copenhagen
- United Kingdom – Bristol, Devon/Cornwall border
- Thailand – SAAB Club of Thailand
- Germany – Stuttgart
- Australia – Details will follow
- Canada – Oakville
- Russia – Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Petrozavodsk (Karelia)
- Spain – Saab Club Spain
- Finland – Saab Club of Finland is working on a meeting.
- Belarus – Minsk
- Uruguay – Club Saab Uruguay is organising an event (outstanding!).
- Japan – Details will follow
- Slovakia – Participating in the Austrian Event
Word is that events are also being organised in China and Switzerland. Details still to come.
Kudos to the Mad Dutchies for acting as information central for these meetings. Please make sure you make their job as easy as possible by getting your meeting together as soon as you can, and posting your information to outsidesaab-at-gmail.com
Cheers.
It’s great to see you Steven write on SU. Time to lead the charge again 😉 Lets try to make the convoys even bigger than two years ago when the troops were rallied in many places on a very short notice.
TimR, SU could (in this thread?), list all the countries that are not yet on the outside-saab one. I’ve read that Saabs have been exported to fifty nations. It would be huge to get all of them involved.
As the Saab engineers are very well respected at the competitors I would also try to catch some of this guys. As a lot of swedes speak a good German there’s a great chance to get a proper engineer speaking German.
If I would in the position of YM I wouldn’t try to lower the price as time goes by. The cost in the end to rehire people or get the right knowledge back in space will be much higher.
Hmm, I just read a news flash that Youngman did create a daughter company in Sweden, bought the Phoenix platform and will produce in Sweden cars based on it… How close/far from the truth is that?
The way I understand it they have bought partial, non-exclusive licenses to technologies included in the Phoenix platform. The subsidiary is registered although I believe it is Dutch rather than Swedish?
What activity they can have in this subsidiary now that Saab is in bankruptcy I don’t know. They still need access to engineers and facilities owned by Saab in order to actually create anything I guess.
(Correction – the subsidiary is indeed Swedish, not Dutch) – http://allabolag.se/5568554983
I think we can do a lot better for the US, and I will be hard at work contacting groups this week to make that happen. 50 states, I don’t see why we cannot get at least 20-25 going.
SE/NE PA needs a location to Convoy. I’m all in – but nothing is even remotely close. What needs to be had for one to organize?
Im working on it for SE PA..contacted a dealer today to see if they would want to host the event so long as i help set it up.
Which Dealer? I WORK @ General Sales of West Chester PA (host of SEPA Saab Club…)
Central Penn SAAB Club is discussing currently. So is my store. Details to come ASAP. If all else fails locally, a convoy to MA may be the ticket on Saturday!
There is a thread on Saablink and FOOR about some in Bridgewater NJ who are planning a Saab Meet and would gladly incorporate into an official Convoy if there was any official affilations made.
@Daniel Cahill …awesome choice to hold it at the winery …either Clifton, TX or Meridian, TX location is good … just make sure the tasting room is open. 😉
Saturday is better than Sunday, but we can do either.
We’ll come over from Louisiana and represent in our 9-4X. Cheers.
May I suggest something? I am sure there is a lot of people around the world who would like to join a convoy in their area/city not yet listed on “Outside-Saab.com” but they don’t have the time to organise it. There should be a section on Saab United that would allow us to let other Saab fans in our region know we would like to participate. Not sure how this can be done but I am sure the impact of this would be enormous. Just my 2 cents…
Michel from Montréal, Canada
I agree. I see nothing in the Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh area, quite a swath. I thought Saab of North Olmsted might organize something but looks like they are liquidating. How do you organize a group? Should I contact dealers and ask? Would be great if SU just had a place where everyone could express their interest and location so we could organize a centralized meeting place.
Guys, how about a worldwide virtual convoy for everyone who can’t take part in one on the ground. The requirement would be to send a pic of their car and/or a message to those who try work for a future of the brand -under ‘We are many’.
The word should be spread around FB so they can join in on the 14th.
I also think this a great idea!
great idea! SAAB up!
I would also like to see something in the NW Ohio/ SE Michigan area. I would definitely participate if there was one close by.
There is none in Québec, Canada. Oakville, Ontario, is a long way from Québec city. If there is Saab support meeting anywhere in Québec (Montréal, Québec city or Sherbrooke), I am in. I am confident to see new Saab 2012/2013 in the showrooms in Canada in few months. Saab is not dead. Just a “little rest” before restarting!
