Saab Upgrades 9-3 Diesels, Company's Future Still in Doubt
23 Feb 2009, 16:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though the company's future is still in doubt, Saab today announced that its 9-3 diesel models have been upgraded to provide lower CO2 emissions and enhanced fuel economy. In essence, Saab...
Saab Will Get Aid if It Finds a New Owner
23 Feb 2009, 15:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Swedish government is considering offering support to the struggling Saab manufacturer provided that the company finds an investor to back up the loan, Reuters reports. With GM backing away slow...
Saab and Opel Could Sink Without Aid
22 Feb 2009, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM’s financial problems are, as expected, influencing all its assets, local and foreign alike. This is the case with the US based mother company, the European branch could also face collapse i...
Saab Officially Files for Reorganization
20 Feb 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just announced that its Swedish brand Saab will file for reorganization under a Swedish court process in order to become an independent company suitable for investment. In essence...
GM Wants Saturn Independent by 2011
20 Feb 2009, 08:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of the broader attempt to return to profitability in two years, General Motors started a massive cost-cutting plan, including closing, discontinuing or selling some of the brands it owns in ...
Sweden Disappointed with GM's Saab Plans
19 Feb 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following General Motors' statement that Saab may file for bankruptcy by the end of the month, Swedish officials expressed their disappointment regarding the parent company’s plans, point...
Sichuan Auto Not Interested in Buying Hummer
17 Feb 2009, 14:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following media reports that Sichuan Auto plans to purchase GM's Hummer division, representatives of the Chinese firm denied speculations saying the company has absolutely no interest in buying...
Three GM Europe Plants Risk Closure
16 Feb 2009, 11:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The rush for cash the American company is involved in could result in the closing of three or more plants in Europe. The measure could be taken as part of the company's goal to reach 1.6 billio...
GM Executives Meet Merkel to Discuss about Opel
13 Feb 2009, 14:24 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Opel's future is still in doubt as GM has not yet decided what to do with the brand. Today's meeting, however, might make some light in the whole insecure situation. According to Autone...
2009 Geneva Preview: GM to Launch New Saab 9-3X
11 Feb 2009, 16:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Saab 9-3X, an upgraded model particularly focused on fuel efficiency and functional storage, will be officially rolled out at the Geneva Motor Show in March, parent company General Motors sa...
GM to Give Opel, Chevrolet Europe and Saab More Autonomy
5 Feb 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of its restructuring campaign, General Motors aims to reorganize its marketing, sales and aftersales divisions belonging to the European brands it currently owns. Brent Dewar, GM Europe'...
The Apple in Saab
4 Feb 2009, 16:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Saab will soon be out of the General Motors Group and intends to use its newly re gained independence to become the “Apple of car brands”. Saab’s director of Global Brand and Sales...
Saturn, Saab and Hummer Future Still in Doubt
2 Feb 2009, 09:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The short history so far: General Motors received a $13.4 billion in December from the Bush administration and was asked to provide a viability plan to the government by February 17. In other words,...
GM to Produce New Buick in Germany
29 Jan 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors won't produce new Saab cars in Germany but, in return, it will move the production of new Buick models at Opel's main plant in Ruesselsheim near Frankfurt. Opel will become ...
Confirmed: 2009 Saab 9-3x and 9-5 Still Alive
22 Jan 2009, 11:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There were a lot of rumors claiming that GM's Swedish brand Saab may bite the dust due to the economic downturn which slashed its sales on most markets. There were also some reports saying that...
Ford, GM Still Looking for Volvo, Saab Buyers
14 Jan 2009, 10:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite the fact that Volvo and Saab sold millions of vehicles all around the world and were often regarded as two top players in the automotive industry, no one is interested in buying the two comp...