They’re a key part of Saab’s staff. It’s only a small team and they’re the most overworked and underpaid ‘people’ in the company. They risk life and limb every time they go to work in order to protect you as best as possible. They are, of course, Saab’s crash test dummies. Some key crash test dummy facts…… The dummy family […]
It’s been another week where Saab has been covered with some great stories out in the Saabosphere. Let’s a look at some of the links we liked this week. —— Carsales.com.au featured a great review of the Saab 9-5 today, including some of the best photography I’ve seen for a web review. Well worth your reading. —— There’s nothing like
I saw something strange on the roads around Trollhattan on Saturday. I was on my way to Vanersborg and coming towards me on the other side of the road was a new-look (i.e. post-2008) Saab 9-3 Convertible in Lime Yellow. Lime Yellow was one of the prominent launch colors for the new generation 9-3 convertible (based on the 9-3 Sport
I thought it might be good to bring back some Saab 9-4x review summaries on the front page of this website. The reason for this is a quote from Tim Colbeck, COO of Saab Cars North America, who appeared on Autoline After Hours last week. He stated the following during the interview: “Around 5:30 today, the first 9-4x’s were shipped
Saab 9-4x deliveries beginning in the United States Read Post »
I do this personal stuff from time to time….. It’s Saturday evening here in Trollhattan and it’s been a wonderful day. I spent the afternoon with the family of one of my Saab colleagues in Vanersborg, where there is a festival on this weekend. The sky was bright blue, the sun shining. Their kids were having fun and laughing, we
What Saab can learn from a 4 year old cocker spaniel Read Post »
I didn’t want to let this week end without noting the fantastic response received to the poll posted earlier in the week – How long have you been a Saab owner? We had over 1,200 votes in the poll and what was remarkable to me was that almost 10% of respondents had owned Saabs for over 30 years. The #1
Poll wrap – How long have you been a Saab owner? Read Post »
UPDATE: The show is now finished. You can view a replay below or at Autoline’s site. You can also check the Inside Saab twitter feed to read the live coverage. —— Autoline is a motoring news service headed up by John McElroy out of Detroit, Michigan. Autoline After Hours is the Autoline equivalent to MTV Unplugged, with a more casual
Saab’s US chief Tim Colbeck appears on Autoline After Hours Read Post »
There’s nothing at Saab that’s treated more seriously than the safety of our customers. It’s one of our core values and part of the Swedish philosophy that’s incorporated into every car that we design and build. Our next vehicle release is the much awaited Saab 9-5 SportCombi and earlier this week (not even two days ago as I write this),
If you’re familiar with summertime in Trollhattan then you’ll already know what this story is all about. If not, then here’s another little snapshot of life in Trollywood. If you ever come to Trollhattan in the summertime, try to include a Wednesday night in your stay here. Why? I’m not sure exactly who organises it, but vintage and veteran vehicle
Living in Trollhattan – Wednesday night at the locks Read Post »
I love it when Saab fans come up with creative ways to enjoy their love of the vehicles we make. Rolic is a Saab owner from Latvia and he recently posted a series of photos showing what he hopes to be his next car – a Saab 9-5 SportCombi – which he made from LEGO(tm) In Rolic’s own words….. This
Trollhättan, Sweden – Spyker Cars N.V. (Spyker) and Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) today announced that Pang Da Automobile (Pang Da) has placed an additional order for 630 Saab vehicles. The order is valued at EUR 15 million and follows the successful visit to Saab Automobile’s facilities in Trollhättan last week by a number of senior Pang Da representatives, headed
Press Release: Pang Da Advances EUR 15 Million Order For Saab Vehicles By 17 Days Read Post »