I am in Montreal and hoping something develops for us. Any SU readers in the province of Quebec have good contacts with a Saab dealer?
Maybe we can contact Marc Desrosiers of Saab Laval. He’s the number one salesman in the province he has been for years. He is a real passionate Saab person and a very nice person. He knows alot of people, he may be able to contact for a big Montreal gathering.
Guys, I sent an email to the owner of Saab Gravel Auto (rive-sud de Montréal) this morning and he replied someone will call me regarding this. Stay tuned…
-Michel
I’m in Montreal too and I would love to participate. Hope this is possible.
How about a compromise: Meet at one dealer, have some fun, take some pictures, then convoy down to the other dealer, and repeat. I’m sure both dealers would be very happy to participate. It also fits the ‘SaabUnited’ theme quite well, in this case, dealers unite and fans unite….
There is now one in the Montréal area. The gathering will be in Brossard (rive-sud de Montréal). I hope you will be there (14 janvier chez Gravel Saab @ 13:00). Check the http://www.outside-saab.com web site.
🙂
-Michel
There is now one in the Montréal area. The gathering will be in Brossard (rive-sud de Montréal). I’ve also contacted M. Steve Bédard from Saab de Québec. Feel free to talk to him for more details. I hope you will be there (14 janvier chez Gravel Saab @ 13:00). Check the http://www.outside-saab.com web site.
🙂
-Michel
Would be nice if more cities were available in Sweden. I would join a event in Malmo.
There seems to be one in Copenhagen. I live near malmö, so Trollhättan is a little to far for me. And that makes Copenhagen quite interesting. 🙂
Any Info for Switzerland? The saabclub.ch has still the old Saab is saved on their homepage.
Yes, You’re right! They are lazy, or may be most of them are in holiday! I asked my dealer via email if they like to do something, but I didn’t get a reaction yet. Where are you from? Maybe we cold meet us on 15.
I have talked to Hirsch and asked them to host the event, they have talked to the Saab Club but I have not heard of any response from the club. Could you guys call the club and ask whats going on?
I can try it. I post if i get some news.
For the french speaking Saab fans in Switzerland:
http://www.outside-saab.com/countries/switzerland/ (not yet available in country selection)
Nice reading you agin Swade … thanks.
I shall contact the guys at Saab Way to see where they are planning to have it in northern Italy.
Griffin Up !!!
I’d like to see these locations sign on for rallies: Norway, Latvia, Romania, Bulgaria, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Vancouver, Quebec, India, Singapore, Taiwan; and then in the US: Washington State, Atlanta, Alaska, Nevada, Denver, St. Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, DC, New York City, Philadelphia, Florida. I’ve made a suggestion to add a forum to the Ouside-Saab website in hopes of getting people connected for these rallies. Please let me know if I can be of any help to any one! [email protected].
Members of Saab club of Slovenia will join in as we did two years ago. More details will be announced soon on
blah… announced on http://www.saabslo.com
damn html 🙂
Hi Swade, hope to continue “meeting” you on the internet. Your style of writing was and is a joy to read. All the best!
Anyone in Norway want to convoy to Sweden?
I’m in Phoenix, AZ. My two options are either head west to California or east to New Mexico. Any other SAABers reading this that are in CA, AZ, or NM?
How about one in the NJ or NYC metro area? Steve C?
News has been posted on the web http://www.saabclub-china.com.We are sure to organize the event in China.
News has been posted on the web
http://www.saabclub-china.com.
We are sure to organize the event in China.
I am organizing an event here in Adelaide South Australia. Hopefully the Saab Car Club of Australia will be organizing events in other states, but they don’t have a branch in South Australia.
Anyone that or driving in a convoy to Trollhättan where you go via borås? Herrljunga? grästorp etc?
The official SAAB CLUB SLOVAKIA will organize for all SAAB enthusiasts the SAAB SUPPORT MEETING on January 14, 2012 in Bratislava. All details will be published at saabclubslovakia.sk soon.
Seems like the Boston rally (Charles River Saab and State of Nine) has been rescheduled for Jan. 21st. Imho I think this is a bad idea, the biggest impact is when all rallies are on the same date in the whole world.
I agree. I’m not sure why this is happening and consider it a blow for the 14/15th events. The Boston area is important as it basically represents the entire New England region. I’m about a 7 hour drive from there (in Canada), and would have considered joining their event if none developed in my immediate area. Not any more….I want to be United with the rest of the world.