This might seem like a strange topic to write about, given that I now earn my living writing about a car company on the internet, but sometimes you’ve just got to roll with these things when they come to you. Last week, here in Australia, we had our biggest horse race of the year: The Melbourne Cup. It’s referred to […]
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I got this article in my inbox from million-mile Saaber, Peter Gilbert. I don’t always get time to read every link that lands in my mailbox, but it’s a weekend and seeing the top 10 list for the US did hold some interest. And it did get me thinking. Here are the top 10 selling vehicles for the US so
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I read this in the Wall Street Journal this morning: STOCKHOLM (Dow Jones)–The former owner of troubled Swedish car maker Saab Automobile AB, General Motors Co. (GM), said Friday it would have a difficult time supporting a change in ownership of the company based on the information at hand. “GM would not be able to support a change in the
It was good to have a weekend to get away from things, to recharge a little and come back ready to tackle all the things waiting to be done. Monday morning is upon us and it’s a new week, and another big week for Saab Automobile. Our Memorandum of Understanding with new prospective owners Youngman and PangDa was signed just
The deal to sell Saab came through in the late afternoon for me here in Australia. There were a couple of conference calls back to the office and a few emails here and there, just to try and share the moment with my colleagues back in Sweden. It’s hard being so far away, sometimes. I wanted to provide some personal
My first thought was to recover from the punch in the face it felt like I’d just received. It was a blow, for sure. The agreements that Swedish Automobile made with Pang Da and Youngman promised much in terms of future development for Saab. To have those agreements end in a flurry of last-minute activity like this is disappointing in
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Please excuse me whilst I air out some thoughts here (again)…… If you’ve been following my writings for even a little while, you’ll know I have certain…… issues….. with some elements in the automotive press. There are some newspapers, especially in Sweden, who I like to question about their approach to Saab, for example. This concern of mine isn’t confined
I’ve got admit, this situation is wearing me down. I’m sure that the vast majority of you are aware of my history with Saabs United as its former owner, editor, gopher and whatever. SU remains the most active Saab enthusiast weblog on the net. Through the sale of Saab by GM back in 2009/10, I was able to use Saabs
Hi all, I’m currently back in my home country, Australia, which is why the second press release from last night was posted by Ludvig, my colleague at Saab. That explains some of the quietness around here the last few days. To answer a few of the questions that popped up….. Who is Ludvig? Ludvig and I work together in social
Trollhättan, Sweden: Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announces it has been informed that the administrator of the reorganization, Mr. Guy Lofalk, will apply for termination of the voluntary reorganization of Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) and two subsidiaries at the Swedish court in Vänersborg. In spite of the funding commitment of North Street Capital LP which was published earlier today, the
I want to thank you all for your patience at the moment. I know there are a lot of questions out there, from a lot of concerned people. If you know me, then you’ll know that it’s been extremely frustrating that I haven’t been able to play the role that I’m accustomed to in this type of situation. I’m used
