Enthusiast first. Employee (close) second. One of the reports that’s really turned into a kick in the guts for a lot of the people that I talk to at Saab, and for our dealer body worldwide, is a report going around via the Associated Press at the moment. It’s basis was in Swedish media late last week and elements of […]
Further to information we circulated last week concerning reports in Swedish media: Last Thursday, we commented on the media headlines about raised remuneration to members of the Swedish Automobile Supervisory Board. In addition to what was said then, we can now clarify further: The board members have not received any compensation since January 1, 2010. The new fee will not
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I was talking earlier this week with a prominent Saab person (a non-employee) about the situation Saab is in right now. He opined that there were two ‘Saab’ entities going around at the moment. One is the Saab that’s constantly the subject of automotive news reports, a company in desperate need of resources and constantly struggling to get to the
Earlier today we saw media headlines about raised remuneration to members of the Swedish Automobile supervisory board. These reports contain a number of factual flaws.< Firstly, the reports claiming that Mr Hugenholtz is the only person remaining on the supervisory board of Swedish Automobile are not correct. The three members (Hugenholtz, La Noce and Roepers) are all in place and
For various reasons – legality and confidentiality – we can’t comment in detail on proceedings that are taking place from today via the Kronofogden enforcement agency here in Sweden. All I can do for the moment is simply repeat what I wrote earlier this week in an editorial on this site – The Deal and the Future: There are now
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This is a long one…. Another week of work has begun here at Saab. Another week to be patient whilst the deals that are in the pipeline are worked out and negotiated. It’s certainly not an easy time for people here. They are anxious, for sure, but they’re still here; that’s the most important thing. We remain in somewhat of
We’ve had a pretty good run with Saab 9-4x road tests. The 9-4x is an outstanding entry into the crossover segment for Saab and early 9-4x road tests confirmed what we thought about our new vehicle. There have been a couple of reports in the last week, however, that are a cause for concern. The one that I’d like to
There was an interesting quote in one of the Swedish newspapers today. This is just a Google translation so you’ll have to forgive me if part of the context is lost, but I believe it should come through OK. Wickelgren says that [Saab employees’] loyalty is in a class by itself. – They have some kind of fist in the
Greetings from England, where I’ve been fortunate enough to attend the Saab Owners Club of Great Britain annual meet. I’ll have a bunch of photos from the event in the next few days. Today, I’d like to point you towards an article that appeared in the Swedish press over the weekend. I’d like to point out something I wrote last
Enthusiast first. Employee second. A very close second, mind you. But I’m still here writing this from my flat in Trollhattan, first and foremost, because this is where my heart is (family aside, of course). Yesterday’s announcement was a kick in the guts once again for 1,600 of Saab’s 3,600 workers here in Sweden. For those who missed it, Saab
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Strap in, folks. This is a long one….. And for those of you who are unfamilar, here’s a summary of the deals done by Saab, Pang Da and Youngman in the last few months. It’ll add to your understanding of this post. —— Saab fans will know that it’s been a difficult few months for our favourite little car company.
