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Ursaab: Join the Dark Side Luke!
Ursaab: Join the Dark Side Luke!

29 Apr 2012, 09:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You might think that Darth Vader was created by a hundred graphic designers in order to create geek shivers for so many years, but you got to remember that the first movies were done on a budged by ...

 
New Saab 9-3 Sedans to Race in Swedish Touring Car Championship
New Saab 9-3 Sedans to Race in Swedish Touring Car Championship

14 Mar 2012, 14:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’re happy to tell you that Saab’s badge is set to shine in the daylight once again despite the fact that the company has gone bankrupt. To be more specific, a total of four all-new 9-3...

 
BMW Interested in Buying Saab
BMW Interested in Buying Saab

22 Feb 2012, 08:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The future of Saab has started to look a bit brighter recently. While liquidation of asset is a given, the brand might survive, and for the sake it employees that have fought to keep the company ali...

 
Saab Cars North America Facing Liquidation
Saab Cars North America Facing Liquidation

24 Jan 2012, 16:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While Saab and its employees are still hoping for a buyer to save the company, money is running out for the North American division, which faces liquidation in the face of its impossibility to pay d...

 
2011 Auto Industry Wrap Up
2011 Auto Industry Wrap Up

30 Dec 2011, 21:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’ll be taking a look back at the best and the worst the automotive industry had to offer. It’s going to be hard to sum it up in just a few words, but I’d say that from an actual ...

 
Tough Times Ahead for US Saab Dealers
Tough Times Ahead for US Saab Dealers

28 Dec 2011, 13:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The reality of Saab going under is starting to sink in as thousands of cars in the US are now not going to be serviced by the dealers. But the future might be even bleaker for the showrooms than for...

 
Saab Performance Team: Glory Days on Video
Saab Performance Team: Glory Days on Video

23 Dec 2011, 16:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Pieces of news related to Saab keep pouring in these days and most of them picture the Swedish carmaker as man on its death bed. However, we're not here to talk about Saab's financial situ...

 
Saab Phoenix Platform Sold to Youngman
Saab Phoenix Platform Sold to Youngman

23 Dec 2011, 13:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Probably the only valuable assets that Saab owns besides its name is the Phoenix architecture that they never got to fully make use of. Today, LeftLane News reports that Chinese automaker isn’...

 
Saab Australia: Warranties No Longer Valid
Saab Australia: Warranties No Longer Valid

21 Dec 2011, 16:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems that all dealers selling Saabs will have to tell their customers soon that their cars will no longer be taken care of, as after the North American announcement, Australia has followed suit ...

 
Warranty Coverage Suspended for Saabs Sold in North America
Warranty Coverage Suspended for Saabs Sold in North America

21 Dec 2011, 12:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There’s talk of a chance of revival but from what we can tell, the only way that Saab is coming back is if some other carmaker buys only the brand rights and starts from scratch. Saab North Am...

 
The End Is Near: Saab Files for Bankruptcy
The End Is Near: Saab Files for Bankruptcy

19 Dec 2011, 11:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’ve never read a press release from an automaker that is just depressed and pessimistic until today’s bankruptcy announcement from Saab’s owner Swedish Automotive. Yes forks, the...

 
Saab Receive Small Cash Injection from Youngman
Saab Receive Small Cash Injection from Youngman

14 Dec 2011, 16:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Call it an eleventh hour gift or a last chance, but Saab has announced it has just received a $5 million payment from China's Youngman Lotus Automobile, ahead of the court meeting that will add...

 
Saab Fans Occupy GM Facebook Page
Saab Fans Occupy GM Facebook Page

25 Nov 2011, 08:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The “occupy” fever has spread far, far away from Wall Street, becoming some sort of a fashion. We’ve already heard about various movements of this kind all over the globe, but now ...

 
New Saab 9-3 Official Sketch Leaked
New Saab 9-3 Official Sketch Leaked

1 Nov 2011, 08:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that Saab has received a dose of cashdrenaline from China, the company can focus on what it should be doing: building cars. It seems that the Swedes have done their homework, as revealed by the ...

 
Swedish Automobile Agrees to Sell Saab for €100M
Swedish Automobile Agrees to Sell Saab for €100M

28 Oct 2011, 10:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems that sticking to the old understanding did not work out after all for Saab owner Swedish Automobile. The Chinese firms that were supposed to offer credit must have taken one quick look at t...

 
Saab Fate Hangs in the Balance Again: Investors Backing Away
Saab Fate Hangs in the Balance Again: Investors Backing Away

21 Oct 2011, 16:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Did you think that the recent Saab statement saying that they had received the first first part of the €70 million bridging loan from its Chinese partner Youngman was to good to be true? Well, ...

 
Saab Says First Youngman Payment Has Been Received
Saab Says First Youngman Payment Has Been Received

13 Oct 2011, 16:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Recent media reports once again talked about doom and gloom for the Swedish automaker, but today Saab came out with a statement that suggests all is going according to plan. Swedish Automotive (Spyk...

 
Saab 9-5 Becomes Car of the Year in Singapore
Saab 9-5 Becomes Car of the Year in Singapore

7 Oct 2011, 16:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / From the weird news chest, we now bring you the following: the Saab 9-5 has been named Car of the Year by a Consumer Guide. To be more specific, the 9-5 Sedan 2.8V6 Turbo has received the title from...

 
Saab Coming to Scandinavian Show in London
Saab Coming to Scandinavian Show in London

28 Sep 2011, 17:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Swedish automaker going through some really tough times right, but that hasn’t stopped them from celebrating their models at the 2011 Scandinavian Show, which will feature not only cars ma...

 
Saab Considers Job Cuts, to Be Made by Year’s End
Saab Considers Job Cuts, to Be Made by Year’s End

22 Sep 2011, 15:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Saab has bought itself a bit of breathing room, so it’s time to show that changes are indeed going to happen to ensure the company’s survival. The first significant move is the reduct...